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Finding truth through tradition

I was visiting Paris this past weekend, and on Sunday I went to a Catholic mass for the first time. Now, I'm more comfortable in a casual protestant crowd, but since I was in Paris, home to some breathtaking cathedrals and a healthy Catholic culture, I wanted to experience mass for myself. So on …

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Forget senate reform, showing up to work is hard enough

Bill C-311, with the punchy title "An Act to ensure Canada resumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change", is the closest thing Canada had to meaningful climate change targets. I say had, past tense, because the bill is no more. It got voted down today in the senate, more than …

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The worst pies in Geneva

I've never been in a city that reminded me so much of Sweeney Todd. My dad has been over here in Lausanne, visiting me and touring around for the past couple weeks. It's been a welcome change to have a bit of familiarity amid all the new experiences. Having my dad around helped quell the …

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Lest We Forget

A year ago, I wrote a scathing letter to the editor at Imprint, titled "The Hypocrisy of Remembrance Day". As a pacifist, my main beef with Remembrance Day is that it seems to glorify a violent, intolerant chapter of our history. On Remembrance Day, we should reflect on the atrocity that is …

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