Facts Are Facts
Despite the impotent snorting and sputtering of the likes of Andrew Sheer and his fellow travellers, the facts about the apology and compensation awarded to Omar Khadr speak for themselves.…
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We All Have An ‘Opinion’
In a democracy, it is hardly expected that we will all be of one accord on anything. Opinion and debate are the lifeblood of a healthy and free society. The…
Let Him Get On With His Life
Whenever I see Omar Khadr, I never fail to be impressed by his thoughtful reflectiveness. Despite the fact that there is a rabid element element in Canada that will never…
A Timely Reminder
George Carlin died in 2008, but the following could have been performed last night. Although some of the language is coarse, it somehow seems entirely appropriate: Recommend this Post
Bravo, Jerry Brown
While Donald Trump is content to call climate change a hoax, his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Accord does not mean that others are just throwing up their hands…
Look At This, Please
Here is a story I think we all should read. Meet Leah Denbok, a 17-year-old photographer from Collingwood, Ont. In the past three years, she’s walked the streets in her…
Trump Can Dish It Out
But can he take it? Recommend this Post
Truly, Profoundly Disturbing
I have just finished reading a long article in National Geographic, one that, without any use of hyperbole, should disturb all of us deeply and profoundly. But thanks to our…
We Are Not Amused
Like schoolchildren exchanging a lewd jest, Charles and Camillia just couldn’t contain themselves as they listened to a demonstration of throat singing in Iqaluit. The first 15 seconds of the…
A Reflection On Canada Day
Most people who have lived in this country for any amount of time, I suspect, would agree that Canada is the best place in the world to be a citizen.…
UPDATED: A Gratifying Trump Take-Down
Republican strategist Ana Navaro has had it with the Infant-in-Chief. His latest tweet has left her, and many other Republicans, outraged. UPDATE: Morning Joe responds to Trump’s disturbed and disturbing…
A Little Balance
Since yesterday’s post was about the terrible excesses our cossetted and selfish species is capable of, I thought it might be nice to post today about someone who clearly respects…
Just Imagine
Just imagine what could be accomplished if people drank tap water, not bottled water. It is, unfortunately, all too symptomatic of the egocentric and selfish lives we lead that few…
A Thing Of Beauty: Rick Perry’s Comeuppance At The Hands Of Al Franken
If you start at the two-minute mark, you will see the start of Senator Al Franken’s public humiliation of Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, as the latter amply demonstrates both…
A Powerful Oration!
His denunciation is powerful and passionate. Watch as Keith Olbermann excoriates those who are aiding and abetting Trump’s foul agenda. Recommend this Post
Dispatches From Hell
… with a little water thrown in at the end to balance things out. Meanwhile, Fortune Magazine predicts that things will only get much, much worse in the years to…
A Litany Of Failure
While I normally do not read the National Post, a tweet by @trapdinawrpool about a column caught my attention. Written by Kelly McParland, the article offers an uncompromising assessment of…
A Corporate Gift?
Recently, the Star’s business editor, David Olive, offered some cautious optimism about the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, the scheme dreamed up by the Trudeau government, to “leverage” its $35 billion in…
Sign Signs, Everywhere A Sign
With apologies to the Five Man Electrical Band: Would it be fair to say we are drowning in our excesses? Recommend this Post
I Wonder
When even the dimmest and most ideologically bent among us realize they backed the wrong pony when they ignored the warnings about climate change, and when it is far too…