Twenty Tories Miss ISIS Vote

Blaine Calkins: Canada's answer to Charlton Heston. Except no one knows who he is. Open Parliament Canadian soldiers are going to have to wait in the desert just a little bit longer—approximately a year, t...

Before War in Iraq: A Time to Reflect

Yom Kippur may have passed without much fanfare in Canada, as it does when one is in a Christian dominated... well, mostly everywhere. Yom Kippur is a Jewish Holiday. Its English Translation pegs it as a Day of...

Canadians Support Fighting ISIS (Sort of)

According to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Global Media, nearly 2/3 (a clear majority as it were) of Canadians support sending fighter jets to help the latest US led mission into the Middle East. The poll, c...

All The Reasons Harper Sent the Air Force to Iraq

Oh snap, that's me! StudentsOfTheWorld | OpenClipArt   Yes, you heard right! The Harper government is sending in the troops–only the air ones, and only for six months, but who’s counting? Canada’s f...

Canada Sending Air Force to Iraq: We’re Going to War

It’s official. After weeks of dodging questions about Canada’s military involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS/ISIL/The Islamic State/whatever they’re called, the Conservative Party of Canada has in...

When Not to Travel: Israel Under Travel Advisory

We've all seen it. You're waiting around a luggage carousel after a five hour flight. You're exhausted, sweaty, and aggravated. The flight attendant was rude, the plane was cramped, and the flight took off 2 ho...