Seeing Canada take such an independent position on the U.S. attack on Iraq was one of those events that leaves you feeling giddy with pride — and a little nauseous with apprehension.Newton’s Third Law of Motion tells us that for every action, there is a corresponding action equal in magnitude, opposite in direction and along the same line of motion.Newton’s First Law of Liberal Foreign Policy suggests that for every… Read more...

Last week’s announcement by the Canadian Television Fund capped off a godawful few years for Canadian dramatic TV.The CTF announced that nearly two-thirds of the fund’s applicants — including stalwarts like This Hour Has 22 Minutes — were walking away empty-handed. Not one of the CBC’s movie applications was approved. That comes on the heels of a 25-per-cent cut to Ottawa’s share of the fund in the recent federal… Read more...