That Brexit graffiti: One picture, nearly 1,000 words
What do the U.K.’s Boris Johnson and the U.S.’s Donald Trump, depicted locking lips, have in common? A story about taking back control of a nation
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Colin Horgan
Colin Horgan is a Toronto-based writer. He is a frequent contributor to the Guardian, and was formerly a writer for CTV and a parliamentary reporter for iPolitics.ca in Ottawa. His writing has appeared in Maclean’s, the Globe and Mail, the National post and others. From September 2014 to November 2015, Colin was a speechwriter for Justin Trudeau.
The case for taking our politicians off Twitter
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From one uncool Canadian to all the others: Shut up, already!
The oldest rule in the book when it comes to cool: Never care whether people think you are cool. So, why do we care so much, Canada?
Justice and the most hated man in America
The internet widely celebrated the arrest of its favourite villain, Martin Shkreli, but did it really get justice?