Ali Jo Wilson

Seer presents our second annual list of the funniest, strangest, and all-around most interesting searches over the last year. People around the world turn to search engines to help them solve their everyday problems and questions, from relationship troubles to self-improvement tips. Looking ahead to 2017, remember – never stop utilizing the impactful, yet underrated search query report to investigate what questions your users have to keep your accounts in tip-top shape.

Getting out to vote today? Can’t be bothered? I can sympathize with the latter, but the pretence of democracy we live becomes even more removed from reality if we don’t cast a ballot. Of course, going out to vote doesn’t mean one’s given a whole lot of thought to the options. Some of us are “(insert name of party here)” supporters, come what may. Others vote the bums out. Others are victims of sloganeering and propaganda. Check that, even the most informed of us are still subjected to propaganda.

The inspiration for the newest cannabis clinic in the Waterloo Region came from Dave Schenk’s personal experience with the medicinal properties of the drug, slated to be legal for recreational use in July. “I was relying on ibuprofen to get through the days from arthritis pain,” explained Schenk, a former investment banker who’s now manager of the Waterloo Medical Cannabis Clinic, part of The Clinic Network, which operates 10 medical marijuana centres across the country.