Shift Happens
Stéphane Dion is the anti-Reagan
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Summer Time
A suggestion: It’s summer. Collapse into yourself. Remain where you are, with a good book in hand. That is, escape by staying put, on the couch or hammock, with your …
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Perfecting the Union Versus Packing It In
Obama wants to perfect his nation, Harper would rather his didn’t exist
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Primary Colours
The US primaries’ moronic inferno: Why can’t Canada have this much fun?
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
Julian Barnes memoir is quite an attention grabber
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In Black Focus
The crisis in Canada’s classrooms
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Bali Dancing
John Baird embarrasses us again
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Puzzling Ethnicity
As the debate over “the reasonable accommodation of
minority groups” indicates, diversity in Canada is troubled thing
Thinking Inside the Big Box
It is an old story, often told: Wal-Mart, with its predatory pricing, strategic positioning, and, despite recent losses, ongoing marriage to the growth model, is a wrecker of local virtues. …
Read MoreFrom the Inside Out
I have never been to the Arctic—Canadian, Siberian, or any other northern region now being contested because there is something there that non-indigenous populations want, feel entitled to, and, yes, …
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