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Meet Reva Landau
The publication of Reva Landay’s book Privileged Status: Public Funding – The Surprising History of Ontario Catholic Separate Schools, was announced on this site on April 16, and Renton Patterson’s...
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Coming Soon – Jerry Coyne @CFI Toronto
CFI Canada Toronto Branch welcomes JERRY COYNE University of Chicago evolutionary geneticist on Wednesday, June 10th at 7:30 pm at the OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St W to present his new book Tickets...
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Victoria Day 2015
http://is.gd/azBYdS While Victoria Day is celebrated on the last Monday before May 25 in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday, it is a very Canadian holiday: Victoria Day is also commonly referred to as...
View ArticleBigfoot Lives!
On Thursday, May 14th, the Toronto Branch of Centre for Inquiry Canada welcomed Jarret Ruminski to present “Bigfoot Lives!…Sort of: Why Sasquatch Persists in the Information Age.” NicolSD was in...
View Article“Light My Fire”
Ever since I received the June 5 reminder about the “the opportunity to hear Jerry Coyne discuss his new book Faith vs. FACT: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible,” the song “Light My Fire” has...
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Jerry Coyne in Toronto – Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion Are...
Yesterday evening, I attended, Jerry Coyne’s talk, Faith Vs Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible, at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Auditorium in Toronto. This...
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A Doodle and a Guide for Father’s Day
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Father’s Day: As well, today, Ian Bushfield retweeted a tweet from the Young Humanists of the British Humanist Association: Parent/Humanist? Download our new...
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Chevalier de la Barre Day
Today most Canadians will be observing Canada Day. But July 1st is the anniversary of a tragic story in freethought history. Chevalier de la Barre Day is mostly observed by French freethinkers, but I...
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Happy Canada Day 2015
Google marks Canada Day 2015 with a Doodle The National Post has a fun quiz: Just in time for Canada Day, Historica Canada (the group that puts out Heritage Minutes) has released the results of a...
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On This Day . . .
Early this morning, EDT, Norm Kelly, City of Toronto Councillor, sent out this tweet: On this day in 1976, the House of Commons passed Bill C-84 which abolished the death penalty in Canada. The last...
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Happy Holiday Monday
Cartoon by Steve Nease The Canadian August long weekend is celebrated under different names all over the country: It’s called Regatta Day in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan Day in SK, British Columbia Day...
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Vancouver Pride 2015
@JeffInVanBC : http://is.gd/2Y1eqV The 37th annual Pride Parade, which took place yesterday, was particularly significant because organizers asked groups and politicians participating in the event to...
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Non-Conference: Focus on Blasphemy
Lawrence Krauss and I encourage you to attend Non-Con 2015. Ontario’s largest event for supporters of humanism, secularism, and atheism will take place in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada on August 22,...
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Book Lovers Day
Today is A day for those who love to read, Book Lovers Day encourages you to kick back and relax with a great book. From shaded spots under arching trees to being tucked up warm in bed, there’s no...
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River City Reasonfest Conference!
The Humanists, Atheists, & Agnostics of Manitoba (HAMM) would like to welcome you to the River City Reasonfest Conference September 19-20, 2015 in Winnipeg: Please join us for two days of...
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“Just ‘Press PLAY’ for Peterborough Pride”
Peterborough, Ontario is celebrating its 13th year of Peterborough Pride: Peterborough Pride Week is a cornerstone annual event for the community that helps everyone feel welcome in Peterborough....
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“Give Peace a Chance”
@OxfordWords reminds us today is International Day of Peace. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 36/67, which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence...
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“God: Fact or Fiction?”
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, Canada invites you to attend an Interfaith Symposium on Saturday, November 21 in Lindsay, Ontario. The Symposium will include a 15-20 minute presentation by each speaker...
View ArticleArmin Navabi at Non-Con 2015
In a NicolSD/AtheismTV video, filmed at Non-Con 2015, Armin Navabi, founder of The Atheist Republic, tells us what it’s like to be an ex-Muslim in the Middle East.
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