Reporting and Commentary for CBC.ca

John Babcock and the legacy of the ordinary soldier, Feb. 20. 2010

Creature feature Avatar bears a lot of similarities to the sci-fi novels of Andre Norton, Feb. 9, 2010

Knowing about war crimes: The history of law surrounding torture Nov. 23, 2009

The de Havilland Beaver and the birth of the bush plane Feb. 24, 2009

Private military contractors subject to the rule of law Oct. 15, 2007

Alberto Gonzales and the Geneva Convention May 25, 2007

War's trauma spills over to the kids (February March 2007)

Breaking news at Newsworld Online (CBC.ca 10th anniversary July 2006)

The tsunami in 1964: The luck of the fjord. Dec.31 2004

Where the critics went wrong when they reviewed the movie King Arthur Warrior queens and blind critics  July 13, 2004

Special website: D-Day 1944 as if there was a web in 1944.  

(Originally created for the Juno beach musuem opening in June 2003, updatd as retro site in June 2004)

Special report: Who is responsible for Abu Ghraib?   May 6, 2004

My commentary on the gay marriage issue, A Tale of Two Amendments  March 1, 2004

Heinlein novel imagines a future America patterened on America Dec. 9, 2003

The hospital is on orange alert, my visit to the doctor May 27, 2003 (Toronto during the SARS crisis)