Will wonders never cease? For more analysis, watch this, from Global National. Start at the 11:30 mark: Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: This, From The ‘Greatest Country On Earth’
I guess when you live in that bastion of democracy, the United States of America, one must be mindful, shall we say, an unwritten set
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Short-Term Gain For Long, Long-Term Pain
I will readily admit to readers that I am not by nature one who sees the glass as half-full; however, since the June 7th provincial
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: How Do You Get In A Fight With Canada?
So asks Seth Myers. To which he answers, “That’s like holding a grudge against a Golden Retriever puppy.” Or, to put it even more succinctly,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: First-Past-The-Post: An Ontario Horror Story
Has Justin Trudeau not betrayed his promise of electoral reform, perhaps all provinces would be seriously considering it for their own jurisdictions, not just British
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Vox Populi
While many will be fixated on the latest soap-opera installments that politics now regularly yields, such as the outrageous behaviour of Trump at the G6+1,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Golem Of Ontario
I just finished reading a book by Jordan Tannahill, entitled Liminal. Here is an excerpt that, given the Ontario election results, seems an appropriate parable.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Note To Justin
Because it is 2018, instead of buying leaky pipelines on the taxpayer’s dime, maybe you should enter the modern era and emulate China: Recommend this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: His Hypocrisy Is Breathtaking
Perhaps he is counting on a fawning international press and a somnolent Canadian public. Perhaps he is counting on those who put partisan loyalties above
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pipeline Another Live Protest Against Kinder Morgan Pipeline
This time, it is in front of the constituency of Trudeau’s Justice Minister and Attorney General, Jody Wilson-Raybould: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Our Naked Prime Minister
Disingenuous, Dishonest, Cynical. Calculating. Choose any or all of those adjectives, and you will have an apt assessment of Justin Trudeau and his decision to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: The Reverend Jim Bakker Has Your Back
Worried, my friends, about the coming Apocalypse? Cast the devil of doubt out. Banish those fears. The Reverend Jim Bakker shows you how: Recommend this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Live: Pipeline Protest From Whistler
Clearly, Mr. Trudeau’s “sunny ways” do not dazzle everyone. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Justin Trudeau: A Reality Check
While Canadians are rightfully applauding the retaliatory tariffs the Trudeau government will be imposing on the United States, my concern is that distraction will diminish
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Nathan Cullen’s Peerless Takedown Of The Hapless Justin Trudeau
Enjoy (or not, depending upon your political/philosophical/environmental orientations): Meanwhile, Star letter-writers offer some much-needed reality checks about Trudeau’s betrayal: Your editorial highlights the political risks
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Call Him By His Real Name
I hope Justin Trudeau has a vivid imagination and total recall. That way, he can revisit the fall of 2015, depicted above, a time, you
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Trudeau Betrays Canada And The World
If you know anything about the climate-change peril within which the world lives, you will see this announcement by Justin Trudeau and his cronies as
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Second ‘Thousand-Year’ Storm In Two Years
Try telling the people of Ellicott City, Maryland, that climate change is a hoax. The Washington Post, in a detailed analysis of this flood, has
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Few Impressions
I realize that Ontario’s pending provincial election is likely less than riveting for those living outside the province; however, the fact that a demagogue like
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guest Post: A Response To Be Careful What You Wish For
As I indicated in my last post, I have been having problems with readers’ comments. I have not been receiving them. I have found a
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