Politics and its Discontents

“I don’t know what we’re fighting for. Not even a clue. I just want to go home.’’ “Starting a war is very easy. But to finish it — try that....

As I recently wrote , I am very doubtful that the Trudeau government will rescind its $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, damning evi...

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland continues to treat the Canadian public as children, revealing nothing as to what our country'...

I suspect that, if they had their druthers, both Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her boss, Justin Trudeau, would much prefe...

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible . -George Orwell Regarding the misuse by the Saud...

While it is beginning to look like International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland's departure from CETA negotiations was more of a ploy ...

A recent post I wrote contrasted the apparent indifference/ignorance of Canadians toward CETA with the furious involvement of the Europea...

As pointed out by The Mound , Joseph Stigliz has issued a dire warning to Canada about the dangers of the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership);...

I won't for a moment pretend that I am not glad to see Justin Trudeau's Liberals as our new government. But as happened with a vice-...

Recently, I wrote a post about CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; part of it examined the double-speak of Chrystia Fre...

While Bill Maher likes to present his views as reasonable and moderate, he clearly fails to recognize the inflammatory nature of his remarks...

For those interested in a broader public policy discussion than has been permitted by our political 'leaders' thus far, the NDP no...