A Nation Without Vision
Little attention was paid when Justin Trudeau proclaimed Canada the world’s “first post-national state.” The New York Times reporter interviewing our prime minister found the remark “radical.” It was, it…
Little attention was paid when Justin Trudeau proclaimed Canada the world’s “first post-national state.” The New York Times reporter interviewing our prime minister found the remark “radical.” It was, it…
Here’s the devastating article she wrote on how the Liberals, lead by Justin Trudeau, have mismanaged the election commitment to electoral reform: As for the Liberals, they have managed to…
Another photo for three years ago: a cafe in Brasília which was all decked out in pointsettias and red ribbons for Christmas. We picked up our Christmas wreaths from Jeanne…
Recent Kinder Morgan protest in Vancouver (Photo: Lu Iz/Facebook) I simply couldn’t believe Gary Mason in Friday’s Globe and Mail In his article entitled “Sorry Vancouver: The rest of Canada…
Generally, I’m not a big soup guy. Usually I will take the salad over the soup in an appetizer scenario, but there are certain soups I am adding to my…
I’ve been a longtime advocate for dumping Canada’s first-past-the-post / winner-take-all voting system. It continues to shock me that otherwise intelligent people continue to support it. I remember being a…
Think of it as everything man has built on Earth that’s still standing. That includes the pyramids and everything older provided it’s still around. Now I’m going to throw out…
I’ve been a longtime advocate for dumping Canada’s first-past-the-post / winner-take-all voting system. It continues to shock me that otherwise intelligent people continue to support it. I remember being a…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stephen Hawking discusses the urgent need to address inequality and environmental destruction as people are both more fearful for their futures, and more…
The following is a letter to Greater Sudbury’s Operations Committee regarding a request for a decision on pedestrian traffic signals requested by two community organizations and Greater Sudbury utilities, for…
In Ontario, where I live, I don’t think any single group has destroyed the reputation of what was once a noble profession – the profession of law – more than…
So it seems that the response about the electoral reform committee (EMME) process is that there are lots of committed, organized, focused, passionate people who want to make this country…
The following is a letter to Greater Sudbury’s Operations Committee regarding a request for a decision on pedestrian traffic signals requested by two community organizations and Greater Sudbury utilities, for…
Well now that it's starting to look a lot like Christmas, even in Ottawa.And now that the party leaders have sent out their seasonal greetings. And Rona Ambroses' card sent…
The propaganda machine of the extreme right has scored a double hit, it would seem. Not only do they and their racist brethren have Breibart-founder Steve Bannon warmly ensconced in…
Trudeau’s support of an eternity of carbon production proves that he’s just another lying politician.
Several commentators have suggested that the ascension of Donald Trump marks the beginning of the Post Truth Era. George Monbiot writes that, in fact, we have been living in the…
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are probably too young to remember the 1920s to 1950s Hollywood comedy team of Laurel and Hardy but they seem…
The other night Justin Trudeau turned up at an event in Toronto's Distillery District, bearing a bag of gifts to add to a so-called Toy Mountain for poor children.And I…