Shoulder Shrug
Like many of the commentators and bloggers whom I read, I regularly feel a deep frustration over the passivity of people. No matter what the problem, be it political, social,…
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An Excellent Editorial About Michael Sam
Texas newsman Dale Hansen has some words about “the best defensive player in college football’s best conference” saying he’s gay before the NFL draft… Recommend this Post
Elizabeth May On The Harper Contempt For Democracy Act
If you are like me, you may prefer reading the transcript to viewing the video of Elizabeth May’s eloquent condemnation of the odious ‘Fair’ Elections Act. In any event, both…
A Troubled Canadian’s Mind
I have been a little under the weather the last two days, an illness that curiously began shortly after I had an unsettling thought about the federal budget. (I am…
Heather Mallick And The Climate Of Fear
Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick has a lacerating assessment this morning of the political landscape we now inhabit, thanks to the machinations of the Harper cabal. Owen, over at Norther…
An Initial Reaction To The Budget
To paraphrase the Soup Nazi, young people, “No job for you!” This message brought to you by the Harper government, not hard at work for you. H/t PressProgress Recommend this…
Ann Coulter’s ‘Thoughts’ On Marijuana
The always charming Ms Coulter equates marijuana with ‘retard pills.’ One can only assume she comes by her own mental deficiencies naturally. Ann Coulter: Obama acts like he’s from Kenya…
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins’ Bromance
Either the Alberta Conservative MP has a thing for the late Charlton Heston or he has a love of a darker kind. Recommend this Post
Economic Fact Check
Contrary to what our self-described economist Prime Minister would have us believe, the jobs that are being created in Canada today are but a pale echo of what once existed.…
To Be Young, Gifted, And Gay
I am in awe of this kind of courage, and it is one of the reasons I am never quite wiling to give up on humanity. Despite the progress that…
Harper’s Ongoing War Against Democracy
I had a very spirited discussion early this afternoon with the constituency assistant working in my Harper M.P.’s office. I called to ask her to convey my disdain for the…
More On The Harper Contempt For Democracy Act
If twisted autocracy is not your political cup of tea, please consider signing this petition sponsored by The Council of Canadians in protest of the misnamed Fair Elections Act. As…
The Fair Elections (A.K.A. Harper’s Contempt For Democracy) Act: Star Readers and Creekside Weigh In
It is always heartening to awake on a Monday morning, peruse the newspaper, and receive confirmation that concerns over the Harper Fair Elections Act are not the exclusive concern of…
With Apologies, Another Post On Tim Hudak
I have to admit that I grow increasingly tired of and bored with young Tim Hudak, the boy who would be Ontario’s next premier. Yet because his duplicitous tactics and…
True On Both Sides Of The Border
Substitute parliamentary democracy for republic and Bill Maher’s words are a stinging indictment of apathetic Canadians. Recommend this Post
Peace Of Mind: An Elusive State
Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas I have now passed seven years of my ‘official’ retirement; it will…
On A Lighter Note, Even Pat Robertson Is Embarrassed
It is always a delight when even the crazed religious right begins to splinter. Watch the video below, a five-minute compilation of Bill Nye’s recent ‘debate’ with creationist Ken Ham…
We Stand On Guard Against Thee
If you are a member or supporter of the Harper regime, who is Thee? The list is long, but let’s start with environmental organizations that have previously been labelled as…
Another Nail
As I have expressed in this blog previously, it is my sincere belief that the Harper cabal, indeed, the hard right in general, does not want us exercising our democratic…