Lessons from a Dragon
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hear from businessman Kevin O’Leary at a talk called “Rain Maker Lessons.” For those who don’t…
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What the Bull?
People in bespoke suits and dark polished shoes trade stories about bears and bulls as they grip their coffees and thumb through their BlackBerries. Have…
No shelter from this storm
Classified by meteorologists as a “weather bomb,” Lake Winnipeg’s recent storm has left a chaotic clamouring that can be heard from many sides of the…
Good & Evil
Good and evil. In politically correct discussion, it is often frowned upon to use those terms. We often hear people say, “You can’t look at…
I am a hunter, not a criminal
Every year, at the end of October, my father and I head up to the old family farm in southwestern Manitoba and participate in an…
Why we must remember
This Nov. 11 we once again paused to remember our men and women in uniform who have layed down their lives for our freedom and…
If Canada cares about child soldiers
A few weeks ago Omar Khadr, the last remaining Western citizen being held by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay, pleaded guilty to all charges against…
The father of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born in the Ottoman city in Salonika in 1881, was Turkey’s most beloved hero and the founder of the Republic…
Fatties fuck too
On Oct. 25, 2010 an article appeared on the website of Marie Claire entitled “Should ‘Fatties’ Get a Room? (Even on TV?).” The author, Maura…
Why do children starve?
Why do children starve? After removing all my cynicism and political-minded hoo-ha, I really don’t understand it. Forget the government, forget unfair distribution on a…