Is The List Another Piece Of Fiction From Doug Ford?
My guess is “yes'” “I could sit here and give you all the items that weren’t accurate in that letter and there’s endless ones. I could give you a list…
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
H/t Theo Moudakis Meanwhile, Martin Regg Cohn reminds us why Doug Ford is not fit to lead the province: Never mind, for now, the potential misdirection of law enforcement and…
What They Don’t Know Can Hurt Us All
My good friend Dave, who lives in Winnipeg, has a very keen mind and makes it a steady practice to be well-informed about public matters. Consequently, at times he is…
Why Are We Complacent On Climate Change?
That is the question posed in this Global News report, which offers some interesting insights on the issue. My only quibble with it is that too much emphasis is put…
For Your Consideration
If you have been reading my last few posts, you will know that I have been gripped by outrage over the corruption and cronyism surrounding the Rob Ford appointment of…
What Is An Authoritarian Bully To Do?
It is perhaps to state the obvious that political strongmen (I’m sure this applies to women, too) tend to surround themselves with those who will readily do their bidding. It…
Which Will It Be, Apathy Or Outrage?
In my previous post about the Doug Ford OPP scandal, I wondered if people are still capable of collective outrage. It is a concern shared by The Star’s Martin Regg…
Backroom Dealer Doug Meets With Resistance
Doug ‘Backroom Dealer‘ Ford, the buffoon currently occupying Ontario’s premier’s office, is likely surprised that his appointment of personal pal Ron Taverner, one that reeks of cronyism and corruption, is…
The High Price Of Willful Ignorance
The other day I wrote a post entitled The Cost of Disengagement. Today’s post might be considered a companion piece, inasmuch as disengagement and ignorance often go hand-in-hand. And sadly,…
The Cost Of Disengagement
I have reached a point in my life where I hold out little hope for our collective future. It is one of the reasons I post less frequently these days.…
A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
Not to mention a once-proud country. This is what your brain looks like on right-wing propaganda. #MAGA ?pic.twitter.com/fm54QWEFA6 — Ryan Knight ?? (@ProudResister) December 7, 2018 Recommend this Post
Refusing To Go Along To Get Along
The stench of corruption and cronyism that permeates the Ford government here in Ontario is hard to ignore. (See Martin Regg Cohn’s column on the latest example, the appointment of…
An Incisive Medical Assessment
This needs no commentary from me. DICTIONARY: Sundowning Verb Psychiatry: To experience confusion or hallucinations at night as a result of dementia, strange surroundings, drug effects, or reduction of oxygen…
How Many People Really Care?
Tony Burman writes that worldwide, democracy is dying: In October, a Stockholm-based international institute updated its report on “The Global State of Democracy” — a study of the performance of…
This Is What Ontario Has To Contend With
Ontario would appreciate the sympathy of saner provinces: H/t Mackay Recommend this Post
A Sendup That Cuts To The Bone
Marie at A Puff of Absurdity recently posted on the dysfunction, debasement and corrosiveness that social media has wrought in human relationships. The following seems like an apt complement to…
A Powerful Voice Is Stilled
It was Henry David Thoreau who said, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” Harry Leslie Smith was not part of…
Alberta Dishonours Itself
As much as I may strive to be a critical thinker, sometimes things happen that tempt me to succumb to certain stereotypes. Take, for example, the notion that many Albertans…
Kim Jong Un Comes To Canada
Well, at least his spirit has. Kim, you may recall, despite the increasingly smiling face he presents to the world, is not a man to be crossed. Just ask those…
The Idiot-in-Chief Tweets
But, as usual, he spouts arrant nonsense, designed to be cheered by the equally abjectly ignorant: Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS – Whatever happened to Global…