The First Thing They Must Do.
If, as the polls suggest, Stephen Harper will be toppled tomorrow, the first thing the next prime minister must do is to free our government’s scientists. Release them from the…
October 2015
A Victory, To Be Sure, But the Fight Isn’t Over.
They’re a people we’ve taken for granted for, well, forever. To the extent most Canadians thought of First Nations it was generally in the context of stereotypes and pejoratives. They…
Lament For A Nation – A Review
(Originally written as a review for Good Reads) Here is a must-read for all Canadians – George Grant’s classic masterpiece, documenting the poor decisions which led to the loss of…
Lament For A Nation – A Review
(Originally written as a review for Good Reads) Here is a must-read for all Canadians – George Grant’s classic masterpiece, documenting the poor decisions which led to the loss of…
The Debasement of Stephen Joseph Harper
The teaser at the CBC web site gave me pause: “Harper fires up supporters at rally promoted by Ford brothers.“ I found myself asking, Is that how this ends? Really?…
KCCCC Day 77: look who is in the Sun!
Packing up the cabin, so I don’t have much time. Will try and post later. But in the meantime, I agree with this: “To his credit, Trudeau accepted Gagnier’s resignation,…
Mussolini on the Corporate State (repost)
“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — Benito Mussolini It is generally attrributed to an article written by Mussolini…
“A Betrayal Of Conservative Values, And A Betrayal Of Canadian Values.”
That’s how impassioned tech entrepreneur Frederick Ghahramani describes Bill C-51 in this interview with Power and Politics’ Rosemary Barton. As you will see, he is willing to put his money…
Seven simple steps that will change everything. You won’t regret it.
On Monday, get out of bed half an hour early to do a little bit of planning how to vote. Find your voter information card to find out where to…
Greens practise a different kind of politics
October 17, 2015. 12:59 am • The Province: Section: Opinion Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon says Green party politicians like him will vote the same on values issues but…
On The Company You Keep
This kind of makes it easy to judge Harper, doesn’t it? Recommend this Post
Some useful "word power" books
Here are some books that I've come across recently that might be useful for those who want to build their knowledge of word-power and etymologies: Norman Lewis, Word Power Made…
Some useful "word power" books
Here are some books that I’ve come across recently that might be useful for those who want to build their knowledge of word-power and etymologies: Norman Lewis, Word Power Made…
Some useful "word power" books
Here are some books that I've come across recently that might be useful for those who want to build their knowledge of word-power and etymologies:Norman Lewis, Word Power Made EasyMedical…
Some useful "word power" books
Here are some books that I've come across recently that might be useful for those who want to build their knowledge of word-power and etymologies:Norman Lewis, Word Power Made EasyMedical…
How Our Canadian Values Brought Down Stephen Harper
In my last post I told you how happy I was to see a desperate Stephen Harper going down holding Rob Ford's sweaty paw.Because it couldn't be a grubbier end…
But the Hair is the Conservative Party.
Nobody expects humour on the editorial pages of Toronto’s Globe and Mail. The old and creaky building on Front Street has never had time for humour while reporting on the…
Thoughts on the Last Days of Stephen Harper
On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Stephen Harper’s reign of error over Canada will end. Here are my last thoughts on this campaign.
Last Chance ………
Tomorrow will be the last chance to have your say as to who you want to represent you in parliament and, although we currently vote for individuals, this election has…