Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Charm pricing is starting tn lose its charm

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Ever wondered why we still we things priced at $1.99, or $9.99 or $59.99? I mean nobody really thinks they're getting a bargain, do they...

Ford Fest denies editing photos

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Ford Fest is now a longstanding back-slapping exercise by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Billed as a thankyou to Ford's right-wing base, it...

Why does pedestrianizing Church Street require extra police?

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Plans to pedestrianize parts of Church Street in downtown Toronto have run into some unexpected (and largely unexplained) costs. Pedestrian...

Brexit caused this political instability? Surely not!

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Hard to believe, but it's been ten years, almost to the day, since the fateful Brexit vote, and the start of Britain's "messy d...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

The most, and least, liked countries in the world

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Liking is a very subjective thing, especially when it comes to something as amorphous as a country. But the Democracy Perception Index does ...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Ten years later. MAID in Canada is still strongly supported

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At the ten-year anniversary of Canada's Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) law, there has been a flurry of articles about how successful...

Anti-immigrant sentiment does not extend to soccer

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If the World Cup has done nothing else, it has drawn attention to immigration, and, for once, no-one seems keen on criticizing and protestin...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Trump? Isolated? Say it ain't true!

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Here's Mr. Trump at the G7 meeting .  Everyone else seems vey animated and engaged. But does no-one want to speak to Trump? Say it ain...