It took four months to go from the tragedy of Newtown to the disgraceful lack of leadership that saw the United States Congress -- with its 15% approval rating take action to block the will of 92% of the American people.

In contrast, it took less...

A father-figure-like presence in the current Canadian Liberal Party leadership race, Mark Garneau, stepped down on Wednesday with a public (if half-hearted) endorsement of the scion-of-choice and heir apparent, Justin Trudeau. After weeks of warning of the need for a test drive of leadership -- the need for...

We've all seen how it really played out. But then there is the victory speech in an alternative reality that we probably needed to hear. Imagine the following scene:

President Obama invites a bi-partisan group of heavy hitters and big shots into The Oval Office. He gets a folding chair...

We've all seen how it really played out. But then there is the victory speech in an alternate reality that I desperately wanted to hear. Imagine the following scene with me, if you will:

Marine One (the presidential helicopter) lands amid a fury of fireworks in the middle of Grant...

On Sunday morning, the former (and first democratically elected) president of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel, died at his weekend home in the northern countryside of the Czech Republic.

While my condolences go out to his family, friends, and the entire population of his homeland, I can't help but selfishly think of...

I write you in earnest tonight as a Torontonian. As an Anglican. As a Christian.

I write you with surplus hope, firm conviction, and limited answers. I invite you to share this space with me -- by sharing your space with others.

My hope arises in the opportunity for...