Harper’s Last Stand

03Dec08

    A sweater vest, a sweater vest! My kingdom for a sweater vest! O friends, o friends! Of all people, how could this happen to me? My bold-faced hubris has left me stark, exposed and tied to a tree.   But fret not friends, fret not on this day! I can raise your dander, […]

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The Maritimes Were Better Off Before Confederation

13Dec07

Did anybody ever propose to unite Scotland with Poland or Hungary? Inland countries 800 miles off in the very heart of Europe. – Joseph Howe We hear it all the time: “Have noots!” they shout out the rolled-down windows of their shiny Ontario-plated SUVs and midsize luxury sedans. Then they have the nerve to make […]

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