Enlightenment: Raising Consciousness & The Cloud of Unknowing
Ideology is neither salvation nor liberation. As important as a paradigm shift, a shift in world view, or a shift in consciousness and perspective, clearly is, we must understand this.…
2021
The knocking on Trudeau’s door.
Like the late-night tapping on his door, as written by Edgar Allan Poe, Justin Trudeau dares not fail to answer this summons. It is at the heart and soul of…
Democracy Under Attack
“Let me be very clear … if you think this is something happening down in Georgia, you are misapprehending the moment that we’re living in,” “It is about whether we…
North Cowichan looks into sexist social-media post by deputy mayor
North Cowichan looks into sexist social-media post by deputy mayor By Larry Pynn A sexist Facebook post by North Cowichan deputy mayor and councillor Tek Manhas is under “review” by…
The ugly relaity
It was some 20 years ago that Canada obeyed a U.S. request (order) to destroy democracy in Haiti. Canada sent troops and police, to complete the destruction of Haitian freedom…
Poverty is the result of policy decisions—but we have the power to end it
According to a recent study, 53 percent of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque and more than one in four of us doesn’t have enough money to make ends meet each…
Photo Op
Georgia governor Brian Kemp, surrounded by a gaggle of mainly old white guys, signs his state’s new “Jim Crow” voting bill into law beneath a backdrop of the U.S. and…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Julia Wong reports on the building third wave of COVID-19 in Alberta. And Ricardo Tranjan examines how little the Ford PCs actually put…
Mr. Kenney, take back control of the damn tax!
It’s encouraging to hear someone in the upper reaches of the Canadian establishment recognize reality. Ruling on the appeal by Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan against the federal carbon tax, the…
My latest: Trudeau’s “movement”
“Democracies are down-up,” said the old political pro. He grinned. “Movements are up-down.” And that’s when the light went on in this writer’s tiny cranium. It explained everything. Every scandal,…
Holding Back The Clock: Voter Suppression Writ Large
Despite both the overt and subtle nature of racism in Canada, it is hard to imagine living in a country where Black people are essentially told, “Your vote is undesirable.…
Musings on Computer Gaming, Storytelling, and Seniors
Every day, for an hour or two, I kill demons. Or I build houses and shopping malls. Sometimes I command armies in battle. Or fly an airplane into a foreign…
Saturday Photo: Chartres, Light at the End of the Tunnel
This is about the time of year when we might start talking about what to do and where to go this summer. Probably won’t be doing that this year, again.…
Racist Politics At Its Worst
For decades, Republicans talked in code. They claimed they wanted to ensure “voter security.” Now they’ve dropped the code. They’re saying the ugly stuff out loud. Exhibit A, Ruth Marcus…
Do we really understand China?
They are known to most Canadians as ‘the Two Michaels.’ They have been in prison in China since before the pandemic. Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, a…
UCP gobsmacked by widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling – Jason Kenney: No Plan, No Way!
According to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, he was so sure his government would win its challenge of the federal government’s carbon-mitigation law that he never gave it a second thought,…
We get letters: hey, it’s the new GG!
And he’s my pen pal!
Joshua Whitehead’s Jonny Appleseed tops Alberta independent bookshops’ fiction bestseller list for week ended March 21
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 21, 2021. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
Danko Jones – I Want Out
What Must Be Done
Open letter to friends of freedom: Hi folks, People are beginning to realize that we need a different attitude and view with regards to how we see nature, life, humanity,…