Ah, Christmastime. A time for life lessons, like "always get into vehicle with strange men who demand it" and "roof-skiing is second only to real skiing in terms of fun; but it's first in terms of deadliness and ghost content." The Polar Express has it all.

If you search for British Columbia Premier Christy Clark on Google, the third option in the auto-complete is “Premier Christy Clark cleavage.” A tweet by David Schreck, a former provincial NDP representative, started the saga, which the Internets have since dubbed Cleavagate. "Is Premier Clark's cleavage revealing attire appropriate for the legislature?" Schreck tweeted in October. A maelstrom of feminist anger ensued. In the wake of this response, Schreck spoke to the media and defended his comment: “I've got nothing against cleavage, but there's appropriate dress for appropriate occasions,” he later told the Vancouver Sun.

The expected path of a young Canadian — work hard in high school, get into a good university, get your degree, get a job because of your degree — doesn't suit Emma Godmere, who questions the value of an expensive slip of paper. Give me life, she says.