Category: Philosophy
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Corruption In North America
We’ve been lucky in North America compared to most other parts of the world. We’ve historically had less corruption and in some comparative examples – a lot less. Canada ranks 12th and the U.S. ranks 23rd of 180 nations as of 2019. We still cringe here upon witnessing acts of corruption whereas unfortunately in other…
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Denial of Witnesses Trump Trial
Today at the very top of the United States’ justice system, there was a vote taken to admit or deny relevant witnesses to Trump’s impeachment trial. Those witnesses would have been central to the case presented by the prosecution and in what can only be viewed as a partisan decision, the witnesses were denied. Procedural…
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Tawdry Trump At Work
Now, it’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders needing to apologize for gesticulating at Joe Biden as a stutterer. Her company with Donald Trump has apparently rubbed off. You know that Trump would be chastising that Christian outlet which opined