Three hundred and fifty-five years. That was the duration of time that the Hudson’s Bay Company existed prior to the beginning of its liquidation in March of this year. Founded in 1670 by Royal Charter of King Charles II, it is rather poetic that – over 300 years later – it would be dissolved under […]
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Six years ago, in early November 2019, national icon Don Cherry was fired by Sportsnet from Hockey Night in Canada. According to Wikipedia, his firing was “for making controversial statements that have been variously described as anti-immigration, xenophobic, or racist, about Canadian immigrants during his show”. Given this rather extreme description, anyone unfamiliar with this
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The Trump administration’s ominous annexation threats and unprovoked economic aggression have touched off an unprecedented surge in Canadian nationalism that has swept this country like a prairie fire. This swell of patriotism has taken tangible form in the US goods and travel boycott, and the Buy Canadian movement. Far from symbolic, the actions of Canadian
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Canada’s current number one artist is Kent Monkman, a half-Indigenous artist from Ontario. He is known for making provocative paintings about the Indigenous experience in Canada. The purpose of Kent Monkman’s work is diverse. Sometimes, it is to remind us of past wrongs, sometimes it is to empower Indigenous peoples. A theme that repeatedly comes
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A sure sign of immigrant assimilation into a host society is the tendency to identity oneself wholly and completely with that society – in other words, to perceive oneself as indistinguishable from that society. While many immigrants do just this, there also exists in this country an entire industry of activists dedicated to the exact
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I like to think that I have lived long enough to spot fads that make little sense and yet are popular. People are often not very rational, and often markets are wrong. Now, sometimes the opposite is true – when something is dismissed as a fad, but actually represents a major change or is being
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With American encroachment on Canada, their threats to our sovereignty alongside the tariffs, Canadians have become emboldened and restless. This has manifested itself in a resurgence of Canadian nationalism amongst our populace and politicians. Ostensibly, Canadian nationalism is a good thing, but in the context of the current mass movement of reaction, its emanations need
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“Everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come.” – Haruki Murakami After hearing the authoritative proclamation that climate change will be irreversible by the year 2030, I concluded that the only logical course of action was to start stockpiling potable water and English novels to endure the coming
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Like Canadians generally, British Columbians are going through economic hardship. Throughout our election campaign in October, the cost of living was top of mind for voters and candidates. One in three B.C. residents, and half of those aged 18-34, are seriously considering leaving the province because of the price of housing. In many communities, people
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Society’s fears and hatreds are projected onto the movie screen. Falling Down was released in 1993, in a decade characterized by fears of gang violence and urban disorder. William Forster, a divorced and unemployed defense engineer, is stuck in rush hour traffic on a searing hot day when his final nerve snaps. He gets out,
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