From Platitude Central – Part 2
“This country has entered some very choppy waters. If elected leader, I will provide a firm hand at the helm to bring the economy safely back to shore.” “Canada has…
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A Harper Message To The Citizens Of Canada
Citizens, pay no attention to those who would tear down the environmental accomplishments of your government.* *This message paid for by the generous taxpayers of Canada ($9 million and rising)…
Foreign Investment Rights Versus Canadian Provinces
That the corporate world is ruled by only one imperative, to maximize profits, is self-evident. That it almost always gets its way, no matter what the environmental and social costs,…
From Platitude Central
Kim Campbell once famously said that "an election is no time to discuss serious issues." Given the paucity of substance emerging thus far from declared candidates in both the Ontario…
Whither Goest Democracy?
This thoughtful Star reader provides his answer: As I attended the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday, I thought of all those who died and suffered for our democracy. It made…
This Just In
I've got a bit of a busy morning ahead, so just a brief post for now. In a study reported in this morning's Star, geneticist Dr. Gerald Crabtree offers his…
More Hypocrisy from the Far Right
To say that the extreme right is often hypocritical is tantamount to saying that when the sky is clear, it is blue. Nonetheless, I can't help but feel more than…
Another Insight From A Star Reader
Whenever I fall into the trap of thinking that the Canadian public is indifferent to the things that are going on both within our own country and abroad, I turn…
A Glimmer of Hope?
Perhaps the Canadian electorate is salvageable, after all.Recommend this Post
The Failures of Our Political Representatives
The other day over at Trapped in a Whirlpool, blogger Kev wrote a post entitled Irrelevant by Choice. In it, he lamented the failure ofParliamentary-backbenchers to do the job they…
One of Nature’s Hidden Affronts
I assume this requires no commentary from me: H/t janfromthebruce Recommend this Post
From The Salamander
Lately, I guess as a response to the rhetoric that comes pouring forth every year as Remembrance Day approaches, I have made several critical posts directed against those who find…
And Another Thing ….
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When It Comes To Our Veterans
... the Canadian government knows that talk is cheap. Recommend this Post
But Would They Be So Enthusiastic
... if they knew anything about their northern neigbour? You decide: Recommend this Post
After Cutting Through The Sanctimonious Rhetoric
...it is apparent that, like most governments, the Harper regime has been quite content to recruit, exploit and ultimately abandon those who, in good faith, joined the armed forces to…
Canadians: Dear Leader Requires Your Uncritical Attention
To absorb and spread this message. Watch, learn, and heed: Ignore the ugly rumours spread by enemies of the state that Dear Leader advocated this policy in 2008. Recommend this…
As The Republicans Desperately Seek A New Political Religion
...they would be well-advised to read what, in my view (and I know many would disagree) is one of the greatest American novels ever written, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath,…
A New Threat To Seniors
I think we are all aware, at least on an intellectual level, that the gift of a relatively long life comes at a cost: physical and sometimes cognitive diminishment, myriad…
On Rembrance Day
After reading a fine piece in today's Star entitled Politics shapes how we commemorate Canada’s wars, by journalist Jamie Swift and history professor Ian McKay, I couldn't help but think…