'Great in theory - chaos in practise'
      One of the most popular tactics used in politics is that rather than sell your ideas, you dump on those your opponent prefers. Witness the current referendum in Ontario, where advocates of election "reform" want you to trudge off to the polls next week and approve a proposal to radically transfor...
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Reveling in simple pleasures
Mark Pavilons
      I listen more intently to my children playing these days. The sounds they emit while staging mock battles or going on make-believe shopping excursions, is like Vivaldi's Spring - soothing and fresh. These tiny tots are unfettered and untethered by the ties that bind. They're unaware of the per...
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