The autumn edition of Trent Magazine has made it’s way out to the world. You can read the e-edition by clicking on the cover image.  The theme this time around is life and society. My editorial strays away from the main theme of the edition and touches on Trent’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, taking place next […]

I’m honoured to have been named the political correspondent for the new Daily Show on CHEX TV — a Corus Entertainment Station and CBC affiliate. The CHEX Daily is an update on the existing 5 O’clock show — featuring “fresh, live, and interactive programming.” I hope to bring a creative non-partisan approach to political coverage, […]

Whenever I contemplate the woes that I faced with my student loan experience — such as with my previous blog entry, The Student Loan Racket: The Failure of Canada’s Post-Secondary Educational Funding — I always fondly look back on Peterborough filmmaker (and Trent grad), Mike Johnston’s wonderful film, “My Student Loan.” From the Hot Docs […]

Leaving Trent University in the 1990’s, a kazillion dollars in debt, I took a minimum wage job out in Lake Louise, Alberta.  There were no jobs to be found in Peterborough.  And I wasn’t quite ready to grow up.  Not just yet. So I decided to go someplace where I could hike, bike, ski, and […]