"Interestingly, the real outliers -- the one group whose sense of what defines Canada diverged most from that of the general public -- were the 300 or so members of the Order of Canada who took part in our survey. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
Why I’m glad I’m not a Leftist any more (continued)
Dozens of mostly rightwing bloggers have posted their support for leftwing UK blog Harry's Place, because it's being sued by a beligerent Muslim. This is how Harry's Place thanks them. Yeah, cuz … [Read more...]
“Since we can’t talk about race in Canada any more, let’s just think about it.”
Mesopotamia West writes: Specifically, let's conduct a thought experiment of what the country would be like with no Algerian, Sikh or Asian newcomers.
There would have … [Read more...]
Loreena McKennitt is a stupid bitch
"The question was answered by a little-known Canadian folk singer called Loreena McKennitt. "She chose a UK court to fight … [Read more...]
George Jonas is smarter than you are
He writes: On Monday the province of Ontario announced it is paying $6.5-million to Steven Truscott in compensation for nearly hanging him about 50 years ago. Back then all except a handful of people believed that … [Read more...]
David Warren: “a nation of noodles”
He writes: The nicest, politest explanation of such swings is the Canadian desire for “peace in the family.” We may not like what is going to be done, but once it has been done, we won’t look back. Paradoxically, the … [Read more...]
Sharansky’s new book, “Defending Identity”, sounds awesome
He demolishes the "nationalism equals fascism" trope in this interview with Dennis Prager. Thanks, btw, to the generous and thoughtful reader who joined the … [Read more...]
Nah, just joshin’
"Christians riot, burn British Embassy, demand speech restrictions in response to BBC drama in which Christian beheads Muslim!" PLUS: if your religion -- alone among all others -- is so often [Read more...]
Steyn on Guy Earle’s Toronto fundraiser this Saturday
He writes: ...if I weren't going to be several thousand miles away, I'd certainly be there myself - and I urge all freespeechers in the neighborhood to attend: Be there even if you're square. No doubt many of the participants were … [Read more...]
In My World: Snow Day
Circa 2006: "It's time for you to get to work, Snowman. By the way, that's your new nickname," President Bush told Tony Snow. "Nobody likes me anymore, but you have to spin things so everybody thinks I'm the super-coolest … [Read more...]
Trying to understand 9/11 by reading the Koran…
is like trying to understand a car crash by reading the owner's manual. … [Read more...]
Another busy day
Monday deadlines are the worst... So, please visit FreeMarkSteyn.com for all your "not just about Mark Steyn" news. And thanks for your recent spate of donations/Amazon/book purchases. Oh, and a reader thinks I should make t-shirts … [Read more...]