Category: Philosophy
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CSIS Lawsuit and Your Tax Dollars
Here we go again. Now that Khadr has been awarded $10 million dollars in lieu protections inherent to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, next up is some malcontents working over at Canada’s spy agency. Apparently a group of four is looking for $35 million from you the taxpayer because they were called names in…
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Growing Indifference Toward Infractions
I think it’s high time that attention is drawn to petty civil infractions. This morning I’m sitting at a stop light when some imbecile ahead drops a tissue from his driver side window onto the pavement. In Cincinnati a child lies unconscious from a bullying incident inside a school entrance. Whether it’s spitting on the…
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Thoughts on New Leader Kenney
Frankly I think Alberta would have been better served by someone different. He’s a crony of the by-gone elitist Harper era on the federal scene and is polarizing on the controversial matters of same sex marriage and abortion. While being taxed exorbitantly (47 per cent highest marginal rate with the new tax bracket), Albertans have…
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Pleasant Surprise From The Press
Evidence of lethargy in journalism was witnessed in the latest U.S. election campaign. The Washington establishment was either ambivalent or oblivious to the plight of marginalized factory workers in the rust belt States. Lest it be said that the sentiment surrounding these shut down towns may have deserved more journalistic attention. Lately it seems a…
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One Tough Woman
The “one tough woman” phrase gets me thinking. Yes, it’s arisen in the context of one newbie politician attempting to walk back insults directed toward his adversary. However; the basis of female toughness deserves scrutiny. Call me old fashioned but I like a woman that’s not tougher than me. I like chivalry in places and…