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Referendum Trudeau

He campaigned in poetry but governed in prose

Rinkside Reading

What does hockey’s literature say about the sport?

Alarm Bells

Fort McMurray and fires hence

John Robson

John Robson is a columnist with the Ottawa Citizen, a policy analyst and a host with Breakout Educational Network and an invited professor at the University of Ottawa.

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American Distractions

Canada’s best hope for change lies in our own traditions. September 2008
The possible election of Barack Obama as president of the United States has engendered a puzzling level of enthusiasm among Canadian progressives. It is puzzling first because they are normally skeptical of American influence on Canada and second because it is not obvious, even if he possesses the wonderful qualities his more enthusiastic supporters attribute to…