I am writing this, not because Quebec’s “An Act respecting the laicity of the State”, commonly referred to as Bill 21, goes against Canadian values and violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which it does, but because it’s provisions will not achieve it’s supposed purpose of a secular
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The Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Anime Philosophy: Bakemonogatari (Part 1)
Anime (Japanese animation) is certainly one of my two top forms of entertainment. Partly this is because the animationis simply well done. Partly it is because I find the Japanese style of storytelling enjoyable. But it is also true that there area considerable number of anime that actually get me thinking about issues. American cartoons have rarely elicited thesame reaction. One second you may be enjoying a light-hearted tale about some art students visiting an antique shop &the next a […]
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: On Whether it is Preferable to Attack or Rehabilitate Offensive Symbols
Recently several New Brunswick retailers pulled the ConfederateFlag from their shelves in light of a racism-fulled shootout thatoccurred in the US. Great! I have had the privilege to spend time in rural areas across Canada and that damn flag always seemed topop up. The Confederate Flag is an odious symbolic mixture
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