Forgive Us, We're Canadian \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Mark Leiren-Young
Mark Leiren-Young \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83e\udecd, Skaana with Mark Leiren-YoungStories for and about Canadians and people who are Canada-curious. Also, some not-so-Canadian writing about pop culture, writing and humans and other animals who inspire me. And I honour Canadian spelling, eh.
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Most environmentalists have heroic origin stories. I’ve interviewed hundreds of them, and hung out with hundreds more, and their introductions to activism all start with falling in love with a specific animal, tree or place....
Trump, Shakespeare & Playing Shylock
There were two key inspirations for revisiting and reinventing my 1990s script, Shylock, as an all-new play. One, of course, was the iconic actor, Saul Rubinek - who gave me the permission to create a character with his name and draw from h...
Would-Be BC Premier Kooky Kerry-Lynne Findlay's Kulture War
Yeehaw! BC Tory leader hits the campaign trail… In Alberta.
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On the bright side, the BC Conservatives have people talking about them. Sure, we’re mostly talking about how they’re going to spark the revival of the BC Liberals,...
Yes, "forced labor" = "prison labor" = "slavery"
From the Associated Press story below
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It’s time for America to start imposing tariffs on American goods.
On July 23rd, 2026, the US of Trump announced new tariffs on every country their formerly Supreme Court said they coul...
Avi Lewis might not save the NDP, but he'll likely end the Green Party
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This was originally published in The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2026. I really liked their edits, but I’ve added a couple of points that were cut for space/focus.
The federal Greens are looking for a new leader and, unless th...
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