It is absolutely true that no one forced Kimberly Rivera to join the U.S. army. No one can deny that making such a choice during a time of war (which seems like forever now) means that you are volunteering to… Continue Reading
Canadian shoegazers extraordinaire hung up their flangers back in 1999, but they’re back with a new album and touring, again. For those of you in Ottawa, they’ll be playing Zaphod Beeblebrox, Friday night. The City Above (a great local band)… Continue Reading
The Parti Quebecois recently won the Quebec provincial election, de-throning Jean Charest’s Liberals. For those unfamiliar, the Parti Quebecois are a sovereigntist party. Left wing in nature, their one true goal is to Quebec secede from Canada. In between referenda,… Continue Reading
A while back, I read a wonderful essay on Peter Jennings, his summer home in small-town Quebec and some advice he gave a budding journalist. I’ve excerpted Gary Dimmock before, and I’ll probably do it again. This is from The… Continue Reading
The Barnstormer‘s JB Staniforth is not impressed with Paul Ryan’s lie: That, there, is what I don’t get about Paul Ryan and his contrived sub-three-hour marathon. The man actually ran something over four hours, which puts him closer to my… Continue Reading
On August 31, 2009, Michael Bryant, the former Attorney General of Ontario, killed a man, Darcy Allan Sheppard. There had been an altercation between Mr. Bryant, driving his Saab and Sheppard, on his bike. At first, Mr. Bryant was charged… Continue Reading