Lessons in Organization in the Calgary Region: Three Things We’re Doing Right
As per rule #9 of my 10 Rules for Liberal Debate, I’m going to spend this post complimenting and bragging about what Calgary is doing on the federal Liberal scene.…
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TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is…
TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is…
Conservatives make a grave mistake by associating liberalism with moral relativism
I understand that most conservatives, with their strong sense of national pride and social responsibility, tend to group most of us liberals into the, "they believe in what is expedient…
Harper calls Liberals unprincipled
There are certain principles that an individual cannot break, no matter what the situation is. Principles like, I can never kill anyone unless its in self-defense or I will never…
Signs of cracks in Tory Great Wall, liberals paying close attention to PC convention
If anything, this recent Tory convention in Ottawa made visible some apparent weaknesses in the conservative party, internally and on questions of policy. From voting against the creation of a…
No youth wing could be politicaly damaging to the Conservative Party
The conservatives in Ottawa today, gathered for their party's policy convention, arrogant and ignorant as always, defeated a motion to create a youth wing for the party. Apparently, the argument…
A fool’s logic, protecting children from sexual indoctrination through sexual indoctrination
I think most people in Canada, and by most people I mean a good eighty percent, would agree that the mixing of religion and politics is a bad thing, or…
Quebec moves boldly to seal native and non-native communication gap
I think most people would agree that the stereotypical native-American, the one that despises the white man, hates taxation and the federal government in general, and probably lives on a…
Individualism in the networked world
Evolving thought: One of the large challenges of the 21st century is going to be reconciling our increasingly networked world with traditional notions of individualism. The more I look at…
Come Back
Thanks to everyone who read my last piece, by the way (even if you didn't leave comments). Here's what I have to add today. The way for the Liberal Party…