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Orest Slepokura

Mural critique misguided Toronto Star, 04Mar2016; Orest Slepokura
Sins of the fathers Globe and Mail, 02Mar2016; Orest Slepokura
2012
Secrets Calgary Herald, 01Jun2012; Orest Slepokura
His freedom of expression is worth fighting for National Post, 05May2012; Orest Slepokura
2011
Missing story in Norway massacre National Post, 28Jul2011
Scandalous message Calgary Sun, 26Jul2011
Rebekah of Green Gables Calgary Herald, 23Jul2011
Quoting Billy Shakespeare Winnipeg Sun, 21Jul2011
No Denials Ottawa Sun, 21Jul2011
Maladjusted Edmonton Sun, 20Jul2011
Varied reaction to Koran desecration simply weird National Post, 15Jul2011
Hemingway was right London Free Press, 13Jul2011
Afghan war was worth the cost National Post, 12Jul2011
Orwell's prescience on display Toronto Star, 11Jul2011
Feelin' TORY for themselves Edmonton Sun, 09Jul2011
Right and Wrong Edmonton Sun, 06Jul2011
Cognitive Dissonance? Edmonton Sun, 03Jul2011

Human Rights Time Machine Ottawa Sun, 29Jun2011
Black Days Edmonton Sun, 28Jun2011
On the Eve of Destruction Winnipeg Sun, 24Jun2011
Boutique Looter Ottawa Sun, 21Jun2011
Tragic Irony Calgary Sun, 20Jun2011
Spoiled brats Calgary Herald, 18Jun2011
Mob psychology Winnipeg Sun, 17Jun2011
Inspirational note Globe and Mail, 15Jun2011
Free Speech all Smoke Calgary Sun, 13Jun2011
Israel apologists Toronto Sun, 11Jun2011
Memo to PM re: hockey, Quebec National Post, 06Jun2011
Oh, the irony Ottawa Sun, 05Jun2011
Tough to pronounce Calgary Herald, 01Jun2011

Powerful doofus Winnipeg Sun, 30May2011
Demjanjuk: 'Terrible Case' Edmonton Sun, 27May2011
Beyond Belief Edmonton Sun, 26May2011
World goes on Ottawa Sun, 23May2011
VON TICKED Edmonton Sun, 23May2011
Injustice Calgary Herald, 15May2011
Whatever happened to privacy? National Post, 12May2011
Future attack ad victim Edmonton Sun, 10May2011
Bin Laden killing: Vengeance or bloodlust? TorontoStar, 07May2011
Under fire Edmonton Sun, 03May2011
Sigh... watch for more Pippas soon National Post, 02May2011

Prison break will replenish Taliban fighters on front lines Calgary Herald, 27Apr2011
Sensible to bump debate Edmonton Journal, 13Apr2011
Question of the Day Edmonton Sun, 08Apr2011
End the warfare state Edmonton Sun, 01Apr2011

WWIII Ottawa Sun, 27Mar2011
Elizabeth Taylor's real legacy National Post, 25Mar2011
Slaughter of the innocents Edmonton Sun, 22Mar2011
Escalating debt Toronto Sun, 20Mar2011
Blind ideology Ottawa Sun, 18 March 2011
Newt’s little problem Calgary Sun, 14Mar2011
Kenney curry Ottawa Sun, 07Mar2011
Sheen: A poor imitation of Dino National Post, 07Mar2011
Gender politics? Edmonton Sun, 04Mar2011
HELLO? Woodstock Sentinel-Review, 03Mar2011
Outstanding ego Calgary Sun, 03Mar2011
Anti-Israel alphabet Edmonton Sun, 01Mar2011

End times for a tyrant Maclean's, 28Feb2011
The Arab awakening Toronto Star, 26Feb2011
SNL crew have their work cut out for them with Gadhafi Calgary Herald, 26Feb2011
Royal grumbles Globe and Mail, 18Feb2011
Mosaic of diversity Edmonton Sun, 12Feb2011
Counting money Winnipeg Sun, 08Feb2011
Enviro-hypocrite Calgary Sun, 05Feb2011
Mubarak: He's our SOB National Post, 01Feb2011

