It's Time to Retire "Zionism"
Israel exists. It is a fact of life. Like death, taxes, and gravity. On that matter at least, the world should move on, and we would do well not to engage in rhetorical battles we have already won.
Jacob Citron
What We Think About When We Think About MAID
Talking about Medical Assistance in Dying ("MAID") is divisive, emotionally charged, and extremely personal. Discussing it is scary, riddled with pitfall traps, and likely to offend people. So naturally, I want to dig into it.
For many Canadians, just thinking about this topic is a no fly zone.
An Open Letter to The Hub: Take the Media Subsidies
Sean, Rudyard,
The Hub has tied itself into a knot on these media subsidies. On your podcast to subscribers and fellows today, you asked, quite candidly, what do your most invested stakeholders think you should do: How to untangle the knot?
The visceral tension makes total sense, if we examine
Copper Handcuffs: Why Young Canadians Are Staying Stuck in Dead-End Jobs
They're copper handcuffs, and you might already be wearing them.
Joe Bowen Is Retiring. Here's What Leafs Fans Are Really Losing.
Hockey is not like football or baseball with individual assignments and constant timeouts. There's too much going on. You need creativity, you need the passion. For the Leafs, Joe Bowen was the last vestige of that passion.
Who Won the War in Iran?
To suggest Iran is winning requires fully ignoring among other salient facts, that the supreme leader is dead, its new Ayatollah is reportedly incapacitated, its military leadership has been eliminated, and its own civilians still don't have internet access. We're supposed to call that victory?
Should Crossing the Floor Be Allowed in Canada?
"This matters most of all because it erodes people's confidence in democracy. What is the point of voting for a party, or a person representing a party, if they can just switch teams whenever they'd like? For many, there is no point."