The Rebel
Everyone wants their cake, and they want to eat it, too. Well, here’s news for you. It doesn’t work that way, in the real world. There is a great fascination…
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You are eating things that don’t exist
We all have little things that irk us. It might be when music is too loud at a restaurant, or when drivers don’t use their signal lights, or when bloggers…
Core message
“How much do I know? I’m young and unschooled Bet l’m younger than you And even Jesus would Never forgive what you do I want to ask you one question…
Candour, Volume One
I get periodically overwhelmed with the suffering of humanity. Spiritual practice should, and eventually does, bring a measure of calm abiding. And while I have practiced, and my inner strength…
Talking the Political Impact of COVID Vaccine Distribution with Rob Snow
Back on Wednesday I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Kate Harrison for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the about how slow…
Talking the Political Impact of COVID Vaccine Distribution with Rob Snow
Back on Wednesday I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Kate Harrison for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the about how slow…
How corrupt is Canada?
How corrupt is our country? Not very. But we can do better. According to Transparency International’s (TI) 2020 report, we are in eleventh place on their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).…
Canada In The 21st Century: The Path Ahead
This short essay was written as a response to a YouTube video on the CaspianReport, titled, Geopolitics of Canada. At some point I may re-write it to be more in…
Powder Keg USA – Part II
Most of the world is in crisis, in a number of ways. The US in particular is in bad shape, and set to either explode in civil war, or implode…
The Top 12 Books For Understanding The World
Or, Why A Critical Reading of History Is Now Critically & Urgently Needed The details are important, but an understanding of the major patterns of history are even more important.…
The Worst of the Worst
Having worked in and around politics for as long as I have, it’s easy for my positivity about and hope in the profession to be lessened. I’ve gotten to work…
The Worst of the Worst
Having worked in and around politics for as long as I have, it’s easy for my positivity about and hope in the profession to be lessened. I’ve gotten to work…
Conflating capitalism and global warming is a mistake
Many on the left insist that dealing with global warming necessitates dealing with capitalism. Because the latter causes the former, they say, it is the root of the problem. Replacing…
Debunking the anti-vaxxer rhetoric
Why the anti-vaxxer argument does not hold up: That is to say, why the vitriolic proponents of forced covid vaccines are categorically in the wrong Here is my response to…
The Future Coming Faster Than Some Expected
During COVID there have been many interesting things to observe, about how different people, groups and companies have reacted to the current situation and to how that could affect what…
The Future Coming Faster Than Some Expected
During COVID there have been many interesting things to observe, about how different people, groups and companies have reacted to the current situation and to how that could affect what…
Talking the Politics of COVID Vaccine Delivery Delays with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the politics around the COVID vaccine…
Talking the Politics of COVID Vaccine Delivery Delays with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the politics around the COVID vaccine…
Talking the Evolving View on the Pandemic Response on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed how the view of Canada’s pandemic response…