On Monday, Nov. 23 the Globe ran this piece I wrote as a Special to The Globe and Mail. I’m cross-posting it back here for those who may have missed it. Hope you enjoy! An interesting thread keeps popping up in The Globe’s reporting on H1N1. As you examine the efforts of the federal and [...]
Entries tagged as “public health”
Why not open flu data?
Water Footprint and the bottled water debate
As many of you know, I’m not a huge fan of campaigns to ban bottled water for reasons I’ve outlined here and here (the short version is, bottled water is a healthier choice than coke or even OJ, so why no ban those?). Those who wish to ban bottled water usually fall into two camps. [...]


