James C Morton
We must be united
Yesterday I had a good talk with the campaign chief of one of the candidates for the National Board (I am being vague on purpose). Some of the elections are…
Every vote counts: seriously
"… Mr. Romney had eked out a eight-vote victory with 30,015 votes to 30,007 for Mr. Santorum"
ENHANCING DEMOCRACY
This excellent document comes from Dr. Carolyn Bennett, PC, MP and her team of 2011 Women Candidates. I endorse it fully! Speaking to the core values of what we believe…
Toronto Liberals Form Party’s First Queer Caucus
In late 2011, members of the Toronto Danforth Federal Liberal Association formed the Liberal Party's first Queer Caucus. The group, intended to connect LGBTQ and allied Liberals in the riding,…
Lessons for Liberals from Iowa
Newt Gingrich was flying high a couple of weeks ago. Now, well, not so much. What happened? Negative advertising — that was not responded to because Newt was 'above the…
Conservatives building an Office of Religious Freedom
I agree with Michael Ignatieff on this: "It's a good thing provided it defends all cases of religious persecution, not just those that are bothering domestic constituencies at home, and…
Last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice….
T S Elliott
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end
Seneca (A thought for the New Year)
Young Liberals
One of the great pleasures of running for Vice-President (English) is engaging with Liberals from across many spectrums of location, age and opinion. I am always overwhelmed by the diversity…
Pandas and Protocol
Recently Tang Yingnian, Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong, inspected China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Ya’an Bifengxia Base. If you notice the panda on the…
The necessity and reliability components of the principled exception to the rule excluding hearsay evidence
R. v. James, 2011 ONCA 839 considers the necessity and reliability components of the principled exception to the rule excluding hearsay evidence. To be admissible both components must be met: The trial…
Stephen Demitroff has died
Time passes without us really noticing. Thirty-one years ago (!) I shared an apartment with a young man who was studying for the clergy. He devoted his life to God…
A strategy for Alberta
Some have spoken about Alberta as being a permanent wasteland for Liberals. I disagree – and here’s why. Richard Nixon and his Southern Strategy. In a generation Nixon took the…
Writing letters to the Editor
I have had success with letters to the editor. Generally I get about two in three published. But for a long time I got nothing printed. The key, I learned,…
Naked people, bodily fluids and criminal squirrels kept Chatham-Kent police busy in 2011
News of the truly weird: http://www.nationalpost.com/m/news/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/28/naked-people-bodily-fluids-and-criminal-squirrels-kept-chatham-kent-police-busy-in-2011