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One Year Later: Little Sign of Separatism's Growth

Montreal, Quebec

The same article as The War Measures Act didn’t help Quebec separatism after all, published just one day earlier in the Toronto Daily Star.

The War Measures Act didn't help Quebec separatism after all

Ottawa, Ontario

Desbarats argues that separatist sentiments in Quebec, in the wake of the October Crisis, had not increased despite the argument put forward in a recently published book by Walter Stewart entitled “Shrug-Trudeau in Power.”

Beatles Provide Hardest Day's Night: 'I Love You, Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah'

Montreal, Quebec

Desbarats recounts his experience attending a Beatles concert at the Forum in Montreal, which was overwhelming and unpleasant in his opinion. The article is written as a series of updates at times throughout the afternoon and…

An Allegiance Without Thought: Canada's Support of U.S. Military Action in Iraq has no Purpose

London, Ontario

In this article, Desbarats discusses his opinion on Canada's support of the United States' military involvement in Iraq. He cites Canada’s previous involvement in America’s invasion of Somalia as a complete and dangerous failure…