I can’t believe that for the second year in a row, Stephen Harper is apparently choosing to run from his problems by proroguing Parliament. What a sad excuse for leadership. This isn’t what elected officials are supposed to do. They’re not supposed to deal with widespread domestic and global criticism by shutting down the government […]

I’m in the UK at the moment, celebrating my first official Christmas with Kate and her family. It’s been a wonderful day, and as much as I’ve wanted to send my best wishes to everyone back home, I figured I’d rather be social in the old school sense than spend a bunch of time on […]

Last week, I made a surprisingly enduring contribution to the cultural canon. If you follow me on Twitter, or you’ve got me in your feed on Facebook, then yes, you’ve probably already heard this story. In any event, I’ll try and be brief. On Friday morning, the good people at BBC 6 happened to play […]

My Aunt Karen recently gave me some very good advice on dealing with friends and relatives who want to know where my life is going. It’s a question that comes up a lot when you’re thirty and/or engaged; people want to know about the wedding, sure, but they also want to know about your career, […]

Tonight’s the night that Payday makes its return to Augusta House with a special Thursday night party. It’s our third overall, and our last of the year, so we do hope you all can make it. Guest list spots are available, so do drop a line if you’d like to get on board. If you […]

The CBC has reported on a British Columbia court ruling blocking Bell Mobility from advertising its network as the “most reliable” in Canada. The ruling comes as a result of legal action launched earlier this month by Rogers, who lost a similar case against Telus last month over their own claim to being Canada’s most […]

There’s a demonstration scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30 PM at the Toronto Stock Exchange in honour of three community organizers in Latin America who have recently been killed in connection to their opposition to Canadian mining companies. The vigil has been organized by Community Solidarity Response Toronto in partnership with Amnesty International. The Facebook listing […]

Tonight I overheard a woman on the streetcar tell a friend over the phone that a movie she’d recently seen would surely get an Oscar nomination for “best film and stuff.” As much as it made me chuckle, I feel kind of bad about sharing that with you. Sure, there’s no such thing as an […]

I haven’t had much luck with laptops over the past couple of years. I’m not even sure I should admit that, because whenever I talk about computer woes online, the Mac people come out of the woodwork to say that the solution to my problem, no matter what it is, is to buy one of […]

Today Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was gracious in his acceptance, and he was smart enough to acknowledge the global debate over whether or not he’s actually earned it. “I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility,” he said. “And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge […]