Identifying the adversary
Not surprisingly, Charles Taylor’s keynote address and discussion on political inclusion has neatly highlighted both the importance of finding commonalities at the personal level, and the dangers of government fomenting…
March 2015
Beyond A Black James Bond: the Slippery Slope of Race Bending
His name is Bond. James Bond. Or, how about Tyrone Bond? The fictional Secret Service agent for the British MI6 has captivated audiences for half a century. Bond is…
Beyond A Black James Bond: the Slippery Slope of Race Bending
His name is Bond. James Bond. Or, how about Tyrone Bond? The fictional Secret Service agent for the British MI6 has captivated audiences for half a century. Bond is also…
Beyond A Black James Bond: the Slippery Slope of Race Bending
His name is Bond.James Bond.Or, how about Tyrone Bond?The fictional Secret Service agent for the British MI6 has captivated audiences for half a century. Bond is also known by his…
Beyond A Black James Bond: the Slippery Slope of Race Bending
His name is Bond. James Bond. Or, how about Tyrone Bond? The fictional Secret Service agent for the British MI6 has captivated audiences for half a century. Bond is also…
Penetrating The Fog Of War
Today I turn, once again, to Star letter-writers to inspire both sanity and hope in our troubled land: No ‘middle’ in Mideast war debate, March 25 Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Only Making Matters Worse
http://pumabydesign001.com As Canada prepares to enter the Syrian civil war, red flags are everywhere. The latest comes from Yemen. Tom Walkom writes: In Yemen, it’s hard to figure out who…
A paean for once-great Montreal.
Political writer Chantal Hèbert recently wrote a requiem for Montreal in the Toronto Star. She described the city as a political orphan. It is no surprise. Montreal has become insular.…
Stephen Harper and the Day the Fear Factor Ran Out
I can only imagine the state Stephen Harper must be in this weekend. Because it can't be pretty.Not after being he was forced to promise changes to his anti-terrorist bill.…
Vancouver’s Co-Working Co-op Stimulates Worker Empowerment
Tuesday night in the back room of The Tipper bar/bistro/restaurant on Kingsway at Victoria we are holding our Inception Meeting for a new kind of co-working space in Vancouver, one…
Musical interlude
Big Wreck – Ghosts
Bill C-51: The Cons Surrender and Will Make Changes
For weeks Stephen Harper and his Cons have been insisting that their dangerous anti-terrorism bill C-51 is perfect and doesn't need any changes.And ridiculing anyone who suggested otherwise.But now it…
WikiLeaks reveals TPP proposal empowering corporations to sue nations
WikiLeaks says the “Investment Chapter” of the secret TPP agreement is “an unaccountable supranational court for multinationals to sue states.” The post WikiLeaks reveals TPP proposal empowering corporations to sue…
CBC: Why we should be teaching children to code
Are your kids missing out? Article by The CBC “Knowledge workers are the ones getting the raises, getting the jobs and so forth. There are shortages worldwide in all of…
Canadian Ambivalence Towards Religion
A new Angus Reid poll underscores the changing, ambivalent nature of Canadian attitudes towards religion, but there are many things about the poll that concern me and make me question…
On common ground
The Progress Summit’s panel on First Nations has included plenty of discussion of the need to identify commonalities between First Nation issues and other groups within Canada. And I’d add…
On enduring foundations
The framing panel at the Progress Summit included plenty of ideas as to how the left can shape political debates. But I’ll note that it seemed to miss a couple…