Are these ‘senators NUTS?
I have returned briefly to tell these mostly Conservative Albertan Senators to get their collective heads out of their collective arse’s … do they really think a few dollars in…
Rural
Democracy Delayed
I regret that for the foreseeable future I will not be writing any commentary upon the state of our democracy on these pages due to personal family challenges that must…
Mothers Day Heroes….
On this special day when we think of the ladies in our lives my focus is not upon the uncaring political types that I usually write about but on the…
It bears repeating ….. again and again!
Is Anyone Listening? My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 16 years old. I come from Sweden. And I speak on behalf of future generations. I know many of you…
The Future of Democracy (repost)
This previously published bit from 2009 in which Steve May‘s seriesis highlighted perhaps shows how little things have changed in 10 years. Much of his series is focused upon “green”…
A Long and Very Scary List
Antonia Zerbisias is keeping a list. She’s counting the things that Doug Ford is doing to make the lives of “the people” more miserable: Here’s the list thus far. Thanks…
Lies & Spin (repost)
“In a political landscape where lies and spin is the norm we must thank and support those individuals who do not fall prey to this insidious trend, and condemn and…
Threats to Democracy (repost)
“An obstacle to democracy is that the value of its name often exceeds the principles of its practice.” From an old speech by former MP David Kilgore – In his…
Democracy Defined
This blog was started about a decade ago to highlight the lack of respect for our democratic conventions by the then second term Harper Regime and to highlight efforts to…
I beg to disagree..
Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians. No Mr Fraud, we now need the MSM more than ever…
Social Media, Good or Bad?
Recent events have brought the effect that ‘social media’ has upon our society, perhaps it is a good thing that a sick individual has shown that it is possible to…
A Broken System?
Recent events and reports have made it clear that our system of governance has some major flaws in it as it currently operates, whist efforts to improve the way we…
The Echo Chamber….
Is ‘Social Media an asset or an intrusive addiction? Is the ability to instantly access this stream of unfiltered information an asset or simply spreading misinformation? As someone who could…
A Green Revolution?
In a recent interview on CTV Question Period Elizabeth May, the Green Party federal leadersaid that they had been getting an increased interest,and donations, in the party. Hardly a surprise…
Ontario’s Downward Spiral
A not so slow downward spiral from our hard won support services here in Ontario is happening under the Ford regime, almost daily we see reports of this or that…
Leadership, Democracy & Twitter
Recently I read an opinion piece in The Hill Times decrying the ‘Lack of Leadership’ in both the U.S. and GB given the current Cluster Fk in both countries. It…
Our Fragile Democracy.
A new index released this week offers a sobering look at how democracy is faring in the United States. According to the 2018 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy…
Orwellian Musings
As we end the year that could perhaps be called ‘annus horribilis’ to use the Queens description of 1992 I find it hard to be optimistic about our future here…
Ho, Ho bloody Ho
This time of year is not my favorite season, yes its nice to visit family and catch up with both their recent activities and their plans for the future but…
Much ado about nothing?
Does anyone believe that most, if not all, large national and international companys seeking to do business with overseas entities such as Saudi Arabia do not provide ‘incentives’ to the…