Time of reckoning Ottawa Citizen, 29Jan2011
Ed's comfort food Edmonton Sun, 27Jan2011
Theme for Lucas Toronto Sun, 21Jan2011
What's behind PM's tantrum? Toronto Star, 18Jan2011
The blame game Edmonton Sun, 18Jan2011
His voice could inspire faith National Post, 08Jan2011
Good company Calgary Herald, 03Jan2011

2010
Lost in memory hole Winnipeg Free Press, 30Dec2010
Madoff suicide Edmonton Sun, 15Dec2010
Wikileaks scandal Edmonton Sun, 12Dec2010
Shameful degree for self-hating Jew National Post, 10Dec2010
Fugetaboutit Calgary Sun, 09Dec2010
Hamstrung by neocon ideology Toronto Star, 08Dec2010
Jennifer Peto's master's thesis calls Holocaust education 'racist' Macleans, 08Dec2010
Julian Assange and the Wikileaks Affair CBC, 05Dec2010
Uganda is no example Toronto Sun, 03Dec2010

British activist blames MP for border snub Calgary Herald, 26Nov2010
Riel’s ‘hero status’ Winnipeg Sun, 22Nov2010
Should we have an abortion? Edmonton Sun, 22Nov2010
Such juvenile conceit Edmonton Journal, 22Nov2010
After a Murky Beginning and a Murky Middle, Demjanjuk's Long Road to Justice Nears a Murky End To A.J. Goldmann, 11Nov2010
Polar nuisances Winnipeg Free Press, 10Nov2010
A U.S. senator’s ‘chilling’ message Toronto Star, 08Nov2010
"Harper tours infamous prison" Montreal Gazette, 06Nov2010
Deja vu Calgary Herald, 05Nov2010
Politics reality TV Edmonton Sun, 03Nov2010

Cut Omar Khadr some slack Edmonton Sun, 27Oct2010
The "king," eh? Edmonton Sun, 25Oct2010
The why of Russell Williams Edmonton Sun, 22Oct2010
Friends and enemies Edmonton Sun, 19Oct2010
Different party, same mistakes To Ottawa Sun, 15Oct2010
Do fetus images tell us anything? Financial Post, 13Oct2010
Uncovering the hidden Holocaust To Toronto Star, 12Oct2010
Semrau so wrong Ottawa Sun, 09Oct2010
Dreyfus, father and son Edmonton Sun, 05Oct2010
Attention span Calgary Sun, 01Oct2010

Silver lining Winnipeg Sun, 29Sep2010
Tea Party right to be mad Winnipeg Sun, 27Sep2010
Synchronicity is cute Edmonton Sun, 25Sep2010
Barb should hit the bricks Calgary Sun, 24Sep2010
To release a spy National Post, 23Sep2010
Tea-ed off Ottawa Sun, 22Sep2010
True patriot love Edmonton Sun, 16Sep2010
Ian Davey culturally illiterate Edmonton Sun, 15Sep2010
BP's weasel words immoral Toronto Star, 09Sep2010
Reread Jackson Calgary Herald, 08Sep2010
Lieberman needs to agree Edmonton Journal, 08Sep2010
Israel to deport 400 foreign kids Toronto Star, 06Sep2010
Work of fiction Ottawa Sun, 05Sep2010
Is this justice? Calgary Sun, 04Sep2010

Moral outrage hypocritical Winnipeg Sun, 31Aug2010
Killing in God's name London Free Press, 31Aug2010
Orwell’s version more apt Toronto Star, 30Aug2010
Ottawa urges immigrant communities to report suspicious behaviour To Globe and Mail, 27Aug2010
Muslim witch hunt Winnipeg Sun, 24Aug2010
Agenda-driven Calgary Herald, 20Aug2010
Hate London Free Press, 16Aug2010
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi: Strange days, indeed Canada Free Press, 16Aug2010
Who will be the last? Calgary Sun, 15Aug2010
... or a 'grotesque legal charade'? National Post, 11Aug2010
Columnist out to lunch Calgary Sun, 10Aug2010
Spielberg movie a harbinger? Toronto Star, 09Aug2010
Harper changes tune Winnipeg Sun, 08Aug2010
Abdulkareem Ahmed Khadr: And? Canada Free Press, 05Aug2010
SECURITY SKETCH Calgary Sun, 06Aug2010
In the bleachers Winnipeg Free Press, 05Aug2010
No moral high ground Edmonton Sun, 04Aug2010
Busted by science Edmonton Sun, 03Aug2010
U.S. headed for trouble Calgary Sun, 03Aug2010

