Nation, the dog-whistle of “politicians determining what’s taught in schools!” has reared its ugly head again.Much like “politicians deciding their own salaries”, “politicians determining what’s taught in schools” is one of those tried-and-true hot but…
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The Enlightened Savage: School Daze
Nation, the dog-whistle of “politicians determining what’s taught in schools!” has reared its ugly head again.Much like “politicians deciding their own salaries”, “politicians determining what’s taught in schools” is one of those tried-and-true hot but…
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: School Daze
Nation, the dog-whistle of “politicians determining what’s taught in schools!” has reared its ugly head again. Much like “politicians deciding their own salaries”, “politicians determining what’s taught in schools” is one of those tried-and-true hot button issues that never ceases to piss off voters who are angry that people who
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Oh My God – They Killed Kenney!
Nation, as has been widely reported in the press over the past few days, Jason Kenney – prolific cabinet minister in the governments of Stephen Harper and Member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore – is testing the waters for a run for the vacant leade…
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Nation, as has been widely reported in the press over the past few days, Jason Kenney – prolific cabinet minister in the governments of Stephen Harper and Member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore – is testing the waters for a run for the vacant leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association
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Nation, as has been widely reported in the press over the past few days, Jason Kenney – prolific cabinet minister in the governments of Stephen Harper and Member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore – is testing the waters for a run for the vacant leade…
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Blind Leading The Blind
I’ve written this blog post 3 times now.The first time, I completed it, only to read back and realize I was casting aspersions on the motives of certain people. That wasn’t my intention, but it happened early on, and soured the whole post. So I trashed…
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Blind Leading The Blind
I’ve written this blog post 3 times now. The first time, I completed it, only to read back and realize I was casting aspersions on the motives of certain people. That wasn’t my intention, but it happened early on, and soured the whole post. So I trashed it and started
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Blind Leading The Blind
I’ve written this blog post 3 times now.The first time, I completed it, only to read back and realize I was casting aspersions on the motives of certain people. That wasn’t my intention, but it happened early on, and soured the whole post. So I trashed…
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: When You’re A Jet…
When you’re a Jet,
You’re a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dyin’ day.
When you’re a Jet,
If the spit hits the fan,
You got brothers around,
You’re a family man!
You’re never alone,
You’re never disconnected!
You’re home with your own:
When company’s expected,
You’re well protected!
Then you are set
With a capital J,
Which you’ll never forget
Till they cart you away.
When you’re a Jet,
You stay a Jet!
“I think it’s better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should be malleable and progressive, working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth. New ideas can’t generate. Life becomes stagnant.”
The Enlightened Savage: When You’re A Jet…
When you’re a Jet, You’re a Jet all the way From your first cigarette To your last dyin’ day. When you’re a Jet, If the spit hits the fan, You got brothers around, You’re a family man! You’re never alone, You’re never disconnected! You’re home with your own: When company’s expected, You’re well protected! Then you are set With a capital J, Which you’ll never
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: When You’re A Jet…
When you’re a Jet, You’re a Jet all the way From your first cigarette To your last dyin’ day. When you’re a Jet, If the spit hits the fan, You got brothers around, You’re a family man! You’re never alone, You’re never disconnected! You’re home with your own: When company’s expected, You’re well protected! Then you are set With a capital J, Which you’ll never
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Open Challenge
Nation, as a resident of Calgary Shepard, which is a new federal constituency on the city of Calgary’s southeast edge, I find myself in a fairly unique position: I have no incumbent Member of Parliament.There are, of course, many ridings where the incu…
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Nation, as a resident of Calgary Shepard, which is a new federal constituency on the city of Calgary’s southeast edge, I find myself in a fairly unique position: I have no incumbent Member of Parliament. There are, of course, many ridings where the incumbent is not running for re-election. But
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Open Challenge
Nation, as a resident of Calgary Shepard, which is a new federal constituency on the city of Calgary’s southeast edge, I find myself in a fairly unique position: I have no incumbent Member of Parliament. There are, of course, many ridings where the incumbent is not running for re-election. But
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Running Scared
Nation, the numbers don’t lie – nobody raises more money in Canadian politics than the Conservative Party of Canada. It’s not even close.No doubt, most of that money is being studiously squirreled away for the upcoming election. However, there are expe…
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Running Scared
Nation, the numbers don’t lie – nobody raises more money in Canadian politics than the Conservative Party of Canada. It’s not even close. No doubt, most of that money is being studiously squirreled away for the upcoming election. However, there are expenses that a party has to incur BEFORE an
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: Running Scared
Nation, the numbers don’t lie – nobody raises more money in Canadian politics than the Conservative Party of Canada. It’s not even close. No doubt, most of that money is being studiously squirreled away for the upcoming election. However, there are expenses that a party has to incur BEFORE an
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: A Rising Tide
Nation, we’re now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as “NDPocalypse 2015”, and I thought I’d take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my mattresses to discuss one of the key planks of the NDP platform during the spring election: …
Continue readingThe Enlightened Savage: A Rising Tide
Nation, we’re now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as “NDPocalypse 2015”, and I thought I’d take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my mattresses to discuss one of the key planks of the NDP platform during the spring election: Raising the minimum wage.
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