Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Year in Review: Canadians No Longer Have Reason to Feel Smug

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There was a time when Canadians could feel a quiet pride about their country: peacekeeping roles with the United Nations, generous social ...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Merry Christmas America: You've Been Scrooged

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As the holidays draw nearer, it appears that, judging from president Obama's speech on economic inequality last week, he finally gets ...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Canada's Rob Ford Is Far Too Canadian

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In other words, just dessert Canada for not taking care of your political institutions. Take a look around: an out-dated voting system, ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Play Football

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That's it.  After forty years of watching NFL football, it's over.  I cannot in good conscience watch another game, especially kno...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Catastrophic Climate Breakdown: Ho Hum, We All Got ADD

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Over the last few days, I have watched with great interest how the media and people I know reacted to the latest release of the Internati...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Note to Self: Canadians Really Like First-Past-The-Past Voting

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Truth be told, I was a political activist that worked for about ten years trying to get the voting system changed so that each and every v...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Burbocracy Drives North American Politics

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The most tangible cornerstone that lies at the heart of the American Dream, at the heart of middle-class life, is the chance to own your o...