The Star Continues Its Stellar Work
One of the Atkinson Principles guiding The Toronto Star is to champion the rights of working people; to my ongoing delight and gratification, however, this tenet does not mean the…
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Michael Harris Laments Democracy’s Yoke Under Harper
With the specter of the Parliamentary Budget Officer taking the Clerk of the Privy Council to court, a momentous question looms over our public affairs: will the Harper government answer…
Harper Mentors McGuinty
It is very interesting to note that despite their often uneasy relationship, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has learned some lessons about how to use budget omnibus bills to gut environmental…
Politics and its Discontents 2012-06-20 08:01:00
Well, I see that our national poster boy for privileged stupidity, the putative Defense Minister Peter MacKay, is at it again, showing how he really feels about our brave men…
Tory Revenge on Page
Well, that didn’t take long. Recommend this Post
Here There Be Heroes
No matter what age we may attain, I doubt that we ever lose our need for heroes. Certainly, as we grow up, the definition of hero must mature, changing from…
Politics and its Discontents 2012-06-18 18:50:00
Well well well. Apparently membership does have its privileges. H/t Kev Recommend this Post
The Vatican Has The Answer We’ve All Been Looking For
Those of us who thought that the Vatican was rampant with corruption and political power struggles now know better, thanks to this communique from the Pope’s second-in-command. Beshrew my cynical…
Two Recommendations For Monday Morning
Since I have a bit of a busy day ahead, I will be brief and recommend two sources for some Monday morning edification. The first comes from a link provided…
My Letter To My Tory M.P.
As mentioned in my previous post, the Harper Conservatives are starting to receive ‘blowback’ as a result of their heavy-handed and undemocratic push of Bill C-38, their budget omnibus bill.…
It’s Time To Show Some National Self-Respect
When I was a child, I was afraid of many people: my teachers, who believed in strapping and slapping us as early as Grade One, school bullies who periodically picked…
Another Victim of the Harper Thought Police
The message couldn’t be clearer: if you want to continue to receive funding, don’t produce data that contradicts Dear Leader. Recommend this Post
Another Event That Conservative M.P. David Sweet Will Not Attend
For those living in my neck of the woods, the following may be of interest. Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment, I can’t attend. And, although it will come as…
We Have Failed Ourselves And Each Other
Psychically tired, I can think of little to add to this Star editorial on Bill C-38. The rest is really up to us, isn’t it? Recommend this Post
An Independent M.P. Condemns Harper Omnibus Bill
I was just reading my weekly community paper, and my M.P., the disingenuous David Sweet, indulges in a debasement of language befitting Orwell’s 1984. For example, despite the tremendous havoc…
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
A few pictures and signs from last night’s protest near Conservative M.P David Sweet’s constituency office. As in the previous protest against Bill C- 38, we were prevented from demonstrating…
Israel To Deport 60,000 ‘Social Irritants’
Describing them as “a social irritant and a threat to the Jewish character of the state,” Israel is set to deport 60,000 African migrant workers, or, as they are being…
Another Award For The Star
Despite my general disaffection with the mainstream media, I continue to be heartened by one of the few bright spots on the journalistic landscape, The Toronto Star. Awarded a Citation…
Another Failure of the Press
I had an experience yesterday that served only to deepen my cynicism about the mainstream press (The Toronto Star being the sole exception). I called The Hamilton Spectator’s Stephanie Crozier…
Who Is The Real Enemy?
I strongly encourage you to watch this deeply cynical but powerfully trenchant indictment of, well, of all of us. Recommend this Post