Michael Ledger-Lomas

The House of Card When Canada took in America's religious refugees

The House of Card
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House of Card | A review of “Thirsty Land into Springs of Water” by Brooke Kathleen Brassard | Literary Review of Canada Michael Ledger-Lomas reviews “Thirsty Land into Springs of Water” by Brooke Kathleen Brassard, a book on Mormon settlement in Canada.

I wrote about fleeing the United States for Canada - oh, and monogamous polygamist Albertan Mormons.

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Another classic of Canadian historiography read for the first time - much to reflect upon therein.

Perhaps he could try running in Vancouver? Change of scene. Unpopular incumbent. Regressive freeze on prop taxes already in place.

So 3.15 is what you pay per gallon? I genuinely don't know this!

Never having driven, I stare at 3.15 and wonder: is that bad? 3 dollars to fill your tank seems ok?

Trump to Rubio: "Your next one is gonna be Cuba. He's waiting but he says, 'Let's get this one finished first.' We could do them all at the same time, but bad things happen."

I love Akhenaten too.

I am....not pleased that we have to go to school in Kits. 'Disrespectful' is Doug Todd's latest keyword - I quite like the Bridgeton camp of it.

I simply would not live in something so 'disrespectful' to Kitsilano.

Ken presumably didn't keep any notes of the encounter.

On the whole I agree with you: it's possible to imagine all sorts of scenarios in which people would be scared off making legitimate criticisms through fear of a defamation charge.

I have come to think at the base tactical level that Orr probably shouldn't sue. Just let Ken and Lenny sweat for a good deal longer.

Did the Mayor of Vancouver defame one of his colleagues? No big deal says a leading member of the police crew he lavishly funds with our taxes. This is fine &c.

Felt Carney's initial stance was a great mistake; this is surprisingly ok, vanilla even.

Perhaps a ranking of all the mayors one day? Not as compelling as malls admittedly.

Could he end up being the roundest of them all? I hope you reconsider.

Cheeky but can't blame them for trying.

Really like your suggested slate.

So now Claude has played a decisive role in two US invasions of foreign countries. And yet I'm expected to invite it into my classroom, in the name of "inevitability." How is this any different than prescribing or prohibiting what textsI teach? What if the college said I had to assign Rambo?

Or perhaps we do a long weekend $10,000 fine blitz and then we can rebuild Kits Pool.

Apart from the precise coordinates that turn out to be girls' schools - naughty Claude.

Blame 'Claude', but blame also the lost human beings who prompt it to do such things.

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I wouldn't use the Claude thing anyway, but if I did, this would persuade me not to. Thanks Jeff.

Not unrelated! Much better to go for $50 and the odd bout of enforcement. Or just take the signs down. One shouldn't make a mockery of the laws.

Tempted to work 'steam' in here somehow but let's just go with a straight Ganz joke.

The Marxist NDP has ended time. It's very sad.

One thing you learn is that weebs did exist pre-1914. Just not that many of them.

Amazing what you find in the library.

Never read this before - a great classic.