So, Just Who Is The Terrorist Here?
In 2014 in Canada, we have had several incidents involving people attacking various institutions and symbols of government. Consider the following list: January: “GG” Plans an attack on a Veteran’s…
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No. Just No.
As I had expected, the first steps in the Harper Government’s overreaching reaction to this week’s events in Ottawa are starting to surface. Introducing Harper’s Thought Police: Sources suggest the…
The Closer You Look …
The closer one looks at the ISIS thing, the more it starts looking like a sectarian war in the Middle East. Yesterday in the Globe and Mail, Robert Fowler very…
So, We’re Going To War…
It comes as no surprise that Harper is all hot and bothered about jumping into the quagmire that is the Middle East. He wanted to commit Canada to invading Iraq…
No, It’s Not "Short Sighted"
I’ve seen stories popping up recently where Justin Trudeau is being criticized for refusing to engage with Sun Media. The issue is that Sun Media has allowed people like Levant…
ISIS, IS or ISIL … Whatever It’s Called This Week
It comes as no surprise that Harper is in a great hurry to commit Canada to a shooting war in Iraq/Afghanistan/Syria. Make no mistake, “military advisors” is a euphemism. Harper…
Institutional Racism In Conservative Ideology
This post has been evolving for quite a long time. However, in the last few days, a series of pieces have been published which bring together several threads of thought…
The Militarization Of Canada’s Police
Much has been said recently about the "militarization" of America's police forces. For those of us who live in Canada, let us not be fooled into complacency. The National Post…
Ferguson Is The Symptom, Not The Disease
Events in Ferguson, MO this past week have been deeply disturbing, if not downright distressing. I don’t particularly need to recount them in any detail. Precisely what happened, and who…
Harper’s Gambit
With his numbers sinking in the most recent polls, Harper appears to be moving to bring out his rear guard actions to sustain his grip on power. There are several…
An Open Letter To Margaret Wente
Dear Ms. Wente, I thought that as a journalist you were supposed to do some research before you go writing stories. In the case of your August 2, 2014 column…
A Call For Change In Business
It wasn’t so long ago that businesses recognized people at their local levels as having something to contribute. That individual employees have a meaning greater than the “bottom line”. That…
Oppression is Never a Successful Strategy
I’m getting sick of waking up every morning to the latest news of the atrocities going on in Israel and the Gaza Strip. The list of grievances held by each…
Radical Feminism Versus Reality
The New Yorker decided to publish an exposé about the ongoing war of words between Transsexual Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) and transsexuals. Sadly, the author spent most of their time…
Confusing Freedom With Imposition
Canada’s “Association For Reformed Political Action” came to my attention this past week. Just from the name, you can tell that this is one of the groups that is seeking…
Think That Mass Spying Doesn’t Affect You?
Go Read. It is not just the spying, but the records and how they are shared which is the real problem. The Harper Government wants people to be afraid. If…
When Is A Policy A Non-Policy?
When it involves the Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese making a policy on "accommodating" transgender students. At first glance, this almost seems like a reasonable document. There are lots…
Harper Tries To Foment A Crisis
Harper has taken a surprising number of losing cases to the Supreme Court of Canada. Most, if not all, were obviously places where the government’s position is one that is…
Spendaphobe? Give Us A Break
So, according to Rob and Doug Ford, Rob isn’t a homophobe, he’s a spendaphobe. Rob Ford’s own actions related to pride in the not so distant past (refusing to attend,…
Reference Cases Are Not The Problem
Over at iPolitics, James Matkin and Clive Cocking are busy moaning about how the Supreme Court “kills innovative legislation” in the form of “reference cases”. The basic thesis of their…