The New Trudeau Cabinet
While the eyes of many Canadians will be on the television screen Wednesday to witness Justin Trudeau’s swearing in as our new Prime Minister, equally riveting will be the introduction…
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Revisiting The Old Days
I am old enough to remember the days here in Ontario when getting alcohol of any kind from the Liquor Control Board (fondly known here as the LCBO) was a…
The Devil Canada Has Made A Deal With
Although it generated some heated discussion during the election campaign, don’t expect the $15 billion armoured vehicle deal the Harper government signed with human-rights-hater Saudi Arabia to be rescinded now…
Rick’s Rant: About Those Conservative Newspaper Endorsements
Redoubtable Rick is relentless in his excoriation of both The Globe and Mail and The National Post for their corporate-driven endorsements of the Harper regime during our recent election: Recommend…
He Is Either Supremely Arrogant Or Extremely Delusional
“He” would be the outgoing but hardly lamented Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Alexander, who allowed his transfixation with power to corrupt and ruin him. The damage may indeed…
Potential And Reality
I remember when I first started teaching, everything seemed so clear, so obvious: students, for example, were no longer writing very well because they weren’t taught grammar; a rigourous and…
It Seems All The Rats Haven’t Deserted The Ship
I was catching up on my reading today, enjoying a brief break from blogging, when I came upon this; it seemed too good not to share: H/t Globe and Mail…
The Virtues Of Civility
Probably one of the most obviously distressing aspects of the last ten years has been the precipitous drop in political civility, earmarked by fractious and factious exchanges in the House…
Meanwhile, Beyond Our Borders
The world of U.S. politics is proving to be consistent in its insanity. Watch the following video in which Republican hopeful Ben Carson says, at about the 3:20 mark, what…
On The Post-Election Employment Prospects Of The Harper Fallen
In Power Play’s Don Martin’s considered opinion, they are decidedly dim: Recommend this Post
On The Restoration Of Canada’s Soul And Other Matters
There is a series of excellent letters in today’s Star that I hope you will take time to read. I am reproducing the first two dealing with what the ejection…
On Progressive Legislation
While I am sure that the legalization of marijuana will not be a legislative priority of the incoming government, I have little doubt that Justin Trudeau will honour his pledge…
A New Day
Following Montreal Simon’s lead in taking down his masthead urging all of us to resist the outgoing dictator, I have removed the ‘Official Member of Harper’s Enemies List’ from mine.…
The Fragile Flower
The majority of Canadians are currently basking in the promise the new government holds, the promise of openness, transparency, accountability and progressivity, all notably absent from the enshrouded regime of…
On Faith Restored
This will be a brief post, as there are likely far more interesting things to read from the professional pundits, but I would like to offer a few reflections on…
Decision Time
It has been, in the estimation of most people, an almost unbearably long campaign; its eleven weeks’ duration likely tested the mettle of the most ardent of political junkies. Yet…
“A Betrayal Of Conservative Values, And A Betrayal Of Canadian Values.”
That’s how impassioned tech entrepreneur Frederick Ghahramani describes Bill C-51 in this interview with Power and Politics’ Rosemary Barton. As you will see, he is willing to put his money…
On The Company You Keep
This kind of makes it easy to judge Harper, doesn’t it? Recommend this Post
Impending Relief?
For the millions upon millions of Canadians who have grown progressively more heartsick over Stephen Harper’s systematic subversion of our country’s traditions and values these last nine-and-a-half years, relief seems…