Visited My Childhood Stomping Grounds
While visiting Sudbury this summer I finally got a chance to check out my old childhood stomping grounds, along with my daughter and her dog.. This is where we played…
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Donald Trump Inspires Canada in Song
Many have tried but no one has succeeded as well as Donald Trump in uniting Canada to the extent that even Quebec separatists have become Canadian patriots, the only outliers…
Random Thoughts on Drug Policy
I have been thinking about writing on drug policy for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set them…
The Future of 24 Sussex Drive and the Canadian Prime Minister’s Residence
So Mark Carney has a plan, or an idea, but first we need a fund and donors and a contest to choose a design so it is not too late…
Random Thoughts on Freedom of Religion
I have been thinking about writing on freedom of religion for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set…
The Problem With E-Bikes and Ontario’s Solution
The problem with e-bikes is nobody knows what they are. When I first considered getting an e-bike I was looking for something that was foremost a bicycle and could be…
How to Fight Fascism
When I first become politically aware during the 1960s it was not that long since World War II and The Holocaust and Fascism was seen as repugnant by almost everyone…
Bridlewood Hydro Lines Pathways Updates with Videos
In the fall of 2024 I wrote an update on the Bridlewood Hydro Lines Pathways which indicated that portions of both the small and large hydro line pathways had been…
Thoughts on Education
This is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on education but some thoughts on certain aspects of the education system. It is written within the context of the Ontario…
Towards a Rational and Humane Immigration Policy
As the white supremacist regime to the south of us embarks on a policy of ethnic cleansing we should look at our own immigration and citizenship policy. I have written…
The All You Fascists Bound To Lose Collection
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Bonus – The Lambda Editorials
In addition to writing the Fifth Column during my time on the Laurentian University student newspaper, Lambda, I was also news editor and was occasionally asked to write the editorials.…
The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 4 (of 4), Winter 1973
This is the last part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 3 (of 4), Fall 1972
This is the third part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 2 (of 4), Winter 1972
This is the second part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 1 (of 4), Fall 1971
This is the first part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
Let’s Go All In On Inequality
I used to be a communist that believed everyone should be equal, or was that a Christian that believed all men are created equal. Whatever, perhaps it is time to…
Daylight Saving Time Is Stupid
So will this be the year we stop having to change our clocks twice a year. We have a month to make the decision. If I understand it we change…