Maude Barlow on the Election

While I have been having a bit of a difficult time recovering from the double blows of the Harper majority and the apparent apathy of 40% of my fellow Canadians in their failure to vote in last Monday's election, I took some comfort in reading Maude Barlow's thoughts in a piece posted on rabble.ca.

Check it out if you need some reasons not to abandon all hope.

Rick Salutin on the NDP Surge

Always an original thinker, Rick Salutin offers a very interesting explanation for the record number of NDP candidates elected last Monday.

Pension Reform's Opponents

Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti has written a good article entitled Canadians betrayed on cpp reform that discusses the need for reform to the Canadian Pension Plan and how efforts by the financial industry have convinced the Conservatives to back away from it.

Some Eloquent Refections From A Defeated M.P.

My son sent me this link that, I think, speaks to the sentiments of those deeply disillusioned over the outcome of the election and the shoddy tactics that helped the Conservatives to achieve that outcome.

The Election

I really can't write anything about the results of the election, other than to say the fact that 40% of my fellow citizens couldn't be bothered to vote breaks my heart.

Today's Opportunity

Just a short message: This is the day we all have the opportunity to make each other proud by turning out to the polls in huge numbers!

The Blowhard Donald Trump Finally Gets His Presidential Comeupetance

I'm sure that I'm not the only one who takes special pleasure in seeing blowhards cut down to size. (Indeed, aren't most of us hoping for that with Monday's election results?) Stateside, I can think of no bigger waste of resources and airtime than Donald Trump who, many will recall, took real pleasure in claiming victory in the recent White House decision to release Obama's birth certificate to prove that he is indeed an American, something that has long been disputed by racist fringe elements in that country, the Tea Party's 'birthers' being probably the best-known of such groups.

At this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, Obama finally got his revenge. While his jokes may not have been consistent, the look on guest Donald Trump's face was. Pay close attention to it in this video, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.