The Writer's Block John’s Picks For John Robert Colombo and his many contributions to Canadian Literature September 2, 2026
Commentary·The Writer's Block Problems with Online Healthcare? “Blame Canada!” The U.S. government is once again working... but apparently the Health Insurance Marketplace didn’t get the memo. October 23, 2013
Commentary·The Writer's Block I Miss My Canadian Politics: Something American Politicians can Learn From ...unlike the current situation in America, minority-type deadlocks in Canada either force the parties to work together to find a compromise, or October 2, 2013
Commentary·The Writer's Block Congress: ‘Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman!’ What's Keeping the U.S. from Going 'Postal' on Rates and Services? July 24, 2013
Commentary·The Writer's Block Conflicting Expectations It was a two-for-one sale on privacy last week when a whistle-blower revealed that the National Security Association (NSA) has been authorized June 13, 2013
Commentary·The Writer's Block Freedom & Security: A Complicated Balance It was revealed last week that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secretly subpoenaed and seized some phone records of the Associated May 20, 2013
Commentary·The Writer's Block Rules Are for Tools – We’re ‘Havana’ Good Time Insert eye-rolling here... Did Beyoncé and Jay-Z follow the rules ... April 26, 2013
The Writer's Block Saying Thanks to Ursula Franklin In the early 90s, I used her lectures in my literature courses for technologists at Mohawk College. April 23, 2012
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