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Rediscovering Canada
I owe a debt of gratitude to Donald Trump.
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US Travel Advisory Required
It's time for the government to issue a travel advisory warning Canadians to avoid the United States for their own safety, not only as a means of…
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How Minimum Wage Should Work
There is no excuse for any employer to pay any full time worker less than the realistic cost of living within reasonable proximity of their place of…
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Unbridled Corruption In A Fascist America
The state legislature in Texas tried to pass a bill to redistrict the state to gerrymander five more Republican congressmen for next year’s mid-term…
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On Recognising the Palestinian State
Mark Carney says that Canada intends to recognise the state of Palestine next month at the United Nations.
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July 2025

The Longest-Shortest Ballot's Looming Quagmire
Monday, Elections Canada announced that, due to the inordinate number of candidates in Battle River—Crowfoot, voters will have to write out the name of…
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The Real Gulf of America
Between Canada and Mexico exists an ever-darkening expanse of medieval terror in a place we can reasonably refer to as the Gulf of America.
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The Longest Ballot Vulnerability
The Longest Ballot Committee has struck again, this time in the unnecessary Battle River-Crowfoot by-election prompted by Pierre Poilievre’s defeat in…
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Lawn Mowers Are Our Most Pampered Pets
Summer is once again upon us.
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Conservatives Are What They Accuse
The Epstein saga has laid bare a core principle of the modern conservative movement.
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A Permanent Universal Transit Token?
If you have ever tried to park downtown in the middle of a weekday in nearly any Canadian city, you’ll find that it is expensive or difficult, often…
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American Fascism Is A Canadian Problem
It is not a mere matter of morbid curiosity that has us focusing so much attention on the United States.
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