The Spotlight of Sports for Post-Reality Politics

Post reality politics. Where everything is made up, and the points don’t matter. It’s about the spectacle. In this world, sporting leagues are valuable political tools. Play College Football! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020 Post Reality Politics & Sports Entertainment is the goal of both sports and post-reality politics. As long as […]
Hockey Culture: The Game Remains the Same

The old guard of hockey. The people who have grown into seniors, spending their entire lives in sport. While Don Cherry’s generation is declining, their influence remains entrenched and preserved. Their mindsets and hires now prevail in hockey culture. The National Hockey League has long had problems. As the world outside the rink has changed, […]
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: Prime Minister in 15 years?

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (LDF) has a profile that reads like something out of a bad Harlequin. At 6’5″, the doctor who plays in the National Football League (NFL) in his spare time could be out of a sports romance novel. He also speaks French, and is apparently considerate. This profile is the beginning of a potentially […]
Bordering Disaster: Impacts of Divergent Pandemic Realities on Sports

Change is here. Around the world, Covid-19 has interrupted leagues, tournaments, and events of all sizes. It was supposed to be a summer featuring Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics. As European leagues return to normalcy, sports as usual are not possible in North America. Cross-border travel is not an option. Empty stadiums are necessary. […]
Marijuana Legalization is Beyond Lobbying

Some may have noticed that the vaguely familiar (or foreign) smell of marijuana has been lingering around more often than before. Matter of fact, we are all hearing a lot more about marijuana now than before. Some may have heard of individuals from differentiating backgrounds in the United Stated and in Canada who have been […]
Emigrating to Canada: so Canadian

Even in the wake of a terrorist attack on home soil and the intensification of protectionist policies in the U.S, we shouldn’t be so quick to assume that Canada’s stance on immigration is going to change. I don’t tend to want to start my first column by smooching a play from one of my favorite […]