Politics and its Discontents

Perhaps I follow the ways of the world too closely, but lately I have been feeling a deep disenchantment with everything. Time to change the...

Sometimes the world seems to be a cold and uncaring place. But at other times, it proves itself to be anything but:

In my days as a teacher, despite the fact that most of the students I taught were good kids, almost each semester would present me with one ...

Even though he co-stars in a show, Homeland, that presents a quite bifurcated view of the world, (and even though it does, I love its suspen...

As we well know after enduring almost 10 years of darkness, sometimes the loudest and ugliest voices are the ones that command the most at...

After so many years spent in darkness, Canadians can, perhaps, be forgiven for feeling exuberantly good about themselves once again and le...

So says a Calgary homeless person in answer to those expressing outrage over the assistance being given to the Syrian refugees. Looks l...

Every so often I receive forwarded emails apparently designed to expose some unpalatable truths about how Canadians are being treated ineq...

... is our renewed pride as Canadians, exemplified by scenes like this, found on The New York Times website :

...along with xenophobia, bigotry and demagoguery, the folks at Fox News would seem to be quite ignorant about their country's own histo...

Last week I wrote a post critical of Rex Murphy's CBC opinion about how the Syrian refugee situation should be handled by Justin Trud...

While I am hardly dismissive of those who are expressing concerns about the speed with which the Liberal government is planning to bring in ...

The Globe and Mail reports the following: Canada is prioritizing some refugees based on characteristics that include their religion, the ...

People who read my blog regularly may have noticed that lately I have been posting videos and images more than I have been writing. The fact...

John Langs carved "Anybody But Harper!!" into his 46-acre field of rye near Brantford, Ont. Each letter is 100 metres tell. Sta...

Samia Mazdar, whose parents came to Canada from Syria, quietly and eloquently discusses why she will vote in the upcoming election. She also...

Living in a democratic society, of course, entails the promotion, encouragement and defense of a diversity of views. With that I obviously h...

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