Open Journal Montreal

Given the odd and seeming incongruity of loving Japanese animated storytelling, and studying things like air assault and other ways to unleash death and boom, I asked him (ever eloquently) “What’s that like??” and he took the time to unpack a response…

Now for a warning – this is really, really, really long. Long as [...]

So, an extra two-year hitch has been affixed to Canada’s participation in the event that is “Insert Verb” in Afghanistan. The decision yesterday came on the heels of another Canadian combat death: the loss of Nicola Goddard was announced prior to the “extensive” debate in Parliament.
A quick notice of tendencies in relation to the question [...]

A brief remark regarding the return of four dead Canadian soldiers to Canada.

In shutting down media access to the event, Stephen Harper and Gordon O’Connor have stated repeatedly that the return of bodies from Afghanistan is a private affair for family and military officials. The sacred aura of the bodies and the affiliated grief and [...]

the following was sent to me by my grampa some time ago (thanks grumps!). i don’t know who wrote it, but i’d love to hear some thoughts and arguments. there is some good in it, i think, and then some terrible sweeping statements that blur important, humanizing details. lots to think about anyway. fyi- the [...]

Late last week on CBC Radio One, I had the pleasure of hearing Liberal MP Hedy Fry – among others – take a run at Conservative Minister of International Trade David Emerson during the nascent stages of this most recently convened session of Parliament. That it is the first session undertaken by Stephen Harper’s minority [...]

by Neil Balan
Statistics Canada recently released its 2005 annual National Balance Sheets and the numbers are certainly worth a look. Three notable figures:
1.) the average net worth of every Canadian citizen is hovering at $137, 000; this puts the national net worth somewhere around the 4.5 trillion dollar mark. whew: we’re fat cats, or at [...]