Word: neighborã
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...1970s and in recent years has been a staunch critic of economic globalism. His most recent book, Discovering America—published in Canada as Stalking the Elephant, in reference to Pierre Trudeau’s famous description of Canada’s relation to its behemoth neighbor??fails at every turn to offer new and insightful criticism. The 14 essays, all the result of the author’s own “travels in the land of guns, god, and corporate gurus,” are not so much petty as just old. The points...
...earliest memory of John is when I was about four years old. I was in my backyard playing with my neighbor??s dog. I saw my mother carrying John from behind, her arms wrapped around his waist, his legs dangling down toward the concrete driveway. My father followed with John’s wheelchair, begging her to calm down. But she kept yelling at John to walk, not to play dumb. Her face was red. Even then, I knew that John’s grunting could only mean he was frightened. My mother let go and John crashed...
...group of children living on the street taped a sign reading, “John, we’ll never forget you,” on their neighbor??s front door...
...barriers present more of a dilemma. Disturbing trends have been developing under the World Trade Organization: governments have been sued because they refused to open essential public services to private competition. For instance, UPS recently sued Canada because it subsidizes its post office—assaults on our northern neighbor??s nationalized healthcare system cannot be far behind...