Speaking of David Cameron, did you hear his speech about the failure of English multiculturalism and the need for a stronger national identity? The BBC has the details. That’s a really alarming thing for a national leader to say in this day and age – and I’m not just saying that because I don’t want […]

I haven’t written much about Egypt over the past couple of weeks. I’m hardly an expert on its history, and I haven’t felt like I could possibly keep pace with new events and the pace of change in the region. But it wouldn’t be right to let a day like today go by without acknowledging […]

There’s definitely something ironic about an MP from the Conservative Party introducing a private member’s bill designed to deal with loud, obnoxious ads on Canadian television. But for the life of me, I can’t put my finger on it.

Speaking of climate change, did you know that the reason we started calling it “climate change” instead of “global warming” is because a pollster on the Bush administration payroll thought it sounded less severe? The man in question was Frank Luntz, a political consultant who specializes in helping his clients find the right words to […]

Adams Park was, and probably still is, a pretty good place to spend an evening in the suburbs when you’re too young to get into bars and there’s nothing better to do. Not that Scarborough has any good bars, of course, as we’d all find out in due time. But at that point, anything would […]