Category Society
God Save The Queen
It was on this date in 1952 that King George VI of England died. His 25-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, became Queen. That was 70 years ago. She still reigns, the longest serving monarch in British and Commonwealth history. To put it in perspective, during her reign there have been 12 Canadian Prime Ministers and 14 American […]
Saturday Smiles
I have written quite a bit about the ongoing truckers’ protest in Ottawa this week, but I’m letting it percolate for a bit before sharing it. Part of my problem is that I sympathize with the residents of Centretown who are tired of the noise and traffic jam and just want their lives back. Understandably, […]
Let The Games Begin
I just erased today’s post. Deliberately. It was about the Olympic Games, whihc officialy open today in Beijing. I discussed the politics of the games, the human rights abuses by China (and other host countries going back to Berlin 1936), the various cheating scandals and a suggestion that perhaps it was time to jettison the […]
Protest
What are the limits to peaceful protest in a democratic society? As the truckers’ convoy keeps downtown Ottawa snarled for a seventh day today, that is the question residents are asking. It is clear the truckers won’t accomplish their goal – the removal of the vaccine mandate on their industry. It is also apparent that […]
Censorship?
This week music streaming service Spotify removed all music by Neil Young, at his request. He gave the company an ultimatum – either he or blogger Joe Rogan had to go. He felt Rogan was spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines. Young didn’t want to be associated in any way with Rogan’s position. Spotify chose […]
Convoy
Some on the internet are calling it “Canada’s January 6 event,” likening it to the attempted insurrection in Washington D.C. last year. Thousands of Canadian truckers are descending on Ottawa to protest the federal government’s vaccine mandate on their industry. Earlier this week some suggested 50,000 trucks and a half a million people were on […]
Remembering
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I wrote down some thoughts to share with you, but have decided to save them for a different day. Instead I’m reposting this one from April 2019. If you look closely, you can see two metal plaques placed among the cobblestones, memorials to two people who used to live […]
You Be The Judge
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing his political opponents of fear mongering because they are saying his new vaccine mandate imposed on truck drivers will cause supply chain issues. The PM says forcing truck drivers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 protects Canadians. We should be thankful the government cares so much about protecting us. […]
Your Monday Smile
Let us all hope this isn’t a permanent re-arrnaging, and that the new “normal” when it arrives won’t look tooo different from the old one.
Go Directly To Jail
One in four is a significant minority. And in this case, a scary one. A recent poll says 27 per cent of Canadians feel a jail term is acceptable for those who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In other words, the Constitution be damned. Is this what we have become? Canadians used to believe […]
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