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Loss of confidence in politicians: whose fault is it?
July 9 2012 ColumnsOpinion polls often speak out loud what we think in secret. Ipsos Reid’s latest incursion into the mindset of the population for the media conglomerate, Postmedia, reveals – or should I say …
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Cultural Belonging. What is it?
July 9 2012 ColumnsBoulogne-Billancourt, as seen from the Sein. - Photo by Giles Rambault, Flickr
Where do I belong and do I belong …
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Food trucks cook up dreams of prosperity
July 9 2012 Cover StoryVorrayut Jiranuntiporn (left) and Wasinee Tantiveerabut (right) in their food truck.
It started slowly, with a lone…
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Snapshots of Hot Summer Festivals
June 18 2012 Cover StoryMascot of the Taiwanese Film Festival. Photo by Wayroan Li
Vancouver is a city of many facets. It is made up of …
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Wildebeest and other things not Tasmanian
June 18 2012 ColumnsMost of the people I’ve met in Vancouver tell me that British Columbia is full of Australians. So, you’ve probably encountered a few of us sun-loving, beer-drinking folk who drive on the wrong …
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Will he– or will he not
June 18 2012 ColumnsIn less than a year the Liberal Party of Canada will be choosing a permanent leader. We already know that it will not be interim leader Bob Rae, who – surprise, surprise – announced that he was …
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Spencie's View
June 18 2012 ColumnsSpencie's View
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Saint-Jean Baptiste Day lands in the West
June 18 2012 LocalWaving flags on Sait-Jean Baptite day. Photo by Fritz Maingrette, Flickr
If you find yourself in downtown Montreal …
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How will the people of BC respond to Harper making a mockery of democracy?
June 18 2012 ColumnsLast week saw the Harper Conservative government ram its sprawling omnibus Bill C-38 through Parliament. This mega bill, checking in at well over 400 pages in length, was ostensibly the budget …
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Canada frees artists to pursue their creative dreams
June 18 2012 ImmigrationIryna Nikitinska
One day my husband bought me paint and an easel,” says Iryna Nikitinska on first taking up art in…