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Gattaca now

As a speculative fiction writer, one of my favourite genres of film is science fiction. For those of you who haven’t seen the 1997 film Gattaca, starring Ethan Hawke and Jude Law, it is a dystopian tale about a society that has flourished on the idea that children can be made genetically superior by being designed pre-insemination.

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Fear and loathing in the greater community

A recent front-page cover of a leading BC newspaper caught my attention this week. It asked—or rather, advertised the question—if there were “radicalized” individuals in your neighbourhood. After the tragic shooting in Ottawa last month, many Canadians remain curious, cautious, and even frightened of the possibility of domestic terrorism in their communities.