Politics and its Discontents

My previous post reflected on the Faustian nature of Chris Alexander's rise to prominence within the Harper regime. Further evidence of...

By all accounts, before he entered politics, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander was a competent and respected member of Canada's for...

In a regime rife with duplicity, one of the most dishonest aspects of the Harper cabal is its endless capacity to pretend that the decisio...

To suggest that the Harper regime is working relentlessly to diminish the Canadian soul is hardly a remarkable insight. Examples abound...

Thanks to the doggedness of The Toronto Star, for whom social justice and journalistic integrity are more than mere words, the long tal...

I have expressed more than once in this blog my opinion that the Harper regime aims to make Canadians feel powerless and disenfranchise...

Well, you have to hand it to them. The Harper regime never forgoes an opportunity to exploit tragedy: In an interview airing on CBC&...

The rhetoric about overpaid doctors notwithstanding, I suspect the public loves it as much as I do when the medical profession defends its p...

I wonder if Dr. Chris Keefer's sterling example helped inspire this . Interesting that because they disagree with his cutting...

Sayed Shah Sharifi , the brave Afghan interpreter, may have been betrayed by the Harper government and our contemptible Minister of Immigrat...

The Star continues its excellent coverage of the plight of Sayed Shah Sharifi , the brave young Afghan interpreter who has been betrayed by...

The older I get, the longer I live, the more I realize that true justice is uncommon, and that evil frequently prevails over good. The case...

In a move that can hardly be described as surprising, Jason Kenney is fiercely defending his immigration officials and their decision to r...