A Friday Evening Reflection
Hmmm. I can think of some who might resist this perspective: “God reveals himself not as one who stands above and who dominates the universe, but as He who lowers…
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Harper’s New Year’s Resolution?
Thanks to the Salamander for alerting me to this tweet from Stephen Lautens: Recommend this Post
Mandatory Voting And Social Cohesion
The Toronto Star recently featured the 2013 Atkinson Series: Me, You, Us, journalist and author Michael Valpy’s investigation into social cohesion in Canada — what binds us together, what pulls…
Newsana: A News Aggregator To Help Keep People Informed and Engaged
“Our mission at Newsana, our goal, is ultimately to become the world’s arbiter of high-quality news, analysis, ideas and opinions” … The biggest problem with the online news experience right…
I Am Nobody
Something for all disheartened Canadians to keep in mind, eh? Recommend this Post
Some Good Environmental News For A Change
Let’s hope this is the beginning of a trend. Recommend this Post
Happy New Year
With the dawning of 2014, may the new year see increasing numbers of Canadians who: REJECT the Conservative Party of Canada and its efforts to excise the heart and soul…
Towards Greater Clarity Of Language
A little something from the conservative lexicon: H/t I don’t like what Stephen Harper is doing to Canada Recommend this Post
Pass the Puffer, Please
You probably know that dolphins are highly intelligent creatures, with brain sizes that are comparable to those of humans. And, like humans, they are self-aware creatures with the ability to…
Charlie Angus Sings ‘The Reactionary Blues’
Kind of catchy, and makes for a great singalong, don’t you think? They’re melting down the ice caps And raising up the trolls.Putting shutters on the windows And burning all…
All It Takes Is One Ant
H/t Occupy Canada Recommend this Post
Another Indictment Of Police Leadership
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a regular critic of the police. While recognizing the at-times difficult job they have and the very real potential of…
"The Truth Must Be Told"
By substituting the name of your own country for ‘America’ and ‘person’ for ‘man’, I think you will agree that Martin Luther King’s message in the following speech is timeless:…
The Responsibility We All Must Assume
In a column entitled A disheartening year in Canadian politics published on Dec. 20, The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson recounts the corruption, buffoonery and scandals that permeate our municipal, provincial and…
Boxing Day Shopping
It’s never enough, is it? Recommend this Post
Guest Post: The Salamander’s Innovative Ideas For Bringing Down Harper
Come, my friends. ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows; – Ulysses – Alfred, Lord Tennyson I…
A Christmas Thought
While I was not going to post anything today, I offer the following brief thought: During this season and throughout 2014, may our hearts be attuned to those who can…
A Good Question
But what is the answer? Re: ‘Golden age’ for Poland caps 500 years of pain, Dec. 22 Seeing the statement “communism’s iron grip” was too much. What about capitalism’s iron…
Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten
H/t Catherin Bradbury ‘God save thee, ancient Mariner!From the fiends, that plague thee thus!—Why look’st thou so?’—With my cross-bowI shot the ALBATROSS. -excerpted from The Rime of The Ancient Mariner,…