The Harper DoctrineI’m trying to piece together Harper’s theory of democratic legitimacy in a minority situation in Canada, given the existence...
Today in Quebec punditocracy, post-perogy editionOpinion is a fleeting thing in these fluid days of the Otta-brouhaha™. This morning’s columns, some of which raised the...
Petro-Can Olympic glasses are back!Remember those gas-station glasses from ’88? Man, we used those things ’til the gold rims wore off them. Which was, like, a couple...
Breaking speculation: Could Weston buy up Loblaw?George Weston Ltd. has just announced that its subsidiary Dunedin Holdings is in discussions with Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo...
NFL Picks Week 14: Like a Bullet to the Thigh of Conventional WisdomScott Feschuk Last week: 7-9 Season: 93-94-4 Scott Reid Last week: 11-5 Season: 90-97-4 Scott Reid : Gotta keep it brief because...
Never let a good economic crisis go to wasteWe wish it hadn’t come to this, but the next boom will be built on a stronger foundation
Two Concepts of LegitimacyI think it might be useful at this point to introduce into our conversation a distinction employed by Campbell Sharman in his...
Fast food in lean timesWhy do we eat fast food? In a six-month study, researchers put that question to 605 people who frequently do (at least once a...