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…
2016
PM Trudeau summed up by Chantal Hebert on electoral reform
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…
Saturday Photo: Getting Ready for Christmas in Brazil
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…
Rafe: Gary Mason, quit lecturing Vancouverites for opposing pipelines
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…
Eating up the Hill: Wicked Thai Style Soup with Chicken
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…
Electoral reform seems dead despite Trudeau’s latest words
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…
Here’s One You Might Not Have Heard Of – the "Technosphere"
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…
Electoral reform seems dead despite Trudeau’s latest words
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…
Saturday Morning Links
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…
Let’s Make the Regent Street Crossing at Junction Creek Safe for Pedestrians
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…
Trial lawyers: there’s nothing scummier than a diamond
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…
Yes, Change is Hard and Requires Math, That is Why We Elected You
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…
Let’s Make the Regent Street Crossing at Junction Creek Safe for Pedestrians
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…
Beguiling Words
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…
The Liars and Believers
Trudeau’s support of an eternity of carbon production proves that he’s just another lying politician.
The Post Truth Era
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…
“Well here’s another nice mess, Ollie!”
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…
Michael Harris On The Demonization of Justin Trudeau
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…