Politics and its Discontents

It always astounds me that more people are not interested in politics. Far too many dismiss it as an arcane pursuit that has no relevance ...

The other day I wrote a post on John Cruickshank's TED Talk about the low level of political participation among young citizens. His ...

Then where would the Harperites be?

Each year, George Carlin's acerbic commentary and observations become more and more relevant. If we don't want a repeat of what ...

Something for all disheartened Canadians to keep in mind, eh?

H/t Occupy Canada

Last week I wrote a post on David Schindler, the retired scientist who wrote about the pernicious effects of the Harper regime's muzzl...

Words to live by from our friends at Occupy Canada :

"Either you taste, feel and smell the intoxication of freedom and revolt or sink into the miasma of despair and apathy. Either you are ...

I am sure that like me, many despair over the state of democracy in Canada. Not only is it under continuous assault by a federal gover...

Thanks to LeDaro's link , I was able to catch up on the At Issues panel that I missed on Thursday night. While the discussion revolved ...

There is a good article in today's Star entitled The revolution will be digitalized that looks at the role social media may play in pol...

A story in today's Globe suggests they are, in part thanks to a Rick Mercer rant from the end of March. While I have written previousl...

Much has been written about the badly damaged state of our Canadian democracy; not only has the Harper Government, for the past five years, ...