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November 2015
Nov. 14: The Paris killings.
I’m going to save comments on the Paris killings for tomorrow. It’s a difficult topic; and there are people who are going to intensely dislike what I have to say…
Our Know-It-Alls
Collingwood Council obviously knows more than anyone else in municipal governance. More, in fact, than anyone else in the entire country. In fact, they may all be geniuses in local…
CVRD Politicians Can Improve The Despised Alternate Approved Process (AAP)
Don Maroc Process, the steps through which government bylaws and regulations must pass to become the law of the land, are both the boon and the bane of government bureaucrats…
Five Things We Already Know About the Paris Attacks (and Ourselves)
Photo by Eric Salard In his address to the nation on Friday night, French President François Hollande said: “This is a terrible ordeal which once again assails us. We know…
Here are some free ebooks of my art.
9 PDF ebooks Two years back, I printed and distributed 10 large books, and 20 smaller versions. A PDF ebook is available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwA5U1ARPc-lYmhtSWxfaWpNVUE The first four are abstract landscapes,…
A Grumpy Hobbit 2015-11-14 13:19:00
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CVRD Politicians Can Improve The Despised Alternate Approved Process (AAP)
Don Maroc So the politicians who claim to dislike the AAP can with a simple decision at the Board table, make the forms much easier to use by allowing multiple…
Have Cowichan Politicians and Residents Had Enough Of The Discredited Alternate Approval Process-AAP?
Don Maroc Process, the steps through which government bylaws and regulations must pass to become the law of the land, are both the boon and the bane of government bureaucrats…
Stop Using War as a Weapon….
Defence minister’s marching orders: end Canada’s combat mission in Iraq, Syria Justin Trudeau delivers mandate letters to cabinet ministers mapping out their top priorities By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press…
Adler-Kinsella Show: why Trudeau may reconsider his ISIS decision, my son’s message, and a Canadian live in Paris
Recorded live during last night’s events. Charles and I speak to a Canadian woman, hiding in a Paris bookstore during the attacks; we listen to a shaken Justin Trudeau, and…
Saturday Photo: I Love Paris
The savage attacks in Paris last night are echoing around the world. So it seems they were the result of twisted extremist thinking? Probably, and the great question is how…
Cowardly And Indefensible
As cowardly, indefensible and savage as the terrorist attacks on Paris were, equally so is the response of the right-wing, eager to score points by exploiting that massacre for its…
The Gauche in the Machine
Rudibus ex machina: criticizing Collingwood’s latest newsletter feels a bit like punching a puppy. Or commenting on the sloppy grammar of local bloggers. Both are far too easy, like catching…
The Paris Massacre and the Monstrosity of the Cons
What a difference a day makes. One moment I'm celebrating the restoration of Canada, and the return of hope and optimismAnd the next moment I'm holding my head with both…
Seven Ways Climate Change Is Getting Personal in Ontario
Photo by Jan Hammershaug Climate change is hitting home across Ontario, whether you love hiking, skating, swimming, or sipping a craft wine from the Niagara region’s vineyards. It’s affecting jobs,…
A letter to our subscribers
Photo by Sean Winters Dear Canadian Dimension Subscriber, We’re writing to let you know that Canadian Dimension has unfortunately had to reduce its publishing schedule this year due to unexpected…
Pacific Trade Deal Will Test Trudeau’s Resolve
Photo by Day Donaldson Justin Trudeau has proven to be much more bold in his first couple of weeks than almost anyone imagined. Unlike Jean Chrétien and his 1993 election…
Listening To Our Better Angels
When facts caught up with Stephen Harper’s claim that he was the best person to manage the economy, he tried to stoke the fires of xenophobia, convinced that the heat…
Advice for new (and old) politicians.
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose made her first mistake last weekend. It was in a reply to something Tom Clark asked her on his West Block show for Global Television.…