Robert Brehl
Robert Brehl is a writer in Port Credit, Ont.
April 3, 2018
Bob Brehl: Coyote attack a sign of upside down world
Do you ever wonder if sometimes the world is upside down?
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March 25, 2018
Bob Brehl: Free speech takes a beating at universities
Jordan Peterson is a University of Toronto psychology professor, best-selling author, cultural critic, international media celebrity — and lightning rod.
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March 8, 2018
Bob Brehl: Hope arises in U.S. gun laws debate
Nothing changed after 20 very young children were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., five years ago.
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February 22, 2018
Bob Brehl: Weapons of mass domestic destruction
On Valentine’s Day, there was yet another U.S. massacre when a shooter killed 17 Florida high school students and wounded a score more.
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February 13, 2018
Bob Brehl: Life and times of a Canadian knight named Day
It’s always fun to pick up a book and have trouble putting it down because the story grips you.
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January 24, 2018
Bob Brehl: Comic gives us lesson in online humanity
In the past, we’ve pointed out a decisive — and growing — lack of decorum in the digital age. Far too often people say the nastiest and rudest things in tweets, posts and emails. Things most would never think to say in person.
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A couple months ago, this space was devoted to a new book by a California psychologist and researcher who argues constant use of smartphones is making young people unhappy, even depressed.
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December 22, 2017
Robert Brehl: Christmas treasure found in Klondike gold rush
On Christmas Eve during the Klondike gold rush, three young miners found an unexpected treasure more valuable than gold dust, and their chivalry is worth remembering 120 Christmases later.
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December 7, 2017
Robert Brehl: Robert F. Kennedy's speech resonates in today's world
Recently while doing research, I stumbled upon a speech given by Bobby Kennedy the night Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. RFK’s message was simple and heartfelt: divisiveness leads to destruction and we must find ways to come together.
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November 23, 2017
Comment: The kindred spirits of John Paul I and Francis
In last week’s edition of The Register, a page was devoted to the late Pope John Paul I for two newsworthy reasons: Pope Francis is putting him on the path towards canonization and a new book attempts to put to rest the conspiracy theories that he was murdered after only 33 days on the chair of St. Peter.
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