Remembrance
Long ago and far away across the ocean wild and wide, the young men stormed an alien shore where many of them died. Here and now old men remember the…
November 2010
James Travers: Remembrance,Country
James Travers is such a great writer. Here he says exactly what needs to be said, at a politically incorrect time.There are many things my father and uncle wouldn’t recognize.…
Roger Clement Pleads Guilty in RBC Firebombing, Refuses to Rat Out
Roger Clement, one of the individuals charged with the attack on the RBC branch in Ottawa in April, has plead guilty. He remains steadfast in his refusal to provide information…
anybody want to buy a bridge?
“Beware of false knowledge;it is more dangerous than ignorance.”George Bernard ShawWe are in the information age. We are a knowledge based economy...or so we are supposed to be. Knowledge is…
Turkish Journalist Faces Charges
Ismail Saymaz, a Turkish newspaper journalist had criticized the Turkish police for not doing enough to stop the assassination of Hrant Dink (an Armenian newspaper journalist). Consequentially, he could possibly…
Why I’m Not Wearing a Poppy This Year
I used to be a schoolteacher, and every Remembrance Day, I would teach that we remember the brave people who fought for us, but also to remember the tragedies of…
Why I’m Not Wearing a Poppy This Year
I used to be a schoolteacher, and every Remembrance Day, I would teach that we remember the brave people who fought for us, but also to remember the tragedies of…
Why I’m Not Wearing a Poppy This Year
I used to be a schoolteacher, and every Remembrance Day, I would teach that we remember the brave people who fought for us, but also to remember the tragedies of…
Why I’m Not Wearing a Poppy This Year
I used to be a schoolteacher, and every Remembrance Day, I would teach that we remember the brave people who fought for us, but also to remember the tragedies of…
Edmonton’s Racism Debate: Lacks Substance and Misses Point
The City of Edmonton has pulled controversial language from its Anti-Racism Campaign after public complaints over a statement on the the campaign’s website regarding “White Privilege.” For more background on…
Edmonton’s Racism Debate: Lacks Substance and Misses Point
The City of Edmonton has pulled controversial language from its Anti-Racism Campaign after public complaints over a statement on the the campaign's website regarding "White Privilege." For more background on…
Edmonton’s Racism Debate: Lacks Substance and Misses Point
The City of Edmonton has pulled controversial language from its Anti-Racism Campaign after public complaints over a statement on the the campaign’s website regarding “White Privilege.” For more background on…
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here!
The title of an academic paper: “Financial Economists, Financial Interests and Dark Corners of the Meltdown: It’s Time to set Ethical Standards for the Economics Profession”Yes, after almost 250 years…
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here!
The title of an academic paper: “Financial Economists, Financial Interests and Dark Corners of the Meltdown: It’s Time to set Ethical Standards for the Economics Profession” Yes, after almost 250…
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here!
The title of an academic paper: “Financial Economists, Financial Interests and Dark Corners of the Meltdown: It’s Time to set Ethical Standards for the Economics Profession”Yes, after almost 250 years…
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here!
The title of an academic paper: “Financial Economists, Financial Interests and Dark Corners of the Meltdown: It’s Time to set Ethical Standards for the Economics Profession” Yes, after almost 250…
The Demagogic Right Plays a Tough Game in Tough Times
Two years after the great crash of 2008, an economic meltdown that exposed the forces of greed for what they are, the political right is more ferocious than ever. Having…
Queer Ugandans ask Parliament for refugee assistance (Canada)
Since when is it the role of a Member of Parliament to agree or disagree with someone's lifestyle choice. Someone please shoot me, I can't live in this country anymore.The…
Resurfacing
My blogging time has been supplanted by a reading jag of late. The tomes included The Armageddon Factor and Harperland.Quickie reviews:Evangelicals = scary crazy. I'm looking at you Stockie and…
Potash Deal Hits the Wall
"No matter who controls the company, however, the damage to Canada’s reputation as a place to do business is done. Now that the Conservatives have joined the protectionist bandwagon, investors…