Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is in the interests of the state. However, upholding the ideal of the secular state often demands more courage than we
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Akaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is in the interests of the state. However, upholding the ideal of the secular state often demands more courage than we
Continue readingConservatives make a grave mistake by associating liberalism with moral relativism
I understand that most conservatives, with their strong sense of national pride and social responsibility, tend to group most of us liberals into the, “they believe in what is expedient but not in what is right” category.
In other words, they sometim…
Continue readingHarper calls Liberals unprincipled
There are certain principles that an individual cannot break, no matter what the situation is. Principles like, I can never kill anyone unless its in self-defense or I will never violently hit a child or a woman no matter what …
Continue readingSigns of cracks in Tory Great Wall, liberals paying close attention to PC convention
If anything, this recent Tory convention in Ottawa made visible some apparent weaknesses in the conservative party, internally and on questions of policy. From voting against the creation of a youth wing to rejecting a new leadership selection pro…
Continue readingNo youth wing could be politicaly damaging to the Conservative Party
The conservatives in Ottawa today, gathered for their party’s policy convention, arrogant and ignorant as always, defeated a motion to create a youth wing for the party.
Apparently, the argument against the creation of a separate vehicle for indi…
Continue readingA fool’s logic, protecting children from sexual indoctrination through sexual indoctrination
I think most people in Canada, and by most people I mean a good eighty percent, would agree that the mixing of religion and politics is a bad thing, or that at least it leads to a seriously messed up society.
After all, one of the reas…
Continue readingQuebec moves boldly to seal native and non-native communication gap
I think most people would agree that the stereotypical native-American, the one that despises the white man, hates taxation and the federal government in general, and probably lives on a reserve, still permeates non-native discourse throughout Canada. …
Continue readingeaves.ca: Individualism in the networked world
Evolving thought: One of the large challenges of the 21st century is going to be reconciling our increasingly networked world with traditional notions of individualism. The more I look at a networked world – not in some geopolitical sense but on a day to day experience for everyone – the more it appears that many […]
Continue readingDemocratic Progress: Come Back
Thanks to everyone who read my last piece, by the way (even if you didn’t leave comments).
Here’s what I have to add today.
The way for the Liberal Party of Canada to return to relevance is to work on small-L liberalism. I fervently believe that’s wh…
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