Alberta needs Charlie Hebdo
Jan 12, 2015Susan WrightUnless they're prepared to reflect their one-party petro state in a wicked satirical mirror, Alberta's political cartoonists aren't Charlie Hebdo, they're Charlie Brown.
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo would scoff at appeals to 'Western civilization'
Jan 12, 2015Pierre BeaudetCharb, Cabu and the other members of Charlie Hebdo routinely denounced the right's nostalgia for colonialism -- now these same voices are beatifying them as victims of the...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo and the meaning of a massacre
Jan 14, 2015Claude DenisIt is true that freedom of expression is meaningless if it does not include the right to offend. But there is real danger of obscuring larger issues by retreating to discussions...
View ArticleHarper to economy: 'You're a liar!'
Aug 7, 2015James BuntingCanada's system of production and consumption of goods and services was put on the defensive at the Maclean's National Leaders Debate when Stephen Harper accused it of...
View ArticleReport shows thousands of public servants test positive for opinions
Aug 31, 2015James BuntingA new report by the Conservative government shows that over 12,000 federal public servants have tested positive for opinions.
View ArticleTories polling strongly among nation's that-one-friend-on-Facebook
Sep 16, 2015Alexander SaxtonA poll conducted among the that-one-unbearable-person-on-Facebook demographic has shown that the Conservative party is polling above 95 per cent.
View ArticleWhat have the Conservatives ever done to hurt anyone?
Oct 1, 2015Paul OrlowskiA Monty Python-esque take on the Conservatives record, as (kind of) overheard in a Canadian university classroom.
View ArticleNot Rex: On the barbarian foothold in Canada
Oct 7, 2015Humberto DaSilvaThe niqab discussion has risen to absurd levels. Not Rex sheds some perspective.
View ArticleJournal de Montréal columnist sues Ricochet for defamation
Dec 14, 2016RedeyeRichard Martineau is suing Ricochet Media for $350,000 for a satirical piece they published mocking his ideas. Ethan Cox says Martineau is known as a staunch defender of freedom of...
View ArticleLouis Theroux and John Dower on Scientology, religion, absurdity, skepticism...
Mar 1, 2017face2faceLouis, John and host David Peck talk about their film, "My Scientology Movie," religion, the human condition, skepticism and belief.
View ArticleMr. Fish and Pablo Bryant discuss 'Cartooning from the Deep End'
May 8, 2018face2facePablo Bryant and Mr. Fish talk with David Peck about their film Cartooning from the Deep End, politics and power, personal responsibility, why life is precious and living in a...
View ArticleVancouver, mon amour
May 31, 2018Hadani DitmarsHow a very Vancouver accident led to a concussion and reflections on the changes overtaking Lotusland.
View ArticleThe economic update the Trudeau government dared not deliver
Nov 27, 2018Duncan CameronWhen Finance Minister Bill Morneau stood in place in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 21, this is the economic update statement he dared not deliver.
View ArticlePerfesser Dave returns after long absence to explain Alberta politics to the...
Dec 19, 2018David J. ClimenhagaSome stories are just too confusing for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by academics such as Perfesser Dave, Canada's...
View ArticleThe capitalist god's 10 commandments
Sep 2, 2020Ed FinnBrian ArdenA satirical look at the doctrines and dogmas of capitalism and neoliberalism.
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