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Shafia honour trial, All the (older) single ladies, Bullying

What is honour? Why does news of some crimes affect us so much more than others? This week, we follow up on our honour killings discussion with emotional responses to the Shafia murder conviction. Then, is it wrong that men seek out women their own age less as they get older? And why all the bullying?


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Subways. Subways. It’s all about subways. Tax-payers. Tax-payers. Maybe, but it’s also about votes at City Hall, democracy, due diligence, rule of law, things like that.

Law is Cool is run by keen Canadian law students who find ways to make things like city legislation actually interesting.

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Hon(our) killings, Public transit, The lamestream media

Hey, honour killings suck. So does corporate media, or maybe that’s alternative media we’re thinking of. And is public transit doomed?


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We mention local transit superstar Steve Munro’s recent article on transit decision-making in Toronto, as well as the age-old Onion report 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.

The research paper that addresses the advent of honour killings in Canada is by Patel and Gadit: Karo-Kari: A Form of Honour Killing in Pakistan.

Rad local British Columbia publication The Tyee features prominently in this week’s podcast—you can make up your own mind about whether it’s an example of good alternative media.

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