Jul 12, 2013

Violence against women: Canada needs federal strategy, report says

There was an article in the Toronto Star about a new report from the Centre for Policy Alternatives that calls for a federal strategy to address violence against women.  For more information go to: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/11/violence_against_women_canada_needs_federal_strategy_report_says.html

Jul 12, 2013

Day 22 Maidenstone to Vermilion July 11

This was a very different day from yesterday when I had a slight tailwind and it was about 35c. Today I had increasingly strong and cooling headwinds with the air dropping to 16 C over the day.  I also  crossed the border to Alberta in Lloydminster. It was a very slow ride. So I only […]

Jul 11, 2013

Day 21 Saskatoon – Maidenstone July 10th

This turned out to be a very long, very hot, and exhausting day. Last night I found a wonderful place with some students.  Interesting that the woman’s name is Julia  Colleen.  She studied political science, which she partly did in Scandinavia, in order to compare their system with the Canadian.  We discussed many topics of […]

Jul 10, 2013

Day 20 – July 9th

Today I biked the 70 km into Saskatoon. My body feels strong again. Passed 2 big Potash Plants with huge red tailing mountains. This was a bit of a surreal day.  As I tried to find a coffee shop to sit and maybe meet some people, I biked by CTV.  I pulled together my courage, […]