Lies: safe for public consumption
If the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has its way, the trademark modesty and civility for which Canadians are so well known could be in…
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Ivory Coast chaos
After years of internal strife, many hoped that the Nov. 28 election in Ivory Coast would mark a return to democracy and political stability. These…
Thinking big about the boreal
Most Manitobans have been to the boreal, but many are unaware that it’s called that. It’s the place with the pines, spruce and birch trees,…
Death of a lion
“Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.”…
iLeave
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple (AAPL), has announced that he will be relinquishing his day-to-day duties, taking a “medical leave” from the company. In Jobs’s…
The Big Issue
Over the holiday season, a day in a new city and a brief encounter with a man named Victor taught me an important lesson, managed…
Can’tada
Canadians have a longstanding tradition of complaining passionately but privately about the country we love. We will suffer the future with the same grace that…
Secularism, keep our land glorious and free
The Plan documents the ongoing adventures that arise from living a truly alternative lifestyle: two people in love, no children, one works for an income,…
The rise of University Inc.
It must be remembered that education is not to fill the minds of students with facts, it is to teach them to think, and always…
Everything sucks
You know what? Fuck the environment. I’m tired of hearing all this garbage about pipelines, oil spills, pesticides, GMO crops. Let’s just all move on…