

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE NEW DEAL
You’ve likely noticed Progressives in America all atwitter with talk of what is being called the Green New Deal. And, as the nation that...
May 17, 20196 min read

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Today I got a little booklet in the mail from the provincial government. It was the official voter's guide to the referendum on electoral...
Oct 22, 20188 min read


BORDERLESSNESS
The Atlantic magazine carried an article called "The Case For Getting Rid of Borders – Completely." I really wanted to hear something...
Aug 20, 201810 min read


THE STRANGE MULTIPLICATION OF "DIVISION"
In 2018, it seems weekly we have another report or op-ed hitting home how "America is so divided" and "never been so divided." I read...
Feb 17, 20185 min read


PEOPLE DON'T LIE
A favourite statement regularly heard repeated in recent months is that “people don't lie about abuse.” This is sometimes modified to...
Dec 10, 20174 min read


A RIDGE CALLED VIMY
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. All week CBC has been flush with related articles, reports, videos, and...
Apr 15, 20174 min read


PMURT
Nobody wants to hear anything more about the US election or about its victor; but, just for the record, I'd like to make two...
Feb 27, 20172 min read


MEASURING WITH NO STANDARD
I don't think I understand the pending march on Washington. Some have said they're marching in the name of justice and in opposition...
Jan 20, 20173 min read


BEING BORN
I only made it through the first season of Mad Men. As a television series set in an advertising firm at the end of the 1950s, I found it...
Mar 11, 20169 min read


MORE THAN JUST WORDS
I was sipping a delicious Trappist beer at my neighbourhood bar when two young couples pulled up at a table next to me. A newly married...
Feb 26, 20164 min read


“WEALTHIEST”
An interesting study came out the other day. It was an internal government research report comparing wealth accumulation trends by...
Feb 24, 20164 min read

STITCHES FOR PAPER-CUTS
Wow, this Valizedeh shit just won’t stop. In case you don’t know, Daryush Valizadeh (aka “Roosh”) is an American writer known (but mostly...
Feb 5, 20164 min read


SO MUCH HOT AIR
Downplaying the Islamic State shows not only our lack of courage and compassion but also our failure to learn from the past. I think of...
Jan 15, 20165 min read


I BELIEVE YOU
If you told me, clearly and specifically, that you went to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins and turtles I would say you had swimming or...
Dec 20, 20152 min read


THIS IS NOT THAT
Racism is a very serious allegation and we should be very harsh in our condemnation of acts of racism – even more so than we are today....
Nov 10, 20155 min read


THE GREATEST CANADIAN
Tommy Douglas is widely considered one of the greatest ever Canadians. The story most of us know is that, as a social-democratic...
Jun 4, 20159 min read


MIND THE GAP
In the last few weeks the media has been full of reports about the gender pay gap. Now, this issue has always bothered me, for its...
May 6, 201515 min read


TSO WHAT?
I always love a good food documentary. Last night I watched The Search for General Tso . Though a little bland, the doc had some funny...
Mar 13, 20153 min read