2008 Woodie Awards
Canada announced last Tuesday that it will recognize Kosovo as an independent nation.
Last week, one of our own Tribune columnists proudly proclaimed, "I can say pretty much whatever I want [in my column], because that is part of what being a Canadian is about… We hold our right to free speech as dear as we hold our right to due process-and any perceived challenge to said rights arouses fierce opposition and fury.
Since last week's federal by-election, there has been a deluge of commentary on the results. In the end, it is indisputable that the Conservatives should be happy with the outcome of the by-elections. Voters in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River elected a new Conservative MP to the House of Commons, opening a 16-point margin of victory.
Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade dates back to 1824, one of the most enthusiastically attended public events in the city's history. The only problem with it, and with St. Patrick's Day in general, is that people keep asking me if I'm "going." And naturally, I'm not going.
Although now back in the cozy confines of America's grossly overheated electoral climate, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain landed in the always strife-torn Middle East for a crucial "fact-finding mission" last week. As the senior GOP statesman on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the presidential hopeful spearheaded the venture and, naturally, claimed most of the limelight.
What are we, the Economist? Sirs, How many grains does it take to form a heap? I read with interest your recent editorial on the movement to rename Lionel-Groulx Metro for Oscar Peterson ("Peterson Deserves Better than a Metro" 18.03.08). What I object to, apart from the unsigned editorial's high-handed and disrespectful tone, is the use of the "slippery slope" argument to dispute the movement's aims.
