It has been fourteen years since Bruce Montague, a decent God-fearing, law-abiding family man, a citizen of Dryden, Ontario, started on a journey that would expose the worst of what a modern Canadian democracy can be. Bruce’s journey could have been that of many others but he got singled out because he believed in his…
HISTORIC CANADIAN ELECTION
In the annals of Canadian general elections, 2015 will go down as an original. There are many reasons for this but some stand out more than others; these are my top picks: ADVANCE NOTICE OF ELECTION DATEFor the first time in our history we have a Prime Minister with the courage and commitment to put…
Mon French Ce N’est Pas Bon
If you listen carefully to NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s rantings over the potential Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement what you hear is the most unintelligible fear-mongering ever witnessed during a Canadian election. The man’s deliberate dishonesty in his attempt to dupe voters into thinking that the negotiations are some kind of diabolical plot on the part…
Judgement Day for Journalism and Political Posturing
September 3, 2015 marks an all-time low point in Canadian journalism and political posturing. That day we witnessed serious exploitation of the story of a migrant family from Syria that met disaster whilst leaving the friendly shores of Turkey on a crowded smuggler’s boat attempting to reach the shores of Greece, the young mom and…