There’s been a recent concerning trend of conservatives blaming the general public for what they call reckless spending and borrowing. These right-wingers often say things like: Well, you borrowed the money and signed on the dotted line, it’s your fault! It kind of reminds of certain Disney cartoon scenes where
Continue readingAuthor: Gabriel Dzsurdzsa
I'm a 24 year old Ontarian and a newly joined member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Also of Romanian and Hungarian descent, a novice blogger, writer and voter, I have this year, in 2011, participated in my first federal election. My own opinions and moral inclinations are firmly rooted in liberalism and I feel that, despite the Conservative shift in thinking going on nationally, Ontario still remains liberal. I wish to participate in keeping it so.
Thoughts on Canada’s new immigration laws in regards to the niqab and the Lowes ad controversy on All American Muslim
As a Canadian liberal blogger, I was contacted by a project representative from My Fellow American back in October, the month during which in Ontario, my province of residence, we had provincial elections underway. At the time I was volunteering to help with the campaign of my local liberal candidate.
Continue readingNo oil for you! What could be Harper’s first sound policy on the United States
If we disregard the fetish-like obsession conservatives in Canada have for the GOP and Tea Party crackpots south of the border and if we ignore the uncharacteristic of a Canadian mistakes their current leader has made, I’m talking about Stephen Harper, the cons may be onto something by refusing to ship
Continue readingCatholics say no to anti-bullying bill because it promotes LGBT acceptance
Constantly reading about the bigoted nature of the richest Christian church on this planet, the Roman-Catholic church, can make a secular-humanist like myself sick and perhaps even resentful of Catholics themselves. It’s as sure as it can be that when the McGuinty liberals drafted Bill 13 for the Ontario legislature
Continue readingCompetitive corporate taxation does not guarantee deficit reduction
The nerve displayed by the rich and their largely conservative backers both in the U.S. and Canada can reach staggering proportions at times, from in your face taunting through their TV stations like Fox and Sun News, to a flood of gibberish coming from their die hard columnists in the
Continue readingSome reasons why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
After reading an article on the Huffington Post website about income inequality as represented by an OECD report, I decided I should list a couple of reasons why I think individuals in less than favorable financial circumstances can never truly become wealthy. It’s important to understand first that those in
Continue readingConservatives panic over non-existent smuggling ring in Canada
There are plenty of things to worry about here in Canada, the economy, jobs, family, security, how to put food on the table etc.Cross-border human smuggling is actually at the bottom of the list, probably the least of our concerns. But not for National Post conservatives. According to one of
Continue readingA dislike of Islam and muslims most prominent among conservatives?
I have to begin by saying that I have no conclusive evidence that shows that disike of Islam and muslims in general runs highest among conservative ranks. That people on the right of the political spectrum somehow protest against Islam more than those on the left or in the center. But
Continue readingTories conclude that gun licensing is unnecessary in its entirety
As Bill C-19 is slated for an inevitable approval in Parliament due to the Tory majority Harper has achieved in the last federal election, Conservatives are now arguing that firearms registration is in itself a waste of time and resources. A National Post column today made the point that according
Continue readingFrank Klees, not Andrea Horwath, is the kingmaker
During the heated Ontario provincial election, many were speculating that if there was to be such a thing as a Liberal minority government after October 6th, it would be Andrea Horwath that would be the kingmaker. A woman moderating the conversation between her two male counterparts, Dalton McGuinty and Tim
Continue readingSpending money on patriotism initiatives isn’t a bad idea, but Tories are doing it half-assed
There are many things that the conservative Harper government is currently doing that get on my nerves. The introduction of the word Royal ahead of the term Canadian Forces, now known as the Royal Canadian Forces, was a bit of a stretch, but hey, we can let this one slide
Continue readingDefining hate speech tough job for Supreme Court of Canada in Bill Whatcott case
I have personally never met Bill Whatcott, nor have I seen him talk in front of a camera, so it would be impossible for me to judge whether Mr. Whatcott is a homophobe and a bigot. I don’t really know whether him distributing anti-gay pamphlets and calling homosexuals sodomizers and child molesters
Continue readingFor liberals, to rebuild means to re-conquer Ontario
If there is anything I have learned in my brief time participating in local politics, volunteering for my local candidate and following both the provincial and federal liberals, is that being the underdogs will never phase a party that has represented Canadians for about 69 years and has the hopes of continuing
Continue readingLiberal incumbent for Kitchener-center, John Milloy, shines in local all candidates debate
The Waterloo Record, our local newspaper, hosted an all candidates debate for the Kitchener, Waterloo, Conestoga and Cambridge voting districts this past week. Yesterday, it was the candidates from Kitchener-Center that participated, answering questions from the audience and sparing amongst themselves on several controversial and wedge topics that have been
Continue readingNational Post columnist David Frum joins the anti green economy conservative chorus
The truth of finding new renewable energy sources and building the societies and economies of the future around harvesting and processing them cannot be denied. In other words, we evolve as a species technologically or we die. It’s also a fact that our inevitable destruction at our own hands is
Continue readingDraconian measures may be a bit too much, but will Harper’s crime omnibus bill really make us feel any safer?
It is true, according to a recent memo sent out to the Conservative caucus by the Prime Minister’s office, that there have been over 2 million crimes reported in Canada last year, of which 440,000 have been violent crimes. Unfortunately, the above in combination with numerous other statistics mentioned in
Continue readingMost Canadians see western and islamic societies as incompatible
On top of a clear trend in increased discrimination against Muslims in the country over the past ten years, Canadians now also think that Islam and western values are irreconcilable. According to a recent survey by Leger Marketing, commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies in Montreal, 56% of the
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Continue readingJohn Milloy official campaign kick-off was a blast
Kitchener-Center Liberals gathered on Saturday morning to
celebrate the official launch of MP John Milloy’s campaign for re-election.
As I entered the office, Mr. Milloy’s staff and the solid
number of volunteers that were present were hand…
Canvassing with Kitchener Center Liberals on Labour Day, the best way to get to know my local liberal MP or candidate
I have been told many times, during countless conversations,
that politicians can never be trusted, that they are in some sense different
than common folk, different than average Canadians.
Unfortunately, this train of thought almost always end…
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