Lives of the super-rich Toronto Sun, 31Jul2010
Article on Judaism missed the mark National Post, 28Jul2010
Failed States Edmonton Sun, 27Jul2010
One-State Solution Winnipeg Sun, 26Jul2010
Retiring Canada Free Press, 25Jul2010
CBSA must answer allegations Edmonton Sun, 22Jul2010
My two-cents worth: Conrad Black Globe and Mail, 21Jul2010
Mad Mel Canada Free Press, 17Jul2010
Ignatieff’s image in need of repair National Post, 15Jul2010
So many questions Globe and Mail, 15Jul2010
Bloc a force Winnipeg Sun, 14Jul2010
Extinction-level event? Winnipeg Free Press, 12Jul2010
CSIS chief has lost credibility with the Canadian people Vancouver Sun, 12Jul2010
Cult of celebrity addictive Toronto Star, 12Jul2010
“It’s who you know” Canada Free Press, 12Jul2010
Oxymoronic arguments elicit pity and wonder Georgia Straight, 08Jul2010
The difference a day can make at Pride National Post, 06Jul2010
’64 protest street theatre Toronto Star, 05Jul2010
Rubbing our noses in it Hamilton Spectator, 03Jul2010

'Good faith' question Calgary Sun, 28Jun2010
The Destructors: G20 protesters Canada Free Press, 27Jun2010
Down Time Edmonton Sun, 27Jun2010
DADDY WARBUCKS? Toronto Sun, 24Jun2010
Hapless' presidency Winnipeg Sun, 19Jun2010
Canadians discriminate Winnipeg Sun, 18Jun2010
Social Grief Edmonton Sun, 18Jun2010
Israel and apartheid South Africa Edmonton Sun, 14Jun2010
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Edmonton Sun, 11Jun2010
Roar against Israel only starts with Turks Edmonton Journal, 08Jun2010
Mulroney's Nobel ambition Calgary Sun, 08Jun2010
Israel, Palestine and a new player: Turkey Vancouver Sun, 07Jun2010
Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to South Africa To Charles Adler, 07Jun2010
Naturally curious Edmonton Sun, 03Jun2010
Legacy London Free Press, 02Jun2010
Toronto’s ‘Pride’? Winnipeg Sun, 02Jun2010
Flotilla attack Ottawa Sun, 01Jun2010
Obscene waste Winnipeg Sun, 01Jun2010

Bibi Netanyahu: The Worst Landlord in the World To Professor Ferris, 31May2010
Public safety vs PR Edmonton Sun, 31May2010
Iggy's flat feet Edmonton Sun, 29May2010
Everest in a swimsuit Winnipeg Sun, 29May2010
Foolish consistency Edmonton Sun, 28May2010
Her naked greed Ottawa Citizen, 26May2010
Cut and run Edmonton Sun, 24May2010
Parliamentary democracy? Edmonton Sun, 21May2010 [3 items]
Self-defeating attacks Winnipeg Free Press, 20May2010
Stalin worse than Hitler Winnipeg Sun, 18May2010
A trillion here, a trillion there Edmonton Sun, 17May2010
Advice for orthodoxies: "Organize, baby, organize" Edmonton Sun, 14May2010 [2 items]
Porn promoting Ottawa Sun, 09May2010
Churchill's record Calgary Herald, 07May2010
Government London Free Press, 06May2010
Massive mess Calgary Sun, 06May2010
Refuge in red herrings Globe and Mail, 06May2010 [3 items]
Diversity brings intellect Winnipeg Sun, 04May2010
Too too little too too late Winnipeg Free Press; 02May2010
Censorship circumvented Edmonton Sun, 02May2010

