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The Black Hat

It takes an utterly confident leader to wear a black cowboy hat when he takes to the stage. Luckily for all Canadians, Prime Minister Harper is exactly that man. Here's why we should celebrate his admirable support of the resource development industries and our country's exciting new direction.

Debts Owed

A new series in which the author witnesses and reports on the proceedings at Small Claims court. The case here described is real, though names have been changed and some details and times condensed.

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Selling Dead Celebrities

As the recent kerfuffle over Richard III's remains demonstrates, the famous dead are a boon, to cemeteries and cities alike. It may seem crass banking on a star's remains, but for the consumer, there's something about standing by an icon's final resting place.