On a recent crisp winter’s eve, I settled in with a pint at The Tranzac for a tête-à-tête with Minotaurs frontman Nathan Lawr. What ensued took the form of a salon-style discussion of political philosophy. Nathan recently partnered with The Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a joint initiative called Canadian... More
A version of this piece originally appeared on [Nora's Blog] in December 2012 Sometimes I forget that Canada is a massive country where people are separated into silos. Idle No More has reminded me that there exists massive gulfs between people, experiences and awareness. I don’t actually fault the folks... More
I know, I know, I did a bad thing. We don’t need to recap the disasters to qualify that Rob Ford was awful. Watching his mayoralty caused shudders, laughter, and overall astonishment that it actually happened. It felt just like watching The Room. Tommy Wizeau was in charge of Toronto,... More
Is anybody else as sick of the U.S. Election as I am? I mean, holy cow, we get it: there’s going to be a second great depression. Luckily for those of us in Canada, we’ve signed some deal where we only trade with China. So, apart from not having American... More
There are some big questions in life, and this one’s an all-timer: if Rex Murphy knew about Sam The Eagle, would he still do Rex Murphy? Why there has always been a place for a vulture that can speak and is posing as a human being is beyond me. Obviously,... More
While every Reporters Without Borders article may start with the hippie-esque, oft-irritating “Reporters Without Borders condemns…” and quotes on the site are consistently from themselves, they’ve been honest about Russia (and everything) for as long as they’ve existed. Most know that free speech in Russia doesn’t mean the same thing... More
Barack Obama is a war criminal. This is true for essentially the same reasons as George W. Bush is one. In fact, a number of intelligent commentators such as Robert Fisk and Noam Chomsky have pointed out that the two administration’s foreign policy differ in only one significant way. The... More
As an intelligent person, I can’t help but feel befuddled by American politics. And when the subject of debate turns to gay marriage, my bewilderment devolves into profane belligerence directed at the addle-pate bigots that the American people (in their infinite wisdom*) entrust in their governance. I am honestly flabbergasted that this... More
I‘m as surprised as you are that Alberta has elections. I’ve always considered their opposition to democracy very progressive, or at the very least, honest. Ontario, on the other hand, is like a bowl of Froot Loops where the Froot Loops have been replaced by lies. It’s like... More
Vladimir Putin, Russian prime minister, judo expert, thug and probable supervillain, is the winner in an election North Americans could only describe as “democratic”: Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin and a mandate... More
Populism is supposed to be popular, right? Andrew Breitbart passed away yesterday for apparent unknown health reasons. Most people know Andrew simply as “the asshole that got Shirley Sherrod fired” and make no mistake, Andrew Breitbart was in fact that asshole. I’m fairly certain he would be proud of such... More
On January 19, 2012, New Zealand’s counter-terrorism unit invaded an Auckland compound, rappelling down from helicopters, breaking down doors, wielding M4 carbines and dressed in civilian clothes under their flak jackets. Their target, Kim Dotcom, had been an international fugitive for two weeks, and in that time had not moved once. They... More
On a recent crisp winter’s eve, I settled in with a pint at The Tranzac for a tête-à-tête with Minotaurs frontman Nathan Lawr. What ensued took the form of a salon-style discussion of political philosophy. Nathan recently partnered with The Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a joint initiative called Canadian... More
A version of this piece originally appeared on [Nora's Blog] in December 2012 Sometimes I forget that Canada is a massive country where people are separated into silos. Idle No More has reminded me that there exists massive gulfs between people, experiences and awareness. I don’t actually fault the folks... More
I know, I know, I did a bad thing. We don’t need to recap the disasters to qualify that Rob Ford was awful. Watching his mayoralty caused shudders, laughter, and overall astonishment that it actually happened. It felt just like watching The Room. Tommy Wizeau was in charge of Toronto,... More
Is anybody else as sick of the U.S. Election as I am? I mean, holy cow, we get it: there’s going to be a second great depression. Luckily for those of us in Canada, we’ve signed some deal where we only trade with China. So, apart from not having American... More
There are some big questions in life, and this one’s an all-timer: if Rex Murphy knew about Sam The Eagle, would he still do Rex Murphy? Why there has always been a place for a vulture that can speak and is posing as a human being is beyond me. Obviously,... More
While every Reporters Without Borders article may start with the hippie-esque, oft-irritating “Reporters Without Borders condemns…” and quotes on the site are consistently from themselves, they’ve been honest about Russia (and everything) for as long as they’ve existed. Most know that free speech in Russia doesn’t mean the same thing... More
Barack Obama is a war criminal. This is true for essentially the same reasons as George W. Bush is one. In fact, a number of intelligent commentators such as Robert Fisk and Noam Chomsky have pointed out that the two administration’s foreign policy differ in only one significant way. The... More
As an intelligent person, I can’t help but feel befuddled by American politics. And when the subject of debate turns to gay marriage, my bewilderment devolves into profane belligerence directed at the addle-pate bigots that the American people (in their infinite wisdom*) entrust in their governance. I am honestly flabbergasted that this... More
I‘m as surprised as you are that Alberta has elections. I’ve always considered their opposition to democracy very progressive, or at the very least, honest. Ontario, on the other hand, is like a bowl of Froot Loops where the Froot Loops have been replaced by lies. It’s like... More
Vladimir Putin, Russian prime minister, judo expert, thug and probable supervillain, is the winner in an election North Americans could only describe as “democratic”: Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin and a mandate... More
Populism is supposed to be popular, right? Andrew Breitbart passed away yesterday for apparent unknown health reasons. Most people know Andrew simply as “the asshole that got Shirley Sherrod fired” and make no mistake, Andrew Breitbart was in fact that asshole. I’m fairly certain he would be proud of such... More
On January 19, 2012, New Zealand’s counter-terrorism unit invaded an Auckland compound, rappelling down from helicopters, breaking down doors, wielding M4 carbines and dressed in civilian clothes under their flak jackets. Their target, Kim Dotcom, had been an international fugitive for two weeks, and in that time had not moved once. They... More
