Although we live in a time that seems to demand almost constant preoccupation with the economy and jobs, sometimes there are more important considerations, such as a country’s moral standing. Right now, that moral standing is in jeopardy thanks to the …
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Politics and its Discontents: We Can Do (And Be) Better Than This
While I continue to have a guarded optimism about our new government, there are troubling signs that suggest that it has some conspicuous blind spots. Not only are the Trudeau Liberals showing every sign of carrying through with the very contentious Sa…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Wrong Friends In High Places
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Canadians Speak Out About Saudi Arabia
While our new government would, I’m sure, dearly love to change the channel on the indefensible arms deal with Saudi Arabia that I have been recently writing about, it is clear that Canadians are not about to be easily diverted. A selection of letters …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Government Secrecy Returns
Having lived for almost 10 years under a cone of silence and secrecy, Canadians can be forgiven for expecting more openness from the Trudeau government. That expectation appears to be a forlorn hope, at least if this is any indication: The Liberal gove…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: A Further Indictment Of Canada’s Arms’ Deal With Saudi Arabia
Yesterday’s post dealt with the egregious hypocrisy of Canada’s condemnation of Saudi Arabia’s recent spate of executions while at the same time refusing to revisit the $15 billion arms sale to the Middle East kingdom. A report in today’s Globe and Mai…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Limits Of Principles
Despite the widely-condemned mass executions recently perpetrated by Saudi Arabia, the Trudeau government is going ahead with its $15 billion arms sale with the Middle East kingdom.Foreign Affairs Minster Stéphane Dion released a statement this week d…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Devil Canada Has Made A Deal With
Although it generated some heated discussion during the election campaign, don’t expect the $15 billion armoured vehicle deal the Harper government signed with human-rights-hater Saudi Arabia to be rescinded now that a new government is about to be sworn in. Because the country is seen as a stabilizing presence in
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It Has Come To This
I am prefacing this by reproducing a comment I made 0n kirbycairo’s post, A Dark Hour Upon Us. Kirby, one of our top-shelf bloggers, always provides insightful analysis and commentary, and in yesterday’s piece, he offered a rather gloomy assessment of the human condition. I wrote back: I find myself
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