On March 17th everyone is an honorary Irishman. In North America the celebrations reach epic proportions in Chicago, (where the river temporarily runs green), Boston and New York, three American cities where more than 2…
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Albertans Need Hard Facts, not Lies and Fairy Tales, About Separation
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Everyone knows the Olympics are supposed to be about good sportsmanship. Unfortunately, in the era of relentless marketing pressure this is a phenomenon more often honoured in the breach. But, happily, there have been a…
Poilievre in Calgary: Re-Imagined or Just Disguised?
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Donald Trump: Prince of Peace????
Just when you think global politics could not get much worse, or more ridiculous, people awoke this morning to a new theatre of the absurd. Donald Trump, the mercurial American president, has now made it…
First We Take Greenland, Then We Take…
I’m guided by a signal in the heavensI’m guided by this birthmark on my skinI’m guided by the beauty of our weaponsFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Ah, you loved me as a…
The Quebec Liberals Are the PQ’s Real Challenge
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In a war, citizens know that the enemy is waging war on their entire country and everyone in it. What’s more, the consequences of failure are only too obvious, so everyone has a vested interest…
