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U.S. Example an Ominous Warning to Canadian Educators
Desbarats discusses the current trends in education teachings, found within journalism schools across North America - noting that possible risks associated with simply teaching the technical aspects of journalism, as opposed to providing a nurturing…
Tags: Commentary, Education, Journalism, Journalism History
The Central Issue is Respect for the Rule of Law
Kingston, Ontario
A select transcription of Desbarats's speech to the members of the Canadian Club in Kingston.
A select transcription of Desbarats's speech to the members of the Canadian Club in Kingston.
Things that Go Bump in the Flight: For Us White-knuckle Fliers, There's No Replacing Propellers and Open Cockpit Doors
London, Ontario
Desbarats discusses his odd preference for smaller, more cramped propeller planes a opposed to larger passenger jets. He believed that smaller, propeller planes were “more human,” and that he felt more connected to his fellow…
Desbarats discusses his odd preference for smaller, more cramped propeller planes a opposed to larger passenger jets. He believed that smaller, propeller planes were “more human,” and that he felt more connected to his fellow…
Tags: Domestic Flights, Flying, Planes, technology
Second Thoughts: Yes, Suburbia, this is the Column You Never Thought I'd Write
London, Ontario
This article focuses on the debate between the superiority and value of downtown versus suburban life. Desbarats very candidly admits that he is slowly becoming acclimatized to suburban life and the comforts and convenience that it…
This article focuses on the debate between the superiority and value of downtown versus suburban life. Desbarats very candidly admits that he is slowly becoming acclimatized to suburban life and the comforts and convenience that it…
Tags: Life Style, London, Suburban life, Suburbia
The Melting of a Nation: It's Really the Canadian Winter that Preserves Our National Identity.
London, Ontario
To Desbarats, snow and ice are the “national glues” of Canadians. He saw Canada’s acceptance of winter as occurring just as soon as other countries, mainly the US started to really enjoy and respect several aspects or symbols of…
To Desbarats, snow and ice are the “national glues” of Canadians. He saw Canada’s acceptance of winter as occurring just as soon as other countries, mainly the US started to really enjoy and respect several aspects or symbols of…
At The Government Store: A Connoissuer's Guide to London's Liquor Outlets
London, Ontario
Desbarats discusses the different liquor store regulations he had encountered in Quebec and Manitoba. In Quebec, one had to commit their order to memory from a list on the wall and recite it to the clerk. In Manitoba, one had to…
Desbarats discusses the different liquor store regulations he had encountered in Quebec and Manitoba. In Quebec, one had to commit their order to memory from a list on the wall and recite it to the clerk. In Manitoba, one had to…
Tags: Alcohol, Liquor stores, Policy
Seeking Refuge In The Past: The Romanticism of Victorian Poets Offers Solace in a Troubled World
London, Ontario
In this article, Desbarats argues that humans are inherently romantic and that we have, to our detriment, ignored the value of Victorian poetry in a world consumed by computers and fear of nuclear fallout.
In this article, Desbarats argues that humans are inherently romantic and that we have, to our detriment, ignored the value of Victorian poetry in a world consumed by computers and fear of nuclear fallout.
Tags: Electronics, Life Style, Romanticism, Victorian poetry
Our Own Third World Give us a Jolt
Desbarats recounts a journalism conference at Western’s Graduate School of Journalism, during which the issue of how well Canadian aboriginal news stories were covered was raised by Dan David, the first Canadian Indian journalist to work…
Gastronomic Roulette: Just Once You'd Like to Say, "Wow!" to a Resturant Meal in London
London, Ontario
Desbarats describes the quality of London’s restaurants as being somewhere between “the wasteland of Hamilton and the Valhalla of Toronto.” He admits there were a few, mainly ethnic, restaurants that he enjoyed: Anthony’s on…
Desbarats describes the quality of London’s restaurants as being somewhere between “the wasteland of Hamilton and the Valhalla of Toronto.” He admits there were a few, mainly ethnic, restaurants that he enjoyed: Anthony’s on…
Tags: Food, Life Style, London, Restaurants
The Last Angry Man: In the Beginning They Were Five, Including Progessor Trudeau. Now There is One, Rene Levesque, Preparing for that One Final Battle
Toronto, Ontario
The magazine article profiles politician Rene Levesque and his political legacy. He was seen by a younger, less radical, more conservative, generation as part of an “ancient regime” but he still had some political tenacity left at…
The magazine article profiles politician Rene Levesque and his political legacy. He was seen by a younger, less radical, more conservative, generation as part of an “ancient regime” but he still had some political tenacity left at…
Tags: Commentary, Pierre Trudeau, Politics, Rene Levesque
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