POLITICS
Visiting Chief Theresa Spence on day 26 of her hunger strike, Ottawa
by Leila Marshy
07.01.2013
The first thing you notice when you head down to Victoria Island from the bridge linking Ottawa and the Gatineau is the frontier-style village and a large sign that promises “Aboriginal Experiences.” Surely somebody is being ironic.
[...]
Christmas at the End of the World
Zombie Mama, you can't go home again
by Leila Marshy
21.12.2012
If this isn’t the last day on Earth, well maybe it should be. Seriously, planet, what have we done for you lately? It’s not like you haven’t warned us: glaciers splitting in half, oceans solidifying with islands of garbage, entire forests reduced to cinders. Oh yeah, and the Mayan calendar. What do you get for it? Nut jobs like the “preppers” who prepare for the end of the world by digging deep, stockpiling their guns, and vowing to shoot at anything that moves. Nice.
[...]