By John Leung
It’s not every day a showdown between an unknown waiter from Kingston, Ontario and a wedding singer from Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia could incite so much excitement. Ryan Malcolm is the first ever Canadian Idol after 3.3 million votes and countless jammed phone lines. Televisions from Victoria to St. John’s were tuned to ctv on… Continue reading Canadian Idol reflections
Jean Chrétien’s tenure as Prime Minister is nearing its end and I, for one, will miss him. No, I’m not kidding. Although I have been a Calgarian since birth, and disdain for everything Liberal has been drilled into to me since the nep (get over it people), the truth has somehow gotten through the filters… Continue reading A farewell to Chrétien
By Mark Hopkins
For the past two Friday nights, I’ve been dragged to the Embassy. My protests of “I’m tired/I don’t want to/I have a sore throat/I hate the place” have gone completely unheeded. My buddy Dan just says: “I’m driving and you’re coming.” Within an hour, I find myself forking over five bucks for the privilege of… Continue reading A guy’s night out
The most controversial issue in Canadian politics today is same-sex marriage. There is opposition and support coming from all sides, but only one thing is for certain: Every Canadian has an opinion on the subject. I believe institutionalizing same-sex marriage would be an extravagant measure to take in the name of equality. It is a… Continue reading The semiotics of same-sex marriage
On Remembrance Day, we stop to remember the people who died in the great wars of the twentieth century. It is a day where we collectively take a moment to think about the past to further strengthen our peaceful ambitions for the future. Today’s anniversary will not be celebrated in the same manner. Instead, we… Continue reading Post-9/11 status quo
By Mark Hopkins
I’m a big fan of pubs. Y’know, the kind where you can just chill in a partially-lit corner at a table with people you barely know. Where you can discuss issues that are only profoundly importantly when there’s a beer in front of you (preferably Corona, because Guinness is too dark, Molson is pig swill,… Continue reading The longer you smoke, the more I’ll complain
I received an email last week that is part of a growing trend in North America. It was about the separation of church and state and the decline in morals it has produced–or so the argument goes. The email essentially argued a correlation exists between the Bible’s decline in society at large (no prayers in… Continue reading Freedom of choice
A country generally defines itself through its “things.” Language, currency, politics and products produced for export all become symbolic of a nation, they are how a country becomes known throughout the world. The United States has always done a great job forcing the world to take notice of them in many of those areas, however… Continue reading No love for this bug
By John Bailey
I pride myself that I am Canadian. More precisely, I am proud of a nation that fosters and develops individual cultures in a world where a myriad of cultures exist. I was always taught that Canada was a place where an individual could escape unjust persecution due to race, religion, or political belief. However, to… Continue reading Distracting ourselves, destroying cultures
The fallout from the war in Iraq has begun and the recurring issue remains the alleged weapons of mass destruction. Do they exist? Where are they? When will the coalition troops find them? These questions are being asked on a near daily basis. Concerns such as these were emphatically voiced in the British House of… Continue reading The dust has settled