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“A man who would not help to defend his country and womankind is a coward and a cad.” – The Telegraph The Last Objectors One of the more common and unfortunate characterizations of the Conscientious Objector or pacifist is that…
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(photo credit: John McCallum/CC) A letter to Justin Trudeau Back in October when we were beginning to see indications that Justin Trudeau may be back-pedaling on his promise of electoral reform, I sent the following email to the Prime Minister’s…
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Best album of 2016: David Bowie, Blackstar Also really good albums by Radiohead, Anohni, Car Seat Headrest, Sturgill Simpson, Starflyer 59, Living Hour…and others… Best film of 2016? I can’t say. Instead I’ll just list my favourite films that I…
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