Overcoming Elitism
In politics, while the term elite has no negative connotations, the term elitism does. As the criticism of being elitist is a growing powerful attack against politicians, they should be…
Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupationby Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin, from Z-Net, December 28, 2010.Apparently nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that doesn’t…
Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupationby Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin, from Z-Net, December 28, 2010. Apparently nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that…
Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupationby Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin, from Z-Net, December 28, 2010.Apparently nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that doesn’t…
Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupationby Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin, from Z-Net, December 28, 2010. Apparently nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that…
Coalition a reality?
With the possibility of an election once again (still?) in the news it was good to see that Gov. Gen. David Johnston has been busy brushing up on constitutional governments…
Happy New Year
Still too busy to blog, but Happy New Year to folks out there. Apparently, 2011 is the year of the rabbit which happens to be my chinese Zodiac sign… Talk…
Happy New Year
Still too busy to blog, but Happy New Year to folks out there. Apparently, 2011 is the year of the rabbit which happens to be my chinese Zodiac sign… Talk…
10 Events to Watch in 2011
Not sure what 2011 holds in store for political geeks? Here's a quick rundown:10. Prairie Punch-ups: Manitoba and Saskatchewan will both go to the polls this fall. Premier Brad Wall…
Welcome to 2011, Vancouver Style . . . .
It will be interesting to see the crowd estimates for this year's Polar Bear Plunge into English Bay. Under sunny skies and a "balmy" 3 degrees, the crowd was HUGE."Happy…
Another Update on Roger Clement and Ottawa Comrades
Roger was transferred to Millhaven mid-December and it is expected that he will be there for 2-3 months before being transferred to the federal penitentiary where he will stay for…
In Search of New Years Eve In Vancouver
Oh Vancouver. Vancouver the beautiful. Vancouver the warm. Vancouver the wet. And Vancouver the no-fun city. It doesn’t have to be this way. I just spent New Year’s Eve in…
wishing all a safe, happy and Harperless 2011
And in the spirit of the day, some live U2 goodness. As it should be, interpretation is in the ear of the beholder. For me personally, I lost the most…
Of Decades Past and Future
As 2010 comes to a close, my hope for the coming decade is for an overhauled Canadian Parliament and similar changes to the BC Legislative Assembly. I doubt anything substantive…
Tweet Rephrase Department (Say That Five Times Fast)
BC Liberal leadership candidate Moira Stilwell made an interesting tweet today that required a second look. And making the tweet more humorous is the sense that Dr. Moira Stilwell herself…
Happy New Year 41 U.E.
In just about four and a half hours it will be New Years in Greenwich,UK. You know what that means, time itself will be 41 years old. That is, it…
Happy New Year
Accoring to the XE currency converter, 1.00 Canadian dollar equals 1.00244 US dollars. I hope the City of Windsor, Ontario can celebrate by being murder-free for 2010. There's only a…
I Just Gave 100 Dollars to the NDP
I just made a $400 donation to the NDP. Mostly, it is because I'm strongly against Canada's war in Afghanistan that both the Conservatives and Liberals support. I want democracy…
reflections and projections
And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently pass'd Were as harsh as…
Significance of New Years
New Years is not just another day, not just another old calendar, it is our time, it is us. It is easy to see New Years as just another night…