Why are they putting down our country?
We do not need to read this crap. The other day the Toronto Star ran an opinion piece headlined: As an Afro-Indigenous woman being Canadian means living in a nation…
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Workers deserve a 32 hour work week with no loss of pay
Share this: Since the industrialization of the world, workers organized in unions have fought for many key rights Canadians enjoy today. In the early days of Capitalism, it was not…
Is The Sask Party A Cult?
It’s hard to deny that the Sask Party could be a cult. I'm trying to think of a scenario where your Conservative supporters would not vote for your candidates. You…
Talking the Wearing of Masks & Police Funding with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments in Ontario’s re-opening…
Leadership Unity Tests
Leadership races are a test of many things within a party. They test the strength of their organization, the strength of the various bases within them and can test the…
It’s a puzzlement …
These are difficult times. I know this because every second commercial on TV mentions ‘these difficult times’ (TDT). They are so difficult, in fact, that I just want to punch…
The Gospel Of Thomas: A Key Text In World Religions & A Gateway To Mystery
The greatest scholar of world mythology, and one of the greatest scholars of world religion, Joseph Campbell, introduced me to the Gospel Of Thomas, and made clear its monumental…
Covid-19 In Perspective: An Open Letter
The following letter I wrote and sent out in response to a virtual town hall meeting this evening with our local MP and a local environmental group. I am sharing…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: The Apology We Can’t Accept
I have to admit that for me personally, this past week in Canadian politics has been hard to stomach. To have seen what happened to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh last…
Talking the Latest on the Re-Opening & COVID-19 Among Migrant Workers with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments in Ontario’s re-opening…
Two Conservative candidates have transphobic policies. Why is no-one talking about this?
Share this: In the wake of JK Rowling’s most recent twitter debacle in which she (again) spread transphobic slander, it is clear that transphobia is still a pervasive force in…
Talking the Politics of COVID-19 & the Conservative Leadership Race 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. Today we discussed the politics of COVID-19, the examples…
Dropping the Bomb
I’ve had the chance to take part in a few leadership races in my day and they are unique experiences for sure. Over time I’ve come to accept a few…
Good TV?!
Favourite tv shows, anyone? Post your favourites below. I do hate tv, but I love documentaries and history shows, and I make an exception for certain things, like Star Trek,…
What Is Fascism?
Disturbingly, many people don’t know what fascism is. Many more think they know, but do not. Here is a brief definition. It is critical that we understand this, and right…
The Other Shoe in Kitchener South – Hespeler
It was over a week ago that I weighed in on the case of the Liberal-turned-Independent MP for Kitchener South – Hespeler Marwan Tabbara, his arrest and all the claims…
Marcus Aurelius & The End Of Empire
To continue the conversation on Marcus Aurelius & The Delusions Of Authoritarianism (yesterday’s essay, or meditations)…. Reading more on the life of Marcus Aurelius I am softened in my views…
Covid Journal, June 18, 2020
Ghosts, masks and fear. A veritable array of Halloween ideas. And wackiness that only Donald Trump seems to keep getting away with.
What’s Going On?
YouTuber David Doel was saying all the cops had to do to win mass public support was to come out and do nothing. They couldn’t even do nothing. They threatened…
More Reflections on Yesterday’s Events
2020 man, it just keeps doing its thing. Yesterdays incident in the House of Commons between the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois is continuing apace, with the Bloc demanding a…