She’s Back
And it sounds like Stephen Colbert has missed her. I haven't.Recommend this Post
Lorne
Only A Start
A bane of the neoliberal agenda but salvation to countless Canadians, the vision of a national pharmacare program has made a baby step toward realization. The federal government has joined…
A Return To Sanity
I am currently reading a book by Tim Weiner entitled, One Man Against The World: The Tragedy Of Richard Nixon, and although I lived through that time, I am rediscovering…
How Online Censorship Works: A Guest Post By Cassie Phillips
The internet is pervasive in our daily lives, but equally pervasive is online censorship and surveillance. You've likely come head to head with this in the past. For ex...
Send In The Clowns
No! Wait! Cancel that order!Recommend this Post
Blowhard Blah Blah Blah
Please pardon the rather inarticulate nature of this post's title, but it seemed appropriate in dealing with this subject:And it would appear that Toronto Star readers have taken the full…
Democracy In Crisis
This is a clearer and more succinct explication of the rise of dangerous right-wing politics than I think I have ever heard.Don't let Trump fool you: rightwing populism is the…
The Wrong Friends In High Places
This is a selfie that neither Lloyd Axworthy nor The Mound of Sound would want to be included in, I suspect.Recommend this Post
Those At The Top Just Aren’t Doing Their Jobs – Part 2
Continuing with the theme of my previous post, another institution whose leadership frequently fails the public that it is sworn to protect and serve is that of law enforcement. Stories…
Those At The Top Just Aren’t Doing Their Jobs – Part 1
Probably everyone has encountered those who vie for the top positions in an organization; with their eyes always on the prize, they are the ones who see each job within…
Meeting Evil
In my days as a teacher, despite the fact that most of the students I taught were good kids, almost each semester would present me with one or two who,…
Canadians Speak Out About Saudi Arabia
While our new government would, I'm sure, dearly love to change the channel on the indefensible arms deal with Saudi Arabia that I have been recently writing about, it is…
Government Secrecy Returns
Having lived for almost 10 years under a cone of silence and secrecy, Canadians can be forgiven for expecting more openness from the Trudeau government. That expectation appears to be…
The Latest Atrocity Out Of Syria
How can a government treat its people like this? The question, sadly, is a rhetorical one, and the scenes that follow are hard to watch, yet another reminder of the…
UPDATED: A Further Indictment Of Canada’s Arms’ Deal With Saudi Arabia
Yesterday's post dealt with the egregious hypocrisy of Canada's condemnation of Saudi Arabia's recent spate of executions while at the same time refusing to revisit the $15 billion arms sale…
The Limits Of Principles
Despite the widely-condemned mass executions recently perpetrated by Saudi Arabia, the Trudeau government is going ahead with its $15 billion arms sale with the Middle East kingdom.Foreign Affairs Minster Stéphane…
God Sure Is A ‘Wascally Wabbit’ *
Or that is the conclusion one might draw if one accepts the logic of young Earth creationism evangelist Kent Hovind as he explains why the deity placed apparent contradictions in…
Three Dangerous Mythologies
Although directed at an American audience, Robert Reich's insights are equally applicable to Canada.Recommend this Post
On Sartorial Disgrace
I suspect those sweaters that Bill Cosby is so found of just don't fit like they used to.H/t The Hamilton SpectatorRecommend this Post
Remembering Sammy Yatim
To listen to James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer who shot Sammy Yatim eight times as the knife-wielding teen stood inside an empty streetcar, he had no choice but to…