Author: kirbycairo

 I am not a Liberal, and I actually think that the party, with its near wholesale adherence to neo-liberalism and corporatism, has outlived its historical significance. In terms of economic ideology the Liberal Party of Canada is really just a partner of the Conservatives with a few tweaks here and there. And

Though I understand being critical of certain unions and certain union decisions (after all one should never fail to be critical where necessary), all-out union bashing continues to baffle me. Now, besides the fact that we owe many of our rights and privileges in no small part to union activism over the past one

One more scumbag gone, how many left to go? Bev Oda is an example of real human trash. She told bold-face lies to the House of Parliament, she actively supported a party that made the supposed government gravy-train a central issue and then was one of the most indulgent of

I have never heard the full story of Mohamed Bouazizi until this morning when CBC replayed a story from earlier this year on the first anniversary of Bouazizi’s death. It is a deeply touching tale. For those of you who have forgotten or can’t place the name, Mohamed Bouazizi is the fruit

People are, as expected, whooping it up today in celebration of Canada Day and it is even the topic for Cross-Country Checkup. People are talking about their thoughts and what they are celebrating today. Others, such as those in the “Twitter-verse” are sending out an important anti-Harper message today. I

If one is a regular reader of history one knows that the lead up to almost every revolution in history shares this much in common – the ruling elite payed little or no attention to the roots of the coming crisis, and instead was more concerned with maintaining their own

Swagger makes me nervous. It always has. In novels and movies swagger is always a harbinger of doom. And undue confidence in “real” life is equally an omen. Whenever someone displays excessive swagger I am always reminded of George Bush now infamous “bring’em on” remark, and the insistence by the Titanic builders

Events in Egypt over the past 18 months have been sadly comical. First we have the initial rebellion. For over forty years the people of Egypt endured ruthless tyranny (which Western countries, including Canada, supported and called democracy), and it was not until the price of food spiked amid feelings

It is an interesting irony that Margaret Thatcher is one of the great heroes of many of the members of the Conservative Party of Canada. The irony comes in large part from the fact that Thatcher’s leadership style is much like Harper’s – she brooked no dissent, she tried to

It emerged the other day that with his fortunes apparently fading, Harper had a secret meeting with Brian Mulroney in the hopes of improving his political future. In related news Haper has a number of other meetings coming up; these include – -Meeting with the Italians to learn how win

Peter Kent, the Harpercon’s chief denier, claims that he needs to counter the “misinformation”  and the “ideological agenda” of the ecologists. Really!!!??? This guy has the nerve to accuse others of being driven by an ideological agenda? It really is so rich that one’s head just begins to spin in

I was watching The Agenda with Steve Pakin on TVO this evening (always an interesting program) while sewing a large shiny heart on my daughter’s shirt (a father’s work is never done), when I was struck by a conversation that Mr. Pakin was having with a number of Liberal Party

Today the Lapdogs of the Corporatists, the human trash that are the Harpercons, passed the single worst piece of legislation this country has ever seen. It is a piece of legislation designed specifically to destroy workers’ rights, women’s rights, and to reduce this country to an undemocratic, third-world nation. Believe

I have thought and said for a while now, (not than anyone really listens to me on the matter, seeing that I am not a Liberal and have certainly been wrong in the past), that if the LPC has any chance of returning to its former status as the number

Upon leaving a note on a blogpost of my fellow blogger Owen Gray, it occurred to me that recent events in Canadian political culture mirrors what is known as “by-stander effect” or, more sadly, the Genovese syndrome. The Genovese syndrome is named after the tragic case of Kitty Genovese, a woman who

Our current government is looking more like an organized crime syndicate all the time. Virtually the whole country knows that they are guilty of violence, corruption, graft, conspiracy, and fraud, but like a good syndicate they know how to manipulate the system to avoid indictment and conviction. But Harper is

“I wish I loved the Human race, I wish I loved its silly face, and when I am introduced to one, I wish I thought ‘what jolly fun!’” Thank you Sir Raleigh

I woke up this morning when the rest of the house was asleep and went into my studio to work on my latest shadow box. I turned on my TV and what greeted me but the celebrations on the Thames of the Queen’s diamond jubilee. It was a true spectacle