There’s a reason corporations spend a fortune on their logos. “Branding” that captivates the public with instant, sympathetic recognition is the holy grail of merchandising.
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If you’re attending Toronto’s “Authors at Harbourfront Centre” event tonight, I recommend to your attention one Becky Masterman, debut author of the new Penguin mystery/thri...
A notorious West Philadelphia abortion provider has come to trial on charges of killing one woman (3rd degree murder) by an overdose of anaesthetic and seven babies allegedly born alive in illegal ...
More than half the city of Richmond in B.C. is of Chinese descent. Commercially this has translated into numerous enterprises whose sometimes large signage is in Chinese only. This situation irks a nu...
I just made myself the most delicious meal from a brand new recipe I wish I’d thought up 50 years ago, as it would have been what I mostly lived on.
It was so delicious that even though I was comple...
There is no more ignominious epitaph on a public policy’s tombstone than “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” When residential schools were first mooted, they probably made e...
As we all know, there is no limit to human depravity. Not only are there human beings who rape for pleasure, torture for pleasure and kill for pleasure, there are people – deserving of an inner ...
Know what the greatest thing about community sports programs for kids is? Volunteerism! Know what the worst thing about community sports programs for kids is? Volunteerism!
Recreational sport a...
A young friend of mine took her bruised toddler to the hospital as a precaution after a fall down some stairs. All was well, but she nervously joked, “I was afraid the doctor might call the C...
Jean-François Lisée, the Quebec minister charged with improving government relations with the province’s anglophones, has a way with words.
Words that soothe, words that fla...
Our population is aging. There are about 2.8 million drivers in Canada over the age of 65. Seniors account for 15% of drivers killed in traffic accidents. Seniors aren’t as disproportionately repres...
You know the old expression “You will never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people?” May I amend that? Please remove the word “American” and substitute the word “Ca...
The following are excerpts from a Feb. 7 speech to the upper grades of Hawthorn School for Girls, a private Toronto Catholic K-12 school serving both Catholic and non-Catholic students, that stresses ...
Jean-François Lisée, the Parti Québécois minister tasked with improving his government’s relations with English-speaking Quebecers, spoke Sunday at a closed-sessio...
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, published 50 years ago, is a touchstone for western feminists. For many, Friedan’s book is perceived as the bright line between women’s unbroken ...
Abortion is legal in Canada. Yeah, we get that. Hear it a lot. A lot. So is driving a car. But driving is a regulated activity, and so far none of the many driving regulations that help to save liv...
In his Saturday National Post column, Rex Murphy considers the case of long-time student Arun Smith, who last week enjoyed his 15 minutes of media fame for vandalizing a message board at Ottawa&rsq...
Trinity Western University (TWU) in British Columbia proposes to establish its own law school. It would teach the same law as secular law schools, but it would ask its students to sign a Community ...
The more I read, the more bizarre it got.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled this week on a case where an allegation of spousal abuse – never substantiated – is the heart of a troubl...
I have always found it odd that the same people who feel the death penalty is barbaric often look benignly on euthanasia. And it does show that words matter. One person’s stark “state k...