During the London 2012 Paralympic Games, between August 29 and September 9, Canadian newspapers published 22 front-page stories about the Paralympics. CBC’s The National, CTV News and Canada AM, and SRC Télévision’s Le Téléjournal and Le Point broadcasted 35 stories on the Paralympics during the same period. Contrast those numbers [...]

Last month I wrote about measuring excellence, ‘the glory of achievement,’ and our collective fixation on medal standings: “Excellence may be immeasurable, but we know it when we see it.” Case in point: the Canadian men and women’s wheelchair basketball teams. What stands out about the Canadian men and women’s [...]