Montreal, Canada

We Need to Talk About Quebec

Americans left and right are, understandably, only interested in "€œCanadian initiatives,"€ ("€œworthwhile"€ or otherwise) when these can be whittled into pointed sticks with which to poke their domestic opponents. So ever since Trump's election, U.S. "€œprogressives"€ have turned their red, watery eyes north of the 49th parallel for ...


Quebec, Canada

Loonie Land

What if you got arrested for violating a restraining order taken out in 1989 against somebody else? So now you"€™re in jail again for, among other things, causing a disturbance and blocking a sidewalk, even though"€”since you weigh ...

The Adultery Suicides

Remember the good old days when people used to kill themselves? Maybe I"€™ve seen too many movies"€”okay, no "€œmaybe"€"€”but didn"€™t disgraced individuals take their lives more frequently once upon a time? I don"€™t ...

The Gayest Gay Sweater of All

The stink of bullshittery clinging to the so-called "€œgay sweater"€ first enters the nostrils upon reading that it traces its origins back to "€œa lighthearted conversation"€ at an Ottawa workplace. For one thing, there's a ...

National War Memorial, Ottawa

Canada on its Knees

I"€™m in Toronto right now guest-hosting a show on Sun News called Straight Talk. Thank God. The Canadian media have been dominated by the CBC since the 1930s and they make MSNBC look like Fox. When the Sun came out in 2011, it ...

The Moron Mandate

Americans believe a lot of silly things about their northern neighbor, Canada. Being endowed with an "€œexceptional"€ heritage leads many Yankees into thinking their country is a beacon of freedom compared to the socialist ...

Silly’s Punctured Romance

One of my earliest articles for Taki‘s was called “The Week in Canadian Sex News!” It’s easier than you might think to wring 800 words (and even an exclamation point) out of such an unpromising premise. Then as ...

George Smitherman

The Man Who Almost Became Toronto’s Crazy Mayor

George Smitherman is supposed to be the mayor of Toronto. During the 2010 election, the former deputy premier was the liberal elite's standard-bearer. Sure, his name was attached to a few sordid, multi-million-dollar political ...

Rob Ford

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Mayor

Politicians and drugs: Is there ever a more brilliant combination? Toronto Mayor Rob Ford doesn"€™t seem to think so. A man who loves to hit the sauce, Ford is fighting to maintain his office over an alleged cell-phone video showing ...

David Gilmour

Canada’s Least Lovable Writer

What a delight to witness a sudden downpour of condemnation upon the head of David Gilmour! Turns out that little bugger Johnny Rotten was fibbing every time he wore his famous “I HATE PINK FLOYD” T-shirt, but I was one ...


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