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Burqa Wars - Part II

By Alex Jenkins Dec 14, 2011 11:47 pm

  Last year, when the City of Barcelona enacted a law banning the burqa and niqab from all government buildings, I wrote a blog condemning the lawmakers.  Although I do see the niqab and ...

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Everyone Loves Rob

By Mike Radoslav Sep 17, 2011 1:30 pm

If you live in Toronto you have an opinion on Rob ford, it's impossible not to have one at this point. Even those Torontonians who try their best to ignore politics have a statement on Ford, or the ...

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Canada's surprising outpouring for Jack

By Mike Radoslav Aug 27, 2011 10:00 am

Today in Toronto people are coming out in droves to pay their respects to Jack Layton, the leader of the Official Opposition NDP party. as he receives a state funeral, the first time in history a ...

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Sex and Power

By Alex Jenkins Jul 07, 2011 12:43 am

  Regardless of whose side you believe in the Dominic Strauss-Khan rape case, one thing that everyone can be certain about is that a sexual encounter took place.  The sample of DSK’s ...

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More Thoughts on Weinergate

By Alex Jenkins Jun 09, 2011 12:01 am

  Yesterday Anthony did a good job of breaking down the Weinergate scandal.  At the risk of being redundant, I couldn’t resist the urge to add a few of my own thoughts and ...

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The World's Most Overrated Professions - Part I

By Alex Jenkins Jun 02, 2011 2:35 am

Over the years I've noticed that one thing seems to hold true of almost every profession, with very few exceptions.  In almost every field, the practitioners have an inflated sense of just ...

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Taking the High Road

By Mike Radoslav May 07, 2011 9:05 pm

I was speaking with a young couple today, they said they were upset because they slept in through the marijuana march that was taking place downtown Toronto. Is there anything more sterotypically ...

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Whose Life Is It Anyway? Part II: The Ethical Case Against Late Term Abortions

By Alex Jenkins Feb 03, 2011 12:00 am

I’ve always considered myself supremely pro-choice and I’ve written passionately about the issue in previous blog posts.  But a recent series of events has caused to re-evaluate ...

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Drowned Out: The Snubbing of Canadian Politics

By Alex Jenkins Mar 25, 2010 12:00 am

What would happen if someone were to take a poll and ask Canadians the names of the members of our Prime Minister’s immediate family?  I’d be shocked if more than one in one hundred ...

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Karl Rove titles memoir "Courage & Consequence" with straight face

By avp Nov 19, 2009 1:47 am

Karl Rove is a douche. And yet, despite his long history of being a douche, after leaving politics he's managed to get jobs with Fox (not surprising) and Newsweek (kind of surprising) as a political ...

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