Politics and its Discontents

Yesterday I wrote about the considerable pride that we should all take in the progress we are making as a society, World Pride in Toronto...

While it is never good to feel smug or self-satisfied (we've seen where that takes the right wing), there are things about which we shou...

But at least young Tim manages to retain his boyish grin during yet another campaign gaffe .

It has been said that to be a great leader, a person has to have a great vision. I'll let you decide where Toronto May Rob Ford fit...

I feel just a tad guilty writing this post today, given that world events are of their usual dire nature, the slaughter of protesting ...

My question: Is anyone listening?

Not that I expected any better of the brazen buffoon wearing the chain of office in Toronto, but Rob Ford once more amply demonstrates that ...

A busy day ahead of me, so I have chosen the path of least resistance for my post today. Enjoy.

'Mayoral ineptitude' is probably only one of the many terms that could be used to characterize Toronto's Chief magistrate, Rob F...

I trust this needs no further comment from me:

Yesterday, while my wife was in the store, I, the ever-dutiful chauffeur, waited patiently in the car, first listening to my favorite statio...

Oh, how the mighty have fallen ... UPDATE: Urban studies theorist Richard Florida offers his views .

Rob Ford, long known for his antipathy towards those pedestrians and bikers and other eco-freaks who have conducted a war on cars , may have...

I guess the ideological apple doesn't fall far from the tree. While contempt for democracy is egregiously evident in the behaviour and...

Yesterday I opined on why democratic participation in our country is so muted, and offered two examples of what can be accomplished when pe...

The latest news on shark finning, the ugly and barbaric practice of killing sharks so their fins can be used to make a soup prized as a sta...

Despite our almost legendary passivity as a people, one small part of Canada is offering an example of what can happen when citizens shed th...

Although I don't live in Toronto, it has become an object of fascination for me since the election of Mayor Rob and Doug Ford. Within t...

Consistently able to 'think outside the box' of the current North American mindset, Rick Salutin, one of my favorite critical thinke...

Toronto Mayors Rob and Doug Ford and their minions, like so many of the extreme right, tend not to let facts, reason, and data interfere wit...