Flanagan, Harper and Keeping Things on the DL. . .
Like most people, I don’t feel sorry for Tom Flanagan. He was the author of his own demise and given his ego and big mouth, the only surprise is how…
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Harper’s Gradual but Spectacular Failure .. . .
It is becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to see the Prime Ministership of Stephen Harper and the history of the Conservative Government as anything but a spectacular failure at almost…
When Will the CON-Job End?
It seems to me that a growing number of Canadians are finally waking up to the fiscal incompetence of the Harper cabal. It doesn’t take the Economic education of Jim…
The Right has Lost the Debate . . . And Soon They Will Lose the Battle . . .
Though the right is, in many places, still riding high in the actual political struggle, if we talk about it honestly the right has, in fact, already lost the political…
Who Cares if Kathleen Wynne is Gay?
In the wake of Kathleen Wynne’s victory in the race to become the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, the inevitable, perennial questions are being asked; the “are the…
My Painting process. . . .
For the couple of people that expressed an interest in my painting process I thought I would post a little description with a few sequential photos to demonstrate how I…
White People are Just too Corrupt. . . . .
You know, I began to look into it and discovered, much to my surprise, that apparently economic malfeasance is quite common in this country. Have you heard about this? In…
Same old Hypocrisy. . . .
The Sixth Estate does a great job today in exposing the hypocrisy nascent in the ongoing attitude toward Chief Spence in particular and the Native Governments in general. It amazes…
More on Democratic Gaps. . . .
Given the visceral and sometimes racists attacks on the Idle No More movement and its supporters, I think it is important for me to continue to address, in a little…
A Reasonable Defence of Chief Spence and Idle No More. . .
Writers at (and supporters of) The National Post and The Globe and Mail (we know who they are) have mounted a rather pointed, and sometimes visceral attack on Idle No…
Chief Spence and Our Quiet Racist Traditions. . . . .
Unfortunately racism is an incredibly powerful and shockingly nefarious thing. It seeps into people’s blood and bones in ways that they don’t even notice. Racism is not just a conscious…
Racism, a colonialist strategy. . . . .
Stephen Harper is deeply afraid of Chief Spence – and he should be. He is not, of course, afraid of her as a woman and a mother. Rather, he is…
Chief Spence and the Way forward. . . .
I have not blogged much lately because it seems to me that there is a story that is so big that it has taken the wind out of my sails…
The Harper Revelation. . . .
Events in Canada are looking more and more like a kind Biblical Revelation with Harper representing a silver-haired beast who aligns himself with the great red dragon of the East.…
AbitibiBadwater. . . . .
You can bet that this story will not get anywhere near as much coverage as it should. For the Supreme Court to agree that Abitibibowater can absolve itself of the…
Honest Disagreements and the problem of Harper. . .
Though disagreements can be difficult at times, I think the majority of us understand that honest disagreements are not only healthy but essential to growth and understanding. We have to…
Ian Capstick’s Heart of Darkness. . . .
Ian Capstick, supporting his new macho, Mulcair-like beard, boasted tonight on the CBC Newsworld Power Panel, about how hawkish he is on immigration and refuge policy, talking up his friend…
One Man’s Freedom-fighter. . . . .
Perhaps the greatest irony of the Harpercon regime (and there are literally dozens to choose from) is the difference in attitude that they take toward the people who suffer under…
Political Deception and the Ford/Harper Nation. . .
The fundamental thrust of the contemporary rightwing ideology in our country, whether found in the form of the Ford Brothers or the Harper cabal, is multifold. While the overarching narrative…
Mayor Ford, Michael Coren, and Political Hypocrisy. . . .
I am very seldom shocked by the hubris and hypocrisy of the rightwing. That is not to say that the left is never guilty of hubris or hypocrisy, but that…