Not fake news
Take a look at these photographs from around the world. They are extraordinary. Why? Because those are real people. I saw 50,000 of them in Toronto today, when I marched…
2017
Jan. 21: No. I didn’t watch Trump’s inauguration.
There was no need to. Some years ago, I saw a video of Hitler’s inauguration. Why repeat myself? Is it an exaggeration to compare Trump to Hitler? No. Hitler rose…
Trump Pledges to Restore American Wealth. I Know Where He Can Find It.
El Presidente Trump has made a vow to restore America’s wealth. Of course that’s not what he intends to do at all. It’s the Big Lie, Day One. What he…
Tuning Up the Proles
You can’t have a totalitarian state without a suitably “tuned up” population. North Korea is a perfect example. Germany or Italy in the 30s were fine examples. The Soviet Union,…
On Sugar and Socialization
An Agenda discussion on sugar use is timely for me. I typically let students eat something small and healthy in class to tide them over until lunch, but, in one…
Donald Trump – New President of the United States
Donald Trump will cause problems not only for the United States through his actions but also for Canada and Europian countries. He is a bad news all around. I hope…
Donald Trump – New President of the United States
Donald Trump will cause problems not only for the United States through his actions but also for Canada and Europian countries. He is a bad news all around. I hope…
On Sugar and Socialization
An Agenda discussion on sugar use is timely for me. I typically let students eat something small and healthy in class to tide them over until lunch, but, in one…
Donald Trump – New President of the United States
Donald Trump will cause problems not only for the United States through his actions but also for Canada and Europian countries. He is a bad news all around. I hope…
March on Washington, Live in Vancouver!
It’s an hour until Vancouver’s March on Washington begins. This is what solidarity and dignity look like! Watch for updates all morning at http://twitter.com/wepivot
Another Perspective: A Guest Post By Pamela MacNeil
I received two very thoughtful reactions to my post the other day on the decision of the Gay Pride organizers to accede to the demand by Black Lives Matter to…
The whole world is watching
…and a lot of the world is marching, too. I will be doing so at noon at Queen’s Park with thousands of others. (Look for the old punk guy in…
Ugly America
The inauguration is over. And what did it tell us? Not much that we didn’t already know. One Note Donald gave the same speech he gave at the Republican convention…
You’ve been duped. Again.
Remember all those blithe assurances from The Block that they were only “kicking tires” and “just exploring our options”? Well, there’s a story in the Connection that shows just how…
Donald Trump and the Inauguration From Hell
It was Donald Trump's big chance to act like a real president, reach out to his defeated opponents, and try to bring his divided nation together.But he just couldn't do…
Sometimes the answer is in plain sight.
Writing about the problems the Barrie Liberals face in the 2018 provincial election recently, we should have stated the obvious answer. It has been there for the past seven years.…
Criminal record cannot be used to explain behaviour of accused
R. v. Marini, 2017 ONCA 46 is an interesting example of how not to use a criminal record: Essentially, the trial judge reasoned that, if the appellant were truly innocent…