US actress Sharon Gless is best known as Cagney in the vintage TV series Cagney and Lacey (for those of us who can remember back that far). Last weekend’s Globe and Mail included a more timely report on her current struggles to officially immigrate to Canada. Ms. Gless does not want to be confused “with […]

One of the quieter but potentially more interesting parts of the recent federal throne speech in Canada alludes to “the social economy–the myriad not-for-profit activities and enterprises that harness civic and entrepreneurial energies for community benefit.” Paul Martin’s government argues that these enterprises can make the country’s “Cities and Communities” stronger. To help “create the conditions […]

The online edition of the Toronto Globe and Mail conducted a somewhat surprising opinion poll among its cyberspace readers on Friday, September 3, 2004, in the immediate wake of the Republican Convention in New York. The question was: Who would you most like to see win the U.S. presidential election in November? Canadians still do […]