On a Saturday edition of FTB Fridays, Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the recent deal between Jagmeet Singh’s NDP and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, […]
Tag: War
Gold-Plated Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides with the Queen and World War III
In a week that saw US warships sent to North Korea, increased tensions in Syria following a US missile strike and the American military drop, for […]
Why You Need to Care Now About the Tragedy in Aleppo
As airstrikes target the Syrian city of Aleppo, there are reports, far too many reports to simply say there are reports. Sometimes it’s clear what […]
Leurs Guerres, Nos Morts: Paris, Beirut, Syria and Beyond
In this past week Beirut, Bagdad, Paris and most of Syria were the epicentres of yet another gruesome chapter of the war on terror. The […]
Lest We Forget Our Forces: The Pitiful State of Veterans’ Benefits
Remembrance Day has come and gone and with it many people’s concern for our members and veterans of the Canadian Forces. In the days around […]
Canada’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict disappointing, to say the least
Canada’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict disappointing, to say the least. Canadians don’t favour Israel over Palestine. A recent poll showed roughly equal support for Israel […]
Taking back the red poppy
On November 11th, after more research and more reflection, I stood watching the Remembrance day celebrations in Montreal. I was wearing a White Poppy, after […]
Forget the schoolyard when you think of Syria
I admit it, I don’t know enough about the conflict in Syria to be able to come up with a solution. Neither does Barack Obama. […]
Afghanistan’s progress in women’s rights in jeopardy
Remember Canada’s mission in Afghanistan? It wasn’t long ago that Canada mothballed its forward operating base (complete with Tim Horton’s) outside the Taliban stronghold of […]
The Iranian Nuclear Winter
The winter of 2012 is still less than a month old and if you had turned on a television since the New Year, you’d have found two seemingly different stories being covered on the news networks. The first being the Republican Primaries that got underway a couple weeks ago, the other would be Iran. In the past, I would have said that sabre rattling and a looming American election went together like peas and carrots…