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TORONTO – In his Macleans magazine column this week, Paul Wells rightly points out that the coming détente between federal Liberals and Conservatives mark the end of Jack Layton’s tenure as leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
Wells...
TORONTO — My apologies to my international readers: this post is entirely Canada-centric. Then again, my American friends may find the current war between Canada’s cable TV providers and its major TV networks strangely amusing, in a “WTF goes on up...
TORONTO — Just a few “quick hits” in the blog today.
Obama to land in Kabul soon?
With U.S. president Barack Obama currently on a tour of Asia after the APEC conference, and the world waiting for him to announce his decision on a way forward in...
TORONTO — I’m back in Toronto and am interrupting my normal program of venting and unsolicited prosthelytizing to bring you a blatant, but entirely worthy, non-commercial advertisement.
I have been involved with Youth Challenge International for a...
BRUSSELS – I woke up early today and, eschewing the 30 Euro buffet breakfast proffered in the hotel, headed out onto the streets of Brussels to find a coffee and croissant. Or, even, just a coffee. Alas, I was stymied. Not a coffee or pastry to be...