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The Right View in Myanmar
As a practicing Buddhist, it is horrifying to witness the legions of Buddhists in Myanmar targeting the predominantly Muslim RohingyaContinue Reading
Keep Telling Their Stories, Joseph Boyden
The public assault on Joseph Boyden earlier this year was as mystifying as it was senseless and infuriating. Out ofContinue Reading
The Struggle is Real, The Effort Worthwhile
It’s summertime up here in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite the countless joys that arrive with the season, for many ofContinue Reading
Fur-Trader and City-Slicker Frolic in the Woods
When I was a child, my love of the outdoors knew no bounds. This wasn’t always an easy feat givenContinue Reading
Canadian Racism On Trial
Because I’m a black man who isn’t living under a rock I’ve been forced to think a lot about racism lately.
American Justice, in Black and White
I want white, law-abiding Americans to try and imagine what it must feel like to know there’s a chance that,Continue Reading
Blackberry Burn Unit
I work in a place that makes me want to shove everyone’s precious little blackberry up their arse. Scores ofContinue Reading
There is Some Sh*t I Will Not Eat
A morning radio host where I live was recently suspended after posting videos caricaturing people who live in a particularContinue Reading
Thanks a Lot Mom, I’m Chubby Again
My partner would be the first to admit she’s no fan of the gym. Luckily this isn’t a problem forContinue Reading
Bu-Bye Harper, From a Beleaguered Civil Servant
(Written in November 2015) Canadians from all corners of this vast country voted last fall to oust Stephen Harper’s ConservativesContinue Reading
Thanks 2015, I Hardly Knew ‘Ye
Instead of making resolutions for the coming year, which will fail within weeks, I thought it would be better toContinue Reading
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Ho! Ho! Hold Your “Holiday Cups”!
It’s that time of year again. Christmas. I’ve never been keen on the consumerist, golden-calf worship that typifies much ofContinue Reading
Words Fly Up, Thoughts Remain Below
In my first few years of university I was a business major and had plans to become a wealthy debutante,Continue Reading
So Sick of the Sausage Factory
Woe is humanity, suffering the legions of uber-douche bags crushing their spirits. I refer to this potent variety of toxicContinue Reading
Oh, Sweet Kryptonite
It is a constant struggle to maintain focus at my white collar office job, which is, more often than not,Continue Reading
