Kevin Vickers, the Sergeant-at-Arms to the Canadian Parliament, was the person who shot the gunman who assailed the Parliament after shooting sentry Nathan Cirillo. The next day Vickers resumed his duties carrying the ceremonial mace into the chamber. The video is extraordinary, particularly after the party enters Parliament. The emotions on Vickers’ face in the …

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David Cook writes about the stoush that has all the features of one of those red-neck reality shows, except this time the combatants are filthy rich. While it may seem that these two are simply ordinary men, David suggests that their behaviour is actually indicative of a society which is forgetting what it is to …

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