Brent Rockwood

This survey (PDF), conducted by Globescan for the BBC, reports that Canada is the most positively viewed country in the world, while Israel is viewed most negatively.  Go Canada.
There are, however some inconsistencies.  The executive summary indicates that questions were asked about twelve countries.  However, the chart contains thirteen results (though Canada is omitted in the [...]

I was walking down Spring Garden Road this afternoon when I overheard a conversation between a seemingly average middle-aged, middle-class lady, and a homeless woman of similar age.  The middle-class lady was in the process of reassuring the homeless lady that her lot in life would surely improve so long as she trusted in Jesus.  [...]

I only got a chance to see a few shows last year, as the ECMA’s were in Charlottetown and we only went over for the night (had a blast, though!).  This year the awards have come back to Halifax and there’s a ton to see and do.  On Thursday night I went to Tribeca to [...]

Reading my Saturday Globe and Mail, I came across the following quote from our very own Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Mayann Francis:
Self-help reading list: “[Rick Warren's] The Purpose Driven Life.  The book enhanced my own beliefs that we are here for a purpose.  It deals with religious and spiritual themes, which struck a response [...]

I’ve been reading a series of responses to this year’s Edge world question, “what are you optimistic about?”  It’s a great question and the responses from some of the worlds smarter folks are illuminating.
On the one hand, I’m a bit of a newshound.  I read at least one newspaper per day, and my feed list [...]

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