The Outrage Grows
I suspect that, if they had their druthers, both Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her boss, Justin Trudeau, would much prefer that we trust their administration to always do…
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Arrant Nonsense
But then, I know to expect nothing more from an administration run by a clown. Recommend this Post
Learn To Be Empathetic
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On Cheap Talk And Photo-Ops
In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible.-George Orwell Regarding the misuse by the Saudis of armoured vehicles Canada sold them, Foreign Affairs Minister…
What Would You Be Willing To Sacrifice?
Ed Finn has a blog entry at rabble.ca that I highly recommend. His thesis can roughly be summarized in this excerpt: The glue that holds any society together is faith…
Are There Cracks In The Liberal Fortress?
Justin Trudeau and his band of sunny men and women have had, up to this point at least, a pretty easy ride with the Canadian electorate. After years of darkness…
The Fast-Approaching Abyss
While North American politicians give us either sunny platitudes or outright denials, the reality of the climate-change abyss we are quickly approaching should now be becoming apparent to even the…
Today’s History Lesson
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Danger Everywhere
There are far too many perils facing the world today, both natural and unnatural. Recommend this Post
Will It Be All Talk And No Action?
There will always be those who see Justin Trudeau only through the public image he has so assiduously cultivated. Others, however, refuse to suspend their critical faculties despite the Prime…
Parsing Conservative Lies
Recently, newly-selected Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer wrote a column condemning the compensation awarded to Omar Khadr for the violation of his rights as a Canadian citizen. Not only did…
"Reclaiming My Time"
I think I have just fallen in love. Recommend this Post
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Although hardly the greatest peril to come about as a result of climate change, the following is likely to get many people’s attention. What is it The Bible says? “As…
Guest Post: A Provocative And Fascinating Thesis
I recently published a guest post by BM entitled, The Creep Of Corporatism. In a followup, he has written something that I think many will find both fascinating and thought-provoking:…
Well-Said!
Sometimes, when I wake up in the middle of the night, I find myself thinking about the sad state of the world today, a state infinitely exacerbated by the current…
So Many Possible Labels, None Of Them Positive
There are many labels one could affix to the Conservative Party of Canada: opportunistic, divisive, demagogic, dishonest and principleless are but five that readily come to mind. However, perhaps the…
Whose Sovereignty Is It, Anyway?
He’s loved of the distracted multitude,Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.-Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 3 For a long time I have found little to fault in Justin…
What A Mess
I suspect that most people in the West realize to some extent the self-indulgence of drinking bottled water, not to mention the many other liquids that are conveyed to the…
Open And Transparent, Eh, Justin?
While no one would argue that the government should conduct an open-house on their impending NAFTA renegotiation, the cone of silence that has characterized Mr. Trudeau’s approach to the talks…