"Is this free speech?" Winnipeg Free Press, 24Apr2010
It isn't easy being green Globe and Mail, 24Apr2010
Children London Free Press, 24Apr2010
Wrong guy lauded Winnipeg Sun, 22Apr2010
Taking back the narrative Edmonton Sun, 18Apr2010
Conservative party crashers Calgary Sun, 17Apr2010
The gift that keeps on giving Toronto Star, 16Apr2010
"Polish" jokes Edmonton Sun, 14Apr2010
T-shirt wisdom Toronto Sun, 11Apr2010
Prescient Edmonton Sun, 10Apr2010
Uses of the Holocaust Vancouver Sun, 09Apr2010
"It's not easy being white" To National Post, 07Apr2010
The silent Pope Globe and Mail, 06Apr2010
"Clergy rallies for Pope" Edmonton Sun, 02Apr2010

"Holocaust soap peddler incites rage and ridicule" To Montreal Gazette, 27Mar2010
Collective punishment predicated on collective guilt Winnipeg Free Press, 11Mar2010
Hold Israel accountable Calgary Herald, 09Mar2010
How far accommodation? Edmonton Sun, 08Mar2010
McCarthyism? To Aurel Braun, 02Mar2010

Why not pessimism Edmonton Sun, 25Feb2010
Women's reproductive rights Edmonton Sun, 23Feb2010
Barack needs some zen Calgary Sun, 21Feb2010
Bernie Farber in Toronto Star Toronto Star, 16Feb2010
"Scholarly Gold" To Barbara Kay (National Post), 10Feb2010
Save the peace To Toronto Star, 25Jan2010

2009
"Shabby Tory smears" Toronto Star, 20Dec2009
"This Nazi trial is a mockery of justice" Manchester Guardian, 04Dec2009
The ugly face of journalism Toronto Star, 14Nov2009
Geezer Renditions Counter Punch, 03Oct2009
The 'Jew as villain' theme is so old National Post, 30Sep2009
“Shining a light on Israeli aggression in Gaza” Toronto Star, 20Sep2009
Comments on Dow Marmur column of 24Aug2009 Toronto Star, 27Aug2009

Alberta blows another boom Edmonton Sun, 29Aug2009
Why bother? Edmonton Sun, 12Aug2009
No sanity here Edmonton Sun, 29Jul2009
Couldn't stand the heat Edmonton Sun, 25Jul2009
The e-mail that shook the Braidwood inquiry Vancouver Sun, 24Jun2009
Thought Police Edmonton Sun, 18Jun2009
Double-O standard dooms Russian dad Edmonton Sun, 11Jun2009
Selling legislators down the river Edmonton Sun, 07Jun2009
School heads are ‘enablers’ of anti-Semitism macleans.ca, 30Apr2009
CSIS: Oil industry in Al-Qaida's crosshairs? Edmonton Sun, 10Apr2009
Re: "Germany targets Demjanjuk" To Toronto Sun, 30Mar2009
Hate criminal needs deprogramming To Rutherford Show, 26Mar2009
Re: "Here's how to spot the real Jew haters" To Toronto Sun, 08Mar2009
Support for Israel is not always a good thing Nanaimo Daily News, 07Mar2009
The Anatomy of a Riot 30May1965 codoh.com, resurrected 28Feb2009
Re: Nazi hunters renew efforts after reports on top target To Manchester Guardian, 08Feb2009
Re: "Pope to Bishop: Nein" To Edmonton Sun, 06Feb2009
Re:"The greatest Russians of all time" To Globe and Mail, 10Jan2009
Re: "Statistical" response to genocide CBC Current, 08Jan2009
Re: Dersh dishing the dirt To Charles Adler, 07Jan2009
2008
Omar Khadr is damaged goods Edmonton Sun, 17Jul2008
Israel-Palestine conflict Edmonton Sun, 18Feb2008
Human Rights Gone Awry www.cbc.ca, 04Jan2008

2007
"Truth is no defense" To National Post, 18Dec2007
"Nowhere Man" To Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 16Jun2007
Surrey parade honours terrorist Edmonton Sun, 29Apr2007
"Double Standards" Edmonton Sun, 04Mar07

2006
A moral defeat Calgary Sun, 07Sep2006
Playing nice with Hezbollah Edmonton Sun, 27Aug2006
One question on Rambam To Matthew Ramsey, 23Jul2006

2005
Torture by music? To Globe and Mail, 19Dec2005
Michael Ignatieff and Torture Lite To Toronto Star, 18Dec2005
"Rest home for the wicked" Western Standard, 28Nov2005
"Fort George fever" Edmonton Sun, 06Nov2005
Deadly 'Idealists' Toronto Sun, 22Oct2005
"Truth and justice his ultimate legacy" To Toronto Star, 24Sep2005
Sunshine and horror Globe and Mail, 29Aug2005
"Murder is murder" To Edmonton Sun, 10Aug2005
Josef Czarny To JTA.org, 02Aug2005
Abandon Iraq? Globe and Mail, 19Jul2005
"Give back the medal" To Edmonton Sun, 09Jul2005
Foreign aid conundrum Calgary Sun, 07Jul2005
"Fighter's eyes" Ottawa Sun, 16Jun2005
Splitting the vote? Globe and Mail, 06May2005
"Dworkin died of a broken heart" To Edmonton Sun, Apr. 17, 2005

2004
War's tragic futility Calgary Sun, Sep. 02, 2004
Terrorism works in more ways than one Calgary Sun, Aug. 01, 2004
Bigotry under the Sun Winnipeg Sun, Jul. 29, 2004
Don't turn our military into farm team for U.S. Calgary Sun, Jun. 27, 2004
Harper on Iraq To Toronto Sun, Jun. 13, 2004
"A hero passes" Calgary Sun, Jun. 07, 2004
Lynndie England -- woman in American society? To Calgary Sun, May 19, 2004
Greatest crime here is sheer stupidity Calgary Sun, May 16, 2004
Torture continues in Iraq Globe and Mail, May 03, 2004
Principled terrorism Calgary Sun, Mar. 31, 2004
Leave them alone? Never! To Calgary Herald, Mar. 26, 2004
Demjanjuk 'evidence' To Globe and Mail, Mar. 10, 2004
Conspiring with hate To Toronto Sun, Jan. 11, 2004
Facing up to the past To Toronto Sun, Jan. 10, 2004

2003
"Enabler" of 1933 Ukrainian famine To Globe and Mail, Nov. 01, 2003
Count our blessings To Toronto Sun, Oct. 12, 2003
Media Pimp To Calgary Herald, Sep. 30, 2003
Three Words: "Bring 'em on" To Calgary Herald, Aug. 30, 2003
The Perfect Couple Toronto Sun, July 19, 2003
Propaganda Calgary Herald, Apr. 23, 2003
Sauce Goose Gander Calgary Sun, Apr. 20, 2003
Day earns top marks To Calgary Sun, Apr. 07, 2003
Zundel makes a mockery of refugee system To Edmonton Sun, Apr. 02, 2003
Humanitarian compassion To Calgary Sun, Mar. 31, 2003
Allure of torture To Report, Mar. 31, 2003
Century of moral capital To Calgary Sun, Mar. 24, 2003
Rachel Corrie, March 16, 2003 To "Diamondback", Mar. 22, 2003 PHOTO
5,000 peace seekers sight for sore eyes Calgary Sun, Feb. 23, 2003
The American weasel Calgary Sun, Feb. 19, 2003
New look, same line To Calgary Sun, Feb. 03, 2003
U.S. often backed the wrong horses Calgary Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
Ungrateful allies To Calgary Sun, Jan. 27, 2003
Unrepentant, unrebuked Maclean's, Jan. 27, 2003

2002
Hatred becomes glossed over Toronto Star, Dec. 30, 2002
Dark propaganda To Calgary Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Killing free speech leads to bloodshed Calgary Sun, Dec. 03, 2002
Israel is not above the law To Canadian Jewish News, Nov. 21, 2002
Klein Halevi bio To National Post, Nov. 04, 2002
Bureaucratic roadblocks Calgary Sun, Aug. 27, 2002
Holocaust Denial = Hate Crime? To Alex Neve, AI, Aug. 21, 2002
Sadam's 'actions' strike a sour note Calgary Sun, Aug. 18, 2003
Israel fuels the fire To Globe and Mail, July 10, 2002
Brutal mythology Globe and Mail, May 07, 2002
A growing wave of hate? To Toronto Sun, Apr. 20, 2002
Silence greets the new anti-Semitism To Toronto Sun, Apr. 14, 2002
Awash in trash To Paul Jackson, Feb. 03, 2002

2001
Criticizing Israel differs from anti-Semitism Calgary Sun, Dec. 30, 2001
Bashing Israel is the new anti-Semitism To Edmonton Sun, Dec. 23, 2001
Surgical nuclear strikes To Calgary Sun, Nov. 11, 2001
Young Iranians should reconsider enthusiasm Calgary Sun, Nov. 11, 2001
Eulogy of Doug Collins To Robert Fulford, Nov. 07, 2001

Freedom of press a two-way street Calgary Sun, Oct. 28, 2001
Shame, shame To Toronto Sun, Oct. 28, 2001
Impressions To Counterspin, Oct. 22, 2001
Thobani has to face music To Ben Mulroney, Oct. 20, 2001
Hollywood has gotten away with this for 100 years Edmonton Sun, Oct. 17, 2001
Freedom of Speech opens some dark doors To Calgary Herald, Oct. 13, 2001
The West would never get away with this To Edmonton Sun, Oct. 13, 2001
The new target terror To Toronto Sun | Oct. 09, 2001
Women fed embarrassing pap To Calgary Sun, Oct. 07, 2001
Sunera Thobani rides again To Winnipeg Sun, Oct. 05, 2001
Two reasons to thank Sunera Thobani To Globe and Mail, Oct. 04, 2001
Thobani's Ottawa speech To Globe and Mail, Oct. 02, 2001

Forget sloppy tears To Globe and Mail, Sep. 29, 2001
Jerry the jerk Toronto Sun, Sep. 29, 2001
The U.K.'s secret soldiers To Toronto Sun, Sep. 29, 2001
Aggression is gender-neutral Toronto Star, Sep. 25, 2001
Gumbo in limbo To Toronto Star, Sep. 24, 2001
"if i had a rocket launcher" To Cross-Country Checkup, Sep. 16, 2001
Why would anyone cheer destruction? To Toronto Sun, Sep. 16, 2001
Evil celebrates evil To Toronto Sun, Sep. 15, 2001
Stand firm on G-8 To Calgary Sun, Sep. 14, 2001
A time of self-reflection To Edmonton Sun, Sep. 12, 2001
Anti-racist goes racist To Winnipeg Sun, Sep. 11, 2001
Blatant racism Ottawa Citizen, Sep. 11, 2001
Persecuted minorities To Toronto Sun, Sep. 08, 2001
Cease hate promotion To Ottawa Citizen, Sep. 07, 2001
Racism knows no bounds Edmonton Sun, Sep. 06, 2001
Anything goes To Calgary Sun, Sep. 02, 2001

The hijacking in Durban To Globe and Mail, Aug. 31, 2001
Sharon "enabler" of war crime Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Aug. 31, 2001
Response to Len Rudner To Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Aug. 15, 2001
Coming to Terms With The Past To New Pathway, Aug. 14, 2001
Hypocrisy of Bernie Farber To Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Aug. 02, 2001
Honorary citizenship for Mandela National Post, June 9, 2001
Nazi hunter blasts government To Canadian Jewish News, May 31, 2001
Farber condones Torture To P. Worthington, Apr. 30, 2001
Stern Gang alliance with Nazi Germany To Toronto Sun, Apr. 29, 2001
Slepokura response to Landy To Keith Landy, Apr. 10, 2001
CJC should examine its own conscience To Toronto Sun, Apr. 06, 2001