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The great Christian reformer, Martin Luther, was once asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow. His response? Luther said he’d plant an apple tree. Another great reformer, John Wesley, answered the same question by…Read More→
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Political scientists and politicians love to put people into neat, little boxes. With Parliament in election mode, pundits of all stripes talk about “ethnic voting” and “voter blocs” based on everything from gender, sexual orientation, ethnic/racial origins, even consumer preferences….Read More→
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When I was growing up, apologizing for something I did or failed to do was usually the best way to either avoid punishment from my parents or at least mitigate the inevitable retribution. It has always struck me that forgiveness…Read More→
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At the time this column is being written, I’m dodging garbage. No, I am not avoiding trash thrown by irate readers of “Canada Today.” It is mid-summer and most of the city of Toronto is mired in a municipal strike…Read More→
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Should Christians be worried that Wikipedia—the popular and free multilingual web-based encyclopedia—has banned the Church of Scientology from editing articles about the itself and its beliefs? Wikipedia leaves the door open to anyone who wants to edit one of the…Read More→
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of a simple music concert that’s become synonymous with the tumultuous changes of the 1960s—Woodstock. Canadians and Americans count Woodstock as a touchstone in time—an event that both defined an era and signaled the…Read More→
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper must have had parents who deprived him of toy guns during his childhood. How else can we explain his obsession with the federal gun registry? As a dyed-in-the-wool urbanite, I admit that I don’t understand some…Read More→
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If there is good news for any sector in our society during a recession, it should be in post-secondary education. During modern economic recessions Canadians tend to flock to publicly-funded colleges and universities. This makes very good sense. Choosing to…Read More→
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We Canadians like to think of our vast land and small population hugging the U.S. border as a nation distinct from our southern cousins. However most foreigners would be hard-pressed to distinguish between English Canadians and Americans (French-speaking Quebecers are,…Read More→
By Joe Couto on
We Canadians like to think of our vast land and small population hugging the U.S. border as a nation distinct from our southern cousins. However most foreigners would be hard-pressed to distinguish between English Canadians and Americans (French-speaking Quebecers are,…Read More→