While Bordeaux may not hold the same status it once did, the 2019 Château Argadens Bordeaux Supérieur is a bargain at $20 and a fine wine for pairing with a full dinner and for toasting loved ones.
We live in the valley between civilisations, in the shadow of a peak still visible behind us but unable yet to see the peak in front of us. This should not be cause for despair. Although the history of man has been the story of the rise and fall of civilisations, the most important thing is that civilisation has never yet died out altogether; it has always been preserved somewhere.
The neat and tidy geographic segregation reflected in “the big sort” seems to be breaking down across countries like Canada. This could have drastic political consequences in the years to come.
The government, it seems, is rapidly moving away from market-based approaches to lower greenhouse gas emissions and instead opting for more targeted initiatives and stricter regulations, including a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Leaking can be a perilous exercise, both for the leaker and the country. But punishment is not a certain thing. Experience teaches that even if an applicable law has been broken, catching a leaker can be an exercise in futility.
Ken Money had the right stuff and then some. Jet pilot. Renowned scientist specializing in disciplines directly related to space travel. Athlete. This guy should be a member of the Order of Canada. But he’s not.
There’s certainly evidence to support the idea that CBC executives are a lot more interested in being successful as a commercial entity than they are enamoured with the far less cool kids concept of being a competent public broadcaster.
The tidal wave of toxic, conflicting parenting advice and the pervasive (but biologically false) notion that a woman’s thirties are her new twenties feels almost impossible to reverse. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.
Rewind 25 years and try to imagine the industries made possible by the modern internet. A similar economic shift is coming, and humanity will stand to greatly benefit if we take full advantage.
Six weeks ago, the Public Order Emergency Commission report concluded, with some quixotic language, that the Trudeau government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, 2022. That…
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