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• A Fair Kountry: Redeeming National Identity 4 years ago Canada? It’s Scott. We need to talk. Summary (aka TL;DR): Our national struggle to end colonial practices and create true Indigenous sovereignty can end two ways—with the dissolution of Canada, or the evolution of Kanata. There’s a cute Canadian Heritage Minute about Jacques Cartier learning...
• COVIDevastated 4 years ago I used to consider myself an anarchist. As a teen, I had very little to rebel against—my parents were reasonable, our social standing was enviable, and most of the rules and laws I followed seemed pretty fair, really—yet I needed some way to explore the idea of “freedom,” so I embraced the...
• COVIdealism 4 years ago There’s something in the air… well, something other than novel coronavirus (which is not in fact airborne, but practice social distancing anyway because some people have projectile sneezing capabilities). Maybe it’s the hint of spring, arriving just in time to give us a mote of hope in a...
• The COVIdes of March 4 years ago March 15, 2020 “Beware the Ides of March,” the Soothsayer warns Caesar. “You shall not stir out of your house today,” insists his wife, Calpurnia, on the morning in question, before delivering this remarkable catalogue of bad omens: Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, Yet now they fright...
• CB Climate Action: Jan 2020 (Part 1) 4 years ago It was a full and fascinating week of climate action in Cape Breton. It began bright and early on Monday, Jan. 20, when the City Council and Mayor met with staff and public stakeholders to discuss the city’s Climate Action Plan, which was commissioned and written way back in 2014. Then on...

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