Category: Canadian Politics
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Where to find my articles
I have moved my writing over to Substack. My latest two articles are How I was Impacted by the Emergencies Act in Canada and The Long Conversation of the Truckers. Thank you for reading! I would be delighted to see you support my work by subscribing to my Substack blog,…
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Go Surfing or Commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
Last year, on the occasion of the inauguration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau was found taking a holiday with his family and enjoying the ocean waves in the West Coast village of Tofino. He wasn’t attending any commemorative events. It really…
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Canada Has an Open Wound – Let Me Explain a Few Things
There’s been a lot of ruckus in the past days over words that should not have been spoken to Chrystia Freeland during her visit to Alberta, however, no investigation has been made into what might have caused a verbal backlash and the obvious frustration. I’m not familiar with the people…
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SDG’s -Sustainable Development Goals
For first hand information on global Sustainable Development Goals, watch the video and read the info here. I am presenting a summary along with my personal views. The video premiered September 19, 2020. The video, interestingly, opens with an Andrea Bocelli Amazing Grace rendition on Easter Sunday ,April 12, 2020,…
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Inequality of Information: When You Want to Read the News But Can’t
I want to read the news but I can’t. It’s behind a paywall. I want to read a left leaning newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and a paper labeled as right wing, The Epoch Times. But I can’t read either because they are behind a paywall. I don’t think it…
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To Elon Musk: Why Not Buy Bots?
The Elon Musk and Twitter saga keeps me entertained these days. From the initial outrage that a billionaire would dare buy a media company (not that this is unusual)…to the threats of lawsuits…to Twitter’s board’s insistence that Musk must indeed buy Twitter now…do you get the sense that somebody knows…
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When a Prime Minister Holds His People Hostage
Canadians cannot leave the country by air or rail if we are not vaccinated because we are not allowed on a plane or train. We cannot even take a plane or a train to another province if we are above twelve years old and not vaccinated. As I write there…
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The Real Misinformation Machine
In Canada Prime Minister Trudeau and his New Democratic/Liberal Coalition are proposing a bill to give the government greater access and ability to censor Canadians on the internet. Prime Minister Trudeau claims the need to combat “misinformation.” China and Russia are great models of speech censorship. However unlike Canada, the…
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Senators overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about basic income legislation
The headline reads: Senators overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about basic income legislation I’d like to take a closer look at this article, written for the government-funded CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) by a skillful journalist named John Paul Tasker. First of all, to Tasker, why the attack on…