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 ...
Americans left and right are, understandably, only interested in "Canadian initiatives," ("worthwhile" 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. "progressives" have turned their red, watery eyes north of the 49th parallel for ...
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 ...
Remember the good old days when people used to kill themselves? Maybe I"ve seen too many movies"okay, no "maybe""but didn"t disgraced individuals take their lives more frequently once upon a time? I don"t ...
The stink of bullshittery clinging to the so-called "gay sweater" first enters the nostrils upon reading that it traces its origins back to "a lighthearted conversation" at an Ottawa workplace. For one thing, there's a ...
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 ...
Americans believe a lot of silly things about their northern neighbor, Canada. Being endowed with an "exceptional" heritage leads many Yankees into thinking their country is a beacon of freedom compared to the socialist ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...