Articles by John Bell
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Jun 22, 2017: Bound for Tory glory: meet Andrew ScheerCanadians are often so transfixed by international news that domestic stories go unnoticed.
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Apr 29, 2017: Fighting hate in the GTARacists and Islamophobes in Peel Region, the part of the GTA that includes Mississauga, have been working overtime to stir...
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Feb 19, 2017: Trumping TrudeauIn the dreary year since his election, Justin Trudeau has seen the popularity of his government and his personal “brand”...
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Feb 03, 2017: Quebec City terrorism, Islamophobia and solidarityThe terrorist attack on the Quebec City mosque took the lives of six innocent men.
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Jan 25, 2017: Justin Trudeau, Trump-liteIt was just a year ago that newly-minted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to the stage at Davos, Switzerland, to...
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Dec 30, 2016: The dead end of road tollsWhen Toronto Mayor John Tory proposed tolls for the two main commuter arteries leading into Toronto, the Don Valley Parkway...
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Dec 01, 2016: Liberal agenda laid bareJust over a year after his government’s election, the glow has faded from Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.
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Nov 09, 2016: The revenge of forgotten AmericaAnd so the horror that was the 2016 election reached its conclusion.
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Sep 28, 2016: Status quo wins debateShe had all the spontaneity of an animatronic figure at Disney World, delivering platitudes agreeable to the corporate powers that...
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Sep 13, 2016: Time for a war on the real drug dealers: Big PharmaFor many, awareness of the unbridled greed of the pharmaceutical industry began a year ago with their introduction to Martin...
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Sep 02, 2016: Canada’s killer eliteWhile the docile media swooned over our shirtless Prime Minister, his government was quietly endorsing changes to the export rules...
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Jun 28, 2016: Liberal gun runnersThanks largely to the sale of tanks to Saudi Arabia, begun under Harper but receiving the blessing of the Trudeau...
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Jun 26, 2016: Djingo Unchained: the rise of TrumpPerhaps it was a mistake for Donald Trump to go heavily into the golf business.
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Jun 11, 2016: Mohamed Ali: the people’s championThe mainstream tributes for Muhammed Ali are insults in the form of faint praise.
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Jun 08, 2016: Unpacking our racist baggageDuring a winter trip to the US, Justin Trudeau told a group of students that Canada was suited to peacekeeping...
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May 30, 2016: Guaranteed income’s dangerous outcomeThe Ontario Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne is talking about a guaranteed basic income for all residents.
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Mar 18, 2016: Uber-capitalistIf Bill Gates and Ayn Rand had a baby they would have named it Uber.
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Feb 13, 2016: Trudeau and tacticsIn January Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to the stage at the World Economic Forum to state that he was...
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Dec 18, 2015: Corporate U takes the offensiveAccording to the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), a university is “a public institution dedicated to the advancement of...
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Dec 14, 2015: Trumbo trivializes McCarthy terrorRevisiting the days of the McCarthy witch-hunt is relevant today.