1. Politics

The least surprising election of all

Four years ago I wrote about the election that brought François Legault to power and commented that while separatism was no longer on the ballot anywhere (at least anywhere credible), it was nevertheless

How not to swear an oath to the king

This story, in French, seems to be ruffling a few feathers and frankly I don’t understand why.  The leader of the Parti Québécois, who is not at the moment a member of

Burn, baby burn

The news out of Iran is terrifying. You can die, totally entirely by accident on purpose, for defying the authority of those whose entire raison d’être is to control what women, girls,

Who wants to be mayor ... again?

When you google Bob Chiarelli, predictive text fills in for you “former mayor of Ottawa.”  Of course, he’s been more than that. He’s been MPP (twice), regional chair and mayor. Now

Smashing institutions is not conservative

Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and of Canada’s loyal opposition during an extraordinarily dull ceremony Saturday night. But to be fair, it was also very cringey,