Perhaps a better term would be “bro-mance.” I am of course talking about the love affair between Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and US President Barack Obama. If you need proof, check out the article in the April edition of Toronto Life with the same title.
Both men seem to be long lost brothers separated at birth. [...]

For the Canadian readers among us, I am sure everyone cringed at the broadcast of Liberal Leader Stephane Dion’s taped response to the Prime Minister’s address on Wednesday evening.
It doesn’t matter what your political stripe, the video incident was a nightmare.
The promised pre-taped address was to be aired in a 30-minute window provided by the [...]

I remember every professor in university stressing the importance of creating your own material. Plagiarism was not tolerated – nor should it be. With website programs like Turnitin.com, many students shudder at the thought of “borrowing” any material without proper referencing.
Owen Lippert didn’t get the memo. Asked to write a speech for Stephen Harper in [...]

Wherever Canada’s current minority government Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, makes a public address, no matter how small or seemingly casual, he uses a script and a teleprompter. I’ve seen him in the middle of a wheat field, sleeves rolled up, trying to look as farmer-like as possible, yet with two glass teleprompter screens to each [...]