I was in Quebec City on July 1 this year. They had a massive celebration and fireworks display. I remember being surprised; after all this was Quebec City, the heart of the ever-aspiring French nation that wants out of Confederation. When I checked my latent prejudices (and a few plaques),...

In a current series in the Toronto Star, Rick Salutin is writing about how citizens are disconnected from their democracy. In his second piece, he wrote something that I have come to believe; our democracy is broken because of political parties. They stifle debate and therefore engagement, especially...

I'll admit from the outset that the real reason I initially went to the Occupied Economies forum on Nov. 18 was that it was held at the Design Exchange in the old Toronto Stock Exchange building. In my old age I'm coming to appreciate old stuff, and I wanted to...

I had an opportunity to take a little vacation this summer. It was nice to get away, but when you come home it's also nice to be surrounded by familiar things. Sure enough, I got back in time to hear about the all night publicity stunt, sorry the public meeting,...

So, another Pride Week has come and gone in Toronto and all I can ask is:

Where were the flaming police cars? Where were the mass arrests? Where was the round the clock media coverage of the end of civil society? Where was the $1.1 billion in government...

Hello Will and Kate. I wanted to offer you two my belated congratulations on that successful reality show you guys did. The finale in particular was spectacular, like a fairy tale; it was worthy of Simon Fuller. It seems it was on every channel too; no reality show can claim...

When I was in high school, I used to watch SCTV. It was a sketch comedy show that happened in this made-up TV station in the fictional town of Melonville. Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis created two particular characters that gained a lot of attention: Bob and Doug Mackenzie. They...

The recent Canada Post strike has been a welcome respite from the flow of pre-cycling that is the lifeblood of our postal system. No unsolicited real estate flyers, coupon bundles, requests for donations, takeout menus, or credit card offers. This made the lonely single page hanging from the lip of...