In the present situation in Ottawa, what is the Governor General to do? 1. The Conservative Government has apparently lost the confidence of the House of Commons. We have been told that this will be confirmed next week. If it … Continue reading →
What a mess the world is in these days! (or is it just that I’m getting old and can’t keep up with the latest inanities?) The American Republican government has raised free enterprise, rampant capitalism and American exceptionalism to the … Continue reading →
For me, there are two main issues in this year’s federal election. 1. One is the environment. In recent years we have had ample evidence that the climate is changing. We have seen it in the extreme weather and the … Continue reading →
Your editorial of August 31 laments Russia’s violation of Georgia, which was apparently undertaken to guarantee a dependable supply of oil and to strengthen Russia’s position in Europe and Asia. I agree that this action is extremely regrettable, and potentially … Continue reading →
In the 1970s both the American and the Canadian Psychiatric Associations struck homosexuality from their lists of disorders to be cured. In 1979 a study of the scholarly literature on the subject of sexual orientation was carried out by a … Continue reading →
Our Canadian Government holds that our complicity in Guantanamo Bay is the litmus test for our devotion to the American War on Terror. Is our complicity in American treatment of Omar Khadr and Maher Arar the litmus test for our … Continue reading →
The abortion controversy hits the headlines again – and the Op-Ed pages. And again the emphasis is on women’s rights, versus the taking of innocent lives. Doesn’t anyone consider the quality of life that the child may have if he/she … Continue reading →
The Chronicle Herald The cartoon on your editorial page, June 26 was right on. It showed the oilsands producers polishing their carbon imprint through a PR campaign. Would it not be more beneficial to reduce the carbon imprint? On the … Continue reading →
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister. Ottawa Dear Sir: “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion” – Plutarch (46-120 A.D.) The ancients knew it. The federal government seems to have forgotten.
Continue reading →So, it will cost ten million dollars to renovate the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive. This, while hundreds of thousands of Canadians would be happy to live in a two hundred thousand dollar house, and thousands more are … Continue reading →