Ian holds a MSc in Physics and lives in Vancouver, BC. He is president of the BC Humanist Association.

He grew up outside of Calgary before moving to Edmonton for his undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics at the UofA. While there he founded the UofA Atheists and Agnostics and was active in the Edmonton freethought and skeptical communities.
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Updates and hiatus

I must admit my own failures at maintaining a consistent presence here at Canadian Atheist. I could try to offer a bunch of excuses but it would be far too cliché, let’s just point to life outside the internet and a personal loss of interest in this project for the … Continue reading

This just in: Dawkins is consistent

Sometimes journalists are good, sometimes they are just plain lazy. Richard Dawkins is world-renowned for his staunch atheism; so much that it eclipses his work in the field of evolutionary biology, his long, illustrious career with the University of Oxford, and his creepy, meme-worthy resemblance to Emma Watson. Indeed, if … Continue reading

Vancouver Atheists help the homeless

This is really cool. A group on Facebook called Atheist Republic – which has only been around for a few months but already has nearly 30,000 likes – held its first event last weekend. They went to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and handed out socks to the homeless. You can see … Continue reading

Canadian Blog Awards results!

This year Canadian Atheist was a finalist in two categories for the Canadian Blog Awards and thanks to your help, we brought home some medals. Last year we won the Best Religion and Philosophy Blog, but we slipped behind an evangelical Christian mother this year. Best Religion and Philosophy Blog … Continue reading

Your last chance to help us win the internets

Just a quick reminder that you only have one more day to vote for Canadian Atheist as the 2011 Best Religion and Philosophy Blog and Best Collaborative/Multi-Author Blog in the Canadian Blog Awards. We won the Religion and Philosophy contest last year, let’s hold our title!

An update from Secular Connexion Seculaire

Last August I introduced Secular Connexion Seculair, another Canadian Humanist organization. Well, after recent troubles in CFI Canada, it may be time to revisit what I then dismissed as another group in an already crowded field. Well a couple weeks ago I received an update from SCS President Doug Thomas, … Continue reading

Will the Liberals become republicans?

After the disastrous results in the past few federal elections, the Liberal Party of Canada is finally doing some soul searching in an attempt to figure out why they exist and what their vision for Canada will be. A key part of this process will be the policy renewal conference … Continue reading

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