Politics and its Discontents: Thomas Walkom: Harper’s Strategy Behind The...
Yesterday, over at Northern Reflections, Owen Gray wrote a post entitled A Lost Generation, a reflection on the discouraging prospects our young people face in establishing themselves in gainful...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Industry ‘Self-Regulation’
In a world rife with the environmental, economic and social consequences of unfettered capitalism, the term ‘industry self-regulation’ has always struck me as little more than a oxymoron. Examples...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Two Blogging Recommendations
With so many things of note to comment on, today is one of those days when, if I had the time, I suspect I would spend most of the day writing blog posts. Instead, allow me to direct your attention,...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Friday Evening Thought
I came upon this excerpt of a much longer poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on Owen’s blog this morning in his Daily Literary Quote section. … Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Heather Mallick And The Climate Of Fear
Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick has a lacerating assessment this morning of the political landscape we now inhabit, thanks to the machinations of the Harper cabal. Owen, over at Norther...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: The Harper Enemies List: A Prominent Member
Yesterday I wrote about a fund-raising plea that the Harper machine has sent out to its true believers with deep pockets; the missive stressed the need for big dollars to get out the truth to...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: On Harper’s Reign of Terror
Last week, Owen wrote a post he entitled Corrupting Civil Society, a reflection on the Harper war on non-profits that stand in opposition to any of his regime’s agenda. I recommend reading it for a...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Cowardly Leadership: We All Pay A Price
As I have written in the past, poor leadership costs all of us dearly. Whether looking at local provincial, federal or international politics, the price we pay for leadership that has too high a...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Michael Chong And The Reform Act
Yesterday, Owen at Northern Reflections wrote a post on Michael Chong, one of the few members of Stephen Harper’s caucus with real integrity, attested to by his principled resignation as Minister of...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Shameful Legacy
Yesterday I attended a funeral service for the father of my good friend and former colleague, John. Although I never met John’s father, a retired Presbyterian minister, his son’s stirring eulogy was...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: A Further Indictment Of Canada’s Arms’...
Yesterday's post dealt with the egregious hypocrisy of Canada's condemnation of Saudi Arabia's recent spate of executions while at the same time refusing to revisit the $15 billion arms sale to the...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Will A Change Of Tone Be All It Takes?
Over at Northern Reflections today, Owen has a timely reminder via Henry Giroux of what Donald Trump really stands for: fascism, hatred, bigotry and exclusion. I noted in my response to his post the...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: Thank You, Germans, For Fighting What...
While Canadians by and large seem content to sleep through the entire CETA negotiations, uttering nary an objection to a deal that will severely compromise our sovereignty, ordinary Germans are turning...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: On Trump’s Hit List: NBC Nightly News
Media reports that Donald Trump is now railing against NBC Nightly News are not really surprising. After all, the truth can hurt. The network’s reports on his cozy relationship with, and profound...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: The Trump Strategy
I just read Owen’s blog, which today talks about the wily Trump’s real purpose behind his plan to reduce the corporate tax rate to 15%, from 35%. The following news item seems to complement Owen’s...
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