For a lot of people on the West Island, Chenoy’s was a restaurant. For me, it was part of my life for a very long time....
But that’s actually only one part of what I’ve built. The Canadianist Network has become the voice of my work. It’s where I’m writing, talking, experimenting,...
For most of my life, politics was something I watched, wrote about, argued about and occasionally yelled at the television about. I never grew up dreaming...
Canada has occupied a lot of space in my head over the years. Not just Canadian politics. Canada. The places, the people, the differences between regions,...
I’ve never really thought of writing as something separate from the rest of my life. Usually, I write because something gets into my head and refuses...
I’ve never been particularly interested in following one straight road through life. I’ve worked in radio and newspapers. I’ve built businesses, owned restaurants, taught music, worked...
I’ve always liked building things. Not in the hammer-and-nails sense. Businesses. Ideas. Places. Teams. Taking something that exists mostly in your head and seeing whether you...
I’ve spent a lot of time writing about things I’ve done, places I’ve been and ideas I’ve had. But when you look back over a life,...
Canada is living through one of the most consequential periods of change in its modern history, and I don’t believe we’ve fully come to terms with...
I’ve spent most of my life curious about people. What they believe, what they worry about, what they want for their families, what makes them laugh,...
