The Blame Game
The fact that I experienced physical and verbal abuse at the hands of my teachers during my Catholic education probably has a lot to do with my visceral response to…
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The Sad Record Of Our Last Parliamentary Session
Star reader David Buckna, of Kelowna, B.C., offers a searing and accurate assessment of our latest session of Parliament: Federal MPs are back in their ridings for the summer, and…
A Guest Post From The Mound Of Sound
Steve Harper and his chums have transformed cognitive dissonance from an affliction into an art form. Harper’s prime directive, his overarching quest, is to get as much Athabasca bitumen as…
A Effective Counter To Oil Companies’ Greenwash Propaganda
The following definition of greenwashing is offered by Wikipedia: Greenwashing (a compound word modelled on “whitewash”), or “green sheen,” is a form of spin in which green PR or green…
Lisa MacLeod’s Ambition
I’ll say right off the top that I am no fan of recently re-elected Ontario Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod, and not just because she is a member of what has…
Setting The Record Straight
Is the oleaginous Pierre Poilivre really the best the Harper regime can do in its propaganda efforts? h/t Press Progress Recommend this Post
The Long Reach Of Partisan Politics
h/t Montreal Simon In Ontario, we noticed the long federal reach of divisive partisan politics during our recent election. Joe Oliver, our alleged finance minister, interposed his views, lamenting the…
Calling Stephen Harper
It is always heartening when young people get involved in issues that should matter to everyone: Recommend this Post
Making Church Relevant?
Somehow, I think Pastor Heath Mooneyham of Joplin, Missouri took the wrong religion marketing course: Recommend this Post
Gay Pride: A Proviso
Yesterday I wrote about the considerable pride that we should all take in the progress we are making as a society, World Pride in Toronto being a sterling example. However,…
World Pride: Our Pride
While it is never good to feel smug or self-satisfied (we’ve seen where that takes the right wing), there are things about which we should feel very good. Although I…
Guest Post: The Mound Of Sound
Yesterday, inspired by a link sent to me by The Mound of Sound, I wrote a post on some of the dire implications of the surveillance state and the preparations…
Not Good, Not Good At All
The following requires no commentary from me: Recommend this Post
They’ll Be Watching You
Every breath you takeEvery move you makeEvery bond you breakEvery step you takeI’ll be watching you. -The Police – Every Breath You Take Recent revelations, some of which I have…
Fundamentalists Strike a Blow Against Censorship
And I, along with countless others, am so, so glad. Recommend this Post
This Speaks For Me
H/t Michelle Mainwaring Recommend this Post
Thomas Walkom Misses The Mark
One of the reasons I subscribe to The Toronto Star is the quality of its columnists. Tim Harper, Martin Regg Cohn, Thomas Walkom, Heather Mallick, etc. rarely disappoint. However, no…
What Would Jesus Do?
Surely not what California Pastor John MacArthur suggests here. Recommend this Post
Who Is Invading Your Privacy?
Like many bloggers, I ‘enjoy’ frequent visits to this blog from the federal government. While I have no idea whether a profile of me exists within the dark bowels of…
Mansbridge Revisited
The other day I posted a report on Peter Mansbridge speaking out against cuts to the CBC and the unprecedented secrecy that pervades public institutions under the current federal government.…