FIPA-China Could Shackle Canada

The Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between Canada and China will slip suddenly into law any day now, without parliamentary ratification or debate. The agreement is a highly controversial trade deal, which will empower investors and boost trade between the two countries. But it will also legally bind the management of Canadian natural resources […]

23 Minutes of Absolute Elegance

When thinking of ballet performances; visions of dim lighting, fluffy tutus and perfectly positioned ballerinas initially come to mind. To say the least, this conception was significantly altered after attending a preview of choreographer Nicolo Fonte’s 23-minute and still unnamed piece, which will premiere at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre’s Inverse show on the weekend of November 22nd. […]

She Stoops to Conquer & Delightfully Succeeds!

She Stoops to Conquer is a delightful romp that still has plenty to say about class and social divisions. It’s been almost thirty years since the Arts Club Theatre Company has staged this play. After watching this deliciously funny and high-spirited comedy you wonder why they waited so long. Written in 1773 by the infamous […]

Abandoned Lighthouse

              Abandoned Lighthouse   The window fogs up obscuring the way the moon plays tricks on the tip of each wave. Behind you, that creaking floorboard soaked through with salt and the far off echo of a clanging bell. Out there the slow approach of a gliding rowboat.   […]