Full Of Sound And Fury
… signifying nothing. So says Macbeth about life in Act V Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s eponymous tragedy. He might also have been talking about the ‘policies’ of the Justin Trudeau…
Lorne
Resistance Lives
“And this you can know – fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundation of Manself, and this…
Not Ready For Prime Time?
Given the current dearth of leadership within both the Trudeau government and the rudderless Conservative Party of Canada, this one really hurts: Recommend this Post
Where Is The Walk?
Justin Trudeau’s increasing propensity for talking the talk but not walking the walk has been noticed by the anti-poverty organization One Campaign, led by Trudeau’s good ‘friend,’ U2’s Bono, in…
It’s Time To Ask The Right Questions
The old myth that tax cuts, especially of the corporate kind, create jobs, continues to be circulated. Indeed, here in Ontario, PC leader Doug Ford is promising to reduce the…
More Information On Yahoo/Rogers Email Accounts
Following up on yesterday’s post, a friend of mine sent me the following, one that clearly demonstrates the ultimatum Yahoo and Rogers email account holders are being given. The parts…
A Little Lighter Fare
For Luddites and nostalgia buffs everywhere: Recommend this Post
If You Have A Yahoo Or Rogers E-Mail Account
… you should be very, very concerned about the extortionate play they are making for your data, including your emails, your contact lists, indeed, your very identity. Over the past…
A Man Of Courage And Principle
In a world given to self-interest, self-promotion and devastating cruelty, it is heartening to know that there are still giants who remind us of the goodness and principle our species…
Our Self-indulgence Is Coming Home To Roost
Fifty years for a Styrofoam cup to break down. Four-hundred-and-fifty years for a water bottle. Those are but two disturbing facts you will glean from this very disturbing report on…
Words Versus Deeds
Our Prime Minister, always keen to appear as a progressive on the international stage, is decidedly less so at home, as recent events are demonstrating. Another reminder of the gross…
An Angry Planet
The future is rapidly arriving, and it isn’t pretty, thanks to climate change that is causing rising seas and more volatile storms, of particular threat to low-lying nations of the…
An Update To A Marriage Made In Hell
It is good to know that the mainstream media is finally paying attention to the new technology that I outlined in yesterday’s post. And it seems that DARPA, a secretive…
A Marriage Made In Hell
Now this is really disturbing. The Verge reports that Jordan Peele and Buzzfeed combined forces to make a fake Public Service Ad: Using some of the latest AI techniques, Peele…
The Ball Is In Our Court
I am well past the age when I feel any real hope for the future of our species. Far too many of us are content to define our lives by…
Ahem, About That Second Amendment Thing
Clearly, this guuy takes his rights very, very seriously, yet another reason to avoid the U.S. like the proverbial plague. Recommend this Post
The Lie Deflector
This is a device critical thinkers probably don’t need, but many others could benefit from. Simply click on the link within the box below to view the video: Lie Deflector…
Last Gasps?
Some days, writing this blog is quite easy, as I only have to turn to the letters page of my newspaper to aggregate the well-considered thoughts of my fellow Canadians.…
Defining The National Interest
As the video included in yesterday’s post shows, Justin Trudeau likes to defend the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline as in ‘the national interest.” The term itself is a…
As The Mask Slips Away
My late father-in-law, a man of deep conviction and integrity, was fond of this saying: “Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.” Although he did not originate the adage,…