January 2010
3 posts
The Vancouver Olympics; Worth It?
An authentic Olympic gold medal: $133.
Hosting the world’s biggest sporting event: $6 billion.
Cutting the department that investigates children’s deaths: Priceless.
As we sprint towards this year’s Olympic games, it’s worth looking at the social cost Canadians are paying to host the festivities. Many were quick to decry China’s human rights abuses in the lead-up to the Beijing summer Olympics,...
2 tags
On Journalism
It seems to me like there is a constant torrent of hatred and cynicism directed at the mainstream media by a clique of intellectuals, be they academic or armchair, especially when the shortcomings of the press is so horrifically illustrated at times of disaster and devastation.
And damnit, they’re right. As a journalism student, it sickens me more than anyone to see the 24-hour news cycle so...
The Prorgation Shuffle, or, How To Fix What Nobody...
“Get back to work,” reads the simple text, superimposed onto a postcard picture of the Canadian parliament building.
The blunt display is the icon for the now-famous Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Facebook group, which has seen its membership rocketing towards 200,000 people in recent days, with dozens more joining every minute. This outlet has helped fuel the righteous indignation over...