Most will have heard about the unpleasant contretemps between Global’s David Atkin and Pierre Poilievre when the latter announced he would not be taking any questions from the press at his ‘news’ conference. Atkin became aggressive over this point and later apologized for his outburst. That was apparently not good
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Politics and its Discontents: Surviving In A Post-Truth World
Reading my morning paper, the Toronto Star, I came across a notice to subscribers that rates are once again increasing. As part of what is frequently referred to as their ‘legacy readers,” I am not happy about this, but I will continue with my subscription, despite the fact that I
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