Canada
There will be blood
It was a stroke of genius to invite Glenda Jackson to make her return to acting as the star of…
Barometer
Family business Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, was elected to his father’s old job as Prime Minister of Canada.…
Capitalism’s true enemies
The far left can’t win – unless it has the aid of a callous and complacent right
Barometer
Naming terror David Cameron and the BBC argued over what to call the terror group most papers refer to as…
Cold comfort farm in Canada
Patrick Gale’s first historical novel is inspired by a non-story, a gap in his own family record. His great-grandfather Harry…
A clown on crystal meth
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, Mark Steyn is sort of a hairy, successful version of me—…
Portrait of the week
Home The last British combat troops turned over Camp Bastion in Helmand to Afghan forces and withdrew from Afghanistan after…
Diary
Wellington, Ontario A British visitor to this village might be disoriented by the flags. They look almost exactly like the…
The quiet Nobel winner
Alice Munro may be the most Canadian writer in the world. That’s why Canadians can’t quite believe her achievement
The traffic in falsehood
The term ‘419’ is drawn from the article in the Nigerian penal code that addresses fraud. However, it has transcended…
