Social Sciences and Humanities

Got a police complaint?

There is a place you can go.

The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) opened in 2009. The OIPRD is an arms-length agency of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, staffed entirely by civilians.  Its decisions are independent, separate from

City hall junkies

Got a local politics beef? Then Jim Chapman's new web site The Voice of London may be just what you're looking for.  Not only does the popular AM980 radio host let fly on everything from City Hall renovations to the definition of a budget surplus ("pre-paid taxes"), he's given the site's editorial reins to Herman Goodden, one of this city's most recognised journalists.

The Practice of the Presence of God

Can God overcome our pride?

New branch going for gold

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Looking for leadership in London architecture? Just direct your feet to the Sunningdale side of the street.  The new 80,000 square foot Community Centre and Library facility on Sunningdale Road - a partnership between the City of London, the YMCA and London Public Library - will have

iPhone App for Databases

Are you one of those people who likes to look up answers to burning questions right now?

A Jerusalem state of mind

Is Israel a state or a state of mind? When the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea.  Suddenly, Jews no longer needed Jerusalem to be Jews. Wherever a Jew studied the Torah, it seemed, he or she would be in the holy city. But in our own time, Zionists have turned the book back into a temple.

A Pontiff in Peril

Pope Benedict XVI is in danger of losing credibility, some say, thanks to recent scandals concerning his brother.  Perceived political missteps early in his pontificate have not helped his image, either. Yet, his writings suggest a man of enormous sensitivity; and the news agency Zenit provides a positive picture. Perhaps the best - but not infallible - guide is investigating for yourself.

Filthy Lucre: economics for people who hate capitalism

What are the two laws of economics?  Fear and greed, say some. But on CBC Radio's "Sunday Edition", U of T philosopher Joseph Heath tells

Eye Know trivia challenge

photograph of eye spu game boardTrivia buffs, start your engines.  Which London celebrity invented the exciting, new trivia game Eye Know? If you guessed London Free Press editor Paul Berton, you're right.  For bonus points, which two local area high schools will

To Rwanda with love

Nicole Pageau is a true inspiration. In 2004, she transformed her life, by uprooting from Edmonton and going to live in Rwanda. She wanted to help the widows who had survived the Rwandan genocide. Now, almost six years later, Nicole Pageau is still living and working in Rwanda. And every day, helped by faith in God, she is making a difference. Meet her on CBC Radio One’s C'est la vie.

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