Category Politics
Trumped!
Okay, I was wrong. Or maybe I was right and he changed his mind. Sometime in the past six months Donald Trump has become a serious political candidate. It is becoming increasingly likely he will win the Republican presidential nomination, making him a 50-50 choice to become the next president of the United States. How […]
Democrats and Republicans
Must be at least a week since I have mentioned Donald Trump, a week in which he has moved closer to securing the Republican nomination as candidate for the US presidency in the November election. But “The Donald” as one of his ex-wives used to refer to him is not my focus today. It’s time […]
Servant Leadership
With the primary season underway in the US Presidential election the number of candidates is beginning to narrow. Or at least become a bunch as opposed to a herd. Last summer I said i expected the choice this November to be between Jeb Bush and Joe Biden. Even though Biden isn’t running I’m not ready […]
Refugee Resettlement
It’s the big question that no-one has the courage to ask. What happens in the second year? Canada is becoming home to 25,000 Syrian refugees before the end of February, people leaving behind civil war and ISIS terror for hope in a new land. To say life here will be a difficult adjustment is probably […]
Decision Day in Iowa
It is almost the beginning of the end. The true beginning of the end starts in September, around Labour Day, when the US presidential election moves into high gear with the field narrowed down to just two serious candidates. It just feels like this campaign has been going on forever; it’s been almost a year […]
He Wants My Money
I’m used to requests for money. And very good at ignoring them. My alma mater has been trying to ask me for cash for a couple of weeks now, but they haven’t managed it because I have call display on my phone and don’t answer. They don’t leave a message. I expect that soon they […]
Frankenstein’s Monster – II
With Donald Trump riding high in the polls his opponents are frequently taking a page from his playbook – they are making their arguments against his candidacy personal rather than destroying his ludicrous policy proposals. I don’t think Donald Trump is a fascist, which has certainly been suggested, though I suppose he could become one […]
Frankenstein’s Monster – I
He’s still the front-runner for the Republican Party nomination to become their candidate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Logically he should have flamed out long ago, but Donald Trump continues to defy expectations. I will admit to being a bit surprised, not at his popularity but that the party establishment hasn’t managed to reign […]
The Oath
What does it mean to be a Canadian? Apparently whatever you like. Earlier this week, within seconds of being sworn in at a citizenship ceremony, a newly minted citizen handed the citizenship judge a letter recanting the oath of allegiance he had just sworn to the Queen, but indicating his loyalty was to Canada. It […]
Euthanasia II – The Price of Death
Canada’s Parliament will be returning Dec, 3 and one of the first things on the agenda will be the issue of assisted suicide, something that the Supreme Court has said must be addressed soon. Given that, I thought might be appropriate to re-post some of my thoughts on the subject from earlier this year. Who […]
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