Canadian terrorists who live forever in infamy

We live in a world where at times celebrity culture seems to be everything, even in terrorism.

In emulation of U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt, who said of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on Dec. 7, 1941, 'this is a date that will live in infamy,' maybe we should describe the Bibeaus, Rouleaus, and Poulins of our societies as infamous rather than famous, writes Phil Gurski. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

May 15, 2017

OTTAWA—It was the late American artist Andy Warhol who once said, “In the future, everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes," a phrase that seems to have underscored a universal desire to get noticed. There is no question that it is much easier in a world of 24/7 news to have one’s story t...

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