Politics and its Discontents

Some 'religious' people will undoubtedly find this teaching from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hard to accept.  Republicans have good rea...

Despite our politicians' proud proclamations, there is actually much less to them than meets the eye:

In reading Penny Collenette's column, Trump has wakened the sleeping giant of law , this morning, I learned that that particular giant a...

Given the ongoing contention surrounding Canada's decision to sell $15 billion worth of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, one wonder...

While our new government would, I'm sure, dearly love to change the channel on the indefensible arms deal with Saudi Arabia that I hav...

Canadians have much to ponder before casting their ballots in October. Opinion polls tell us that the economy, healthcare and job creatio...

When Alex Neve , longtime Secretary General of the Canadian branch of Amnesty International, speaks, people should listen. He and his orga...

The Edmonton Journal reports the following story about the Wildrose Party: Wildrose members on Saturday voted down a “definitive statement...

The Irish Senator and internationally recognized human rights activist, David Norris, delivered an eminently powerful speech concerning Gaz...

I have a measure of sympathy for Irene Hubar, who reportedly spent over $1 million to refurbish a building in Hamilton's downtown core,...

While I wholeheartedly agree that no one has the right to pry into a person's sexual orientation (except in cases of arrant hypocrisy), ...

I really questioned whether I should put the following video on my blog, so graphic is it in its depiction of the forced feeding that 40 of...