Monthly Archives: April 2004

By now we’ve all had a good laugh at the National Geographic Society for making Kim Campbell one of the 50 greatest political leaders of all time. And honestly, she wouldn’t be among Canada’s 50 greatest prime ministers if we’d … Continue reading →

So it’s agreed. “Iraq,” Senator Edward Kennedy said Monday, “is George Bush’s Vietnam.” On Wednesday, radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr drew the same parallel. Worse, both seem happy.
There are some similarities. For instance, on Wednesday night the CBC called Mr. … Continue reading →

Once I managed to one-up David Suzuki on environmental matters. Chatting before a panel discussion, he said his kids reproached him for having a TV at his cottage. Man, I said, my parents’ cottage didn’t even have electricity. And I … Continue reading →

Great. Another appalling report on our national security, this one by a Senate committee. I’ve put it on top of last month’s horrifying account from the auditor general. They should make a good pillow for MPs.
Actually they should be keeping … Continue reading →