Writing in The Toronto Star, Thomas Walkom argues that Canada should provide sanctuary for Edward Snowden: “By all rights, Snowden should be a Conservative poster boy. He has upheld the rights of the individual against intrusive big-brother government. He has exposed… Continue Reading
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
I won’t even try to detail all that is self-evidently wrong about l’affaire Pussy Riot – not only because it is self-evident, but because Burt already did a better job than I ever could. But, in keeping with the spirit… Continue Reading
I know I’m not the first to comment on Chris Hayes’s Memorial Day remarks (to which Scott linked in Blaise’s post): “Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word ‘hero’?” Hayes said. “I feel uncomfortable about the word hero because it… Continue Reading
I was sad to read today of the death of William Sampson, a dual Canadian-British citizen who, from December 2000 to August 2003, was held in a Saudi prison for a crime he did not commit (and a crime for… Continue Reading
By now, I’m sure we’ve all heard about Kony 2012, the campaign by Invisible Children aimed either at making Joseph Kony, a (former?) Ugandan War Lord, a social media pariah or at bringing Mr. Kony to justice. There’s been a lot of… Continue Reading
For quite some time, it has been a standard policy of the Canadian government (stretching back before the current government) to intervene on behalf of any Canadian sentenced to death in a foreign land. For one person, though, the government’s… Continue Reading
I saw many tweets describing Chris Selley’s column on torture as the most sensible take we’ve seen recently. I must agree: Never mind, for now, the implausibility of such a scenario and the unreliability of torture-derived information. What’s really interesting… Continue Reading