Q&A with Nathan Tidridge, author of Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy

Tell us about your book.
Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy has been written to reintroduced Canadians to a rich institution integral to their ideals of democracy and parliamentary government. The Canadian Crown is presented as a colourful and unique institution at the very heart of our complex constitution, exploring its history from 15th century English explorations and16th-century New [...]

Iconic Canada

All week long we’ve been asking our twitter and Facebook friends to share with us their picks for iconic canadian music, television, and books. I must say, I was shocked at the outpouring of suggestions. There are tons of great Canadian artists out there that I didn’t even know about.
It’s true that this time of [...]

Cool Canadian Things

A few weeks ago a conversation I was having with friends ventured into a discussion about childhood memories. While we spent some time reminiscing about Pogo Balls and My Child Dolls (which were the lesser known Mattel competitor to Cabbage Patch Dolls), someone was quick to mention the “Part of Our Heritage” commercials that appeared [...]

Wedding of the Year

With the Royal Wedding little more than a week away, it’s not at all surprising that the buzz surrounding Prince William and his beautiful bride-to-be has grown significantly. Kate Middleton especially has garnered a growing online presence and great celebrity status over the past few months since their engagement, and one article has gone so [...]

The Race to May 2nd Begins

It’s official! The entire nation is buzzing about our fourth federal election in seven years. Is it necessary? What are the real issues? What will the outcome be?
If you’re like me, you’re having issues cutting through the clutter of all the political mumbo-jumbo flooding the airwaves. We’re only a week into campaigning and I’m already [...]

Q&A with Anthony Dalton, author of Arctic Naturalist

Writer and adventurer, Anthony Dalton, author of Arctic Naturalist:The Life of J. Dewey Soper, and River Rough, River Smooth, discusses his newest book.

Tell us about the book.
Arctic Naturalist is the first biography of the late J. Dewey Soper. Dewey (193 – 1982) was Canada’s foremost naturalist and a meticulous and fearless explorer. Greatly [...]

Prelude to a Murder (or a Murder Week)

Mondays are made for murder.
No really. I read somewhere that statistically, murders are committed most often on Sundays and Mondays. Hell of a way to the beat the “back to work blues.” Most people would just take a sick day. Eeesh!
It’s with that random factoid that we launch our tribute to Canada’s criminal justice system [...]