Groundhog Day in Quebec: Another Boomer-Driven Lose-Lose Election
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up…
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WTF! In Quebec, Even If I Don’t Vote I Still Get Screwed!
You have to admit that when it comes to maintaining their stranglehold on political power in Quebec, the two major parties, the PLQ (the Quebec Liberal Party) and the PQ…
The Quebec General Election 2014 Is A Game For Idiots
Yesterday, the outgoing Premier of Quebec, Pauline Marios, requested that the provincial legislature be dissolved, thereby sending Quebecers to the urns for a general election on April 7. Hey wait…
Three Reasons Why This Anglo Is Thinking About Leaving Quebec: Breach of Trust, Loss of Confidence, Demographics
Truth be told, I have lived in Quebec for the last twenty years. Last week, not much of a surprise, a poll revealed that about 50% of the anglophone and…
Given Today’s Technology, Why Do We Continue To Elect Representatives From Political Parties?
Canada’s political institutions have not evolved significantly from their conception nearly 150 years ago. We still regularly go to the polls and choose between the candidates from various political parties…
In Canada’s Contested Vote Exchange the Biggest Losers Are Democrats
Although Canadians like to think of themselves governed by a modern democratic state, in reality, we are still governed by a colonial form of government that is a vestige of…
Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer: A Disgruntled Democrat?
In reaction to a government bill that would prevent Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer, Marc Mayrand, from speaking publicly about the quality of Canada’s Electoral System, he went on record to…
Inequality Is What America Is All About
Change you can believe in. Yeah right. There are some things that never change and one of them is the tendency for the rich to get richer at everyone else’s…
The Pathetic State of Politics in Quebec
The more we find out how corrupt the leading figures are in Quebec, the more it makes me want to move across the river in Ontario. Where does it stop?…
Ditch the North American Diet and Climb Out of the Fat Trap
We are a fat folk, myself included. One out of three of us are overweight and one out of five are obese. And boy do we love to eat. Trouble…
Year in Review: Canadians No Longer Have Reason to Feel Smug
There was a time when Canadians could feel a quiet pride about their country: peacekeeping roles with the United Nations, generous social programs, young Canadians cavorting around Europe with Canadian…
Merry Christmas America: You’ve Been Scrooged
As the holidays draw nearer, it appears that, judging from president Obama’s speech on economic inequality last week, he finally gets it: America has been scrooged. I think that this…
Canada’s Rob Ford Is Far Too Canadian
In other words, just dessert Canada for not taking care of your political institutions. Take a look around: an out-dated voting system, scandal in the Senate, documented voter suppression through…
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Play Football
That’s it. After forty years of watching NFL football, it’s over. I cannot in good conscience watch another game, especially knowing what I know about the league and the devastating…
Catastrophic Climate Breakdown: Ho Hum, We All Got ADD
Over the last few days, I have watched with great interest how the media and people I know reacted to the latest release of the International Panel on Climate Change…
Note to Self: Canadians Really Like First-Past-The-Past Voting
Truth be told, I was a political activist that worked for about ten years trying to get the voting system changed so that each and every vote cast in an…
Burbocracy Drives North American Politics
The most tangible cornerstone that lies at the heart of the American Dream, at the heart of middle-class life, is the chance to own your own home. (Barack Obama) Before…
Will the Collapse of the Middle Class Bring About Democracy in America?
As the twenty-aughts gave way to the twenty-teens, it became readily apparent that the recovery from the Great Recession was not working its way throughout the entire population. As was…
Hey America, Wake up and Smell the Methane
This week, I watched the premiere of Josh Fox’s documentary film, Gasland II. Very troubling. The story line confirms that America has lost its moorings and has veered off in…
In America, the Rules of Empire Trump the Principles of Democracy
Once again the US procedural republic adds another padlock to the door that would lead the nation onward on the road to democracy. As has been the case over the…