Focus section "Tart" columnist Tabatha Southey has written the Elle Girl column for Elle Canada magazine for four years. Her work there has been nominated for eight National Magazine Awards for humour. She is the author of The Deep Cold River Story, a children's book.
A Tory MP takes a brave stand against … his previous brave stand
David Wilks, a Conservative backbencher for Kootenay-Columbia, argued against Bill C-38 – and then passionately endorsed it
At last the whistle's been blown on the G20 carnival of police excess
This week’s scathing report by Ontario’s independent police watchdog concluded that the police used excessive force during the G20 protests, that the mass arrests were unlawful and that there were numerous breaches of constitutional rights. And, indeed, the G20 was a weekend of excess in every way
Toronto’s new tourist attraction: Come see the Rob Ford Follies
I was at a party last week in New York when a man asked where I’m from, and I responded, "Toronto." Now, the name Toronto is evocative to people, like other great cities’ names: I Love New York; Paris, the City of Light; Toronto, the City with the World’s Most Embarrassing Mayor
Can you keep a secret? The NDP may yet find a way to stop Hitler
The Official Opposition experiments with time travel
The form letter to cure all Harper government missteps
Tabatha Southey provides a fun take on a form letter for ministerial apologies
In the ‘Mommy Wars’, truth is the first casualty
Women fighting women is B-movie hot, but there is little evidence of any real animosity between working mothers and their stay-at-home counterparts
Ten lessons in situational math – and ethics – for Peter MacKay
There are some issues with the Defence Minister's minivan logic
Trim, powerful, sleek – and Harper's not just talking about F-35 fighter jets
There are downsides to being this pretty a Prime Minister, writes Tabatha Southey
Another adorable tale from Richie Romney, the poor little Mitt kid
Tabatha Southey reveals the story behind the presidential hopeful’s knee-slapper about his father laying off Michigan auto workers
Repeat after me, Monologue Mike: Truth is what sets us free
Tabatha Southey writes that not only is Mike Daisey’s play bad journalism – it’s also bad theatre
