Featured Blog Articles Serial articles and the featured writing from my personal blog
	The Globe and Mail Unashamed to Own the Podium 19 March 2010 Reflecting on my own experiences representing Canada in international sport, I argue that good sportsmanship and the virtues of sport are inextricably bound-up with the determined pursuit of sporting excellence, despite the scattered carping over the Own the Podium programme during the Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
	The National Post You Have the Watches but We Have the Time 25 January 2010 The article argues that Canada's public debate about the war in Afghanistan is engaged in an ignominious retreat from the truth, which jeopardises our ability to effect an honourable withdrawal from the country.
	The National Post The People's Viceregal Representative 06 September 2007 Beginning with an account of the chivalric pomp of the viceregal investiture ceremony, the article argues that the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has paradoxically blossomed in importance and popular relevancy as it has withered in formal power.
	The National Post Notwithstanding Should Stand 12 January 2006 Written in response to Paul Martin's late-campaign surprise proposal to abolish federal call on the notwithstanding clause, the article passionately defends the clause as the ultimate guarantor of democracy in Canada.
	The National Post Turning the Tide 15 June 2004 The article was published nationally at a critical juncture in the 2004 general election, as the Conservative Party took a decisive lead in opinion polls on the eve of the leaders' debate. The article exhorted Paul Martin not to surrender to calls for the Liberal Party to pander to Canadians' fears by initiating a negative campaign, and to instead offer the nation substance and hope.
	The Halifax Chronicle-Herald Our Brothers' Keeper 17 April 2002 Flowing out of the work of Concordis, a Canadian foundation for collaborative peacemaking, the article proposes a role for Canada to make a sustainable peace in the region possible by brokering a tripartite dialogue between the Arab League, the Israeli government, and the Palestinian Authority.
	Français pour l'avenir conference Children of the Revolution 05 April 2001 A French-language address to the Français pour l'avenir conference in Toronto, the article reviews the genesis of French Immersion in Canada, and discusses its contribution to the national enterprise in the aftermath of the Quiet Revolution.
	The Oxford Journal of Parliamentary Government The Sound and Fury February 1998 On the state of parliamentary debate in Canada. The article argues that the federal opposition parties have proven unequal to the task of meaningfully shaping the national political discourse.
	The Toronto West Journal Art and the Megacity 01 December 1997 On the changing role of municipal government in the Arts, in the context of the amalgamation of the six cities into the new City of Toronto. The article argues that the trend towards subsidising budgetary shortfalls through cuts to the Arts is a false economy, which could lead to the bankruptcy of the new City.
	The Toronto West Journal Mother Teresa of Parkdale 01 November 1997 On the work of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity, and how the mission has reached from Calcutta to the Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale. The article is based on a conversation with Mother Teresa shortly before her retirement as head of the mission.
	The Toronto Star Chocolate, Hallowe'en, and other Miracles 30 October 1997 An analysis and personal reflections on the United Nations Children's fund annual Hallowe'en campaign. The campaign has become a much cherished Canadian tradition, and a vital part of UNICEF's international development work.
	The Times of London HES Bargain Price Excellence 21 January 1994 The article examines and defends public financing of the "College Fee", which allows the collegiate universities in the United Kingdom to maintain high standards of teaching without excluding poorer students by the charging of tuition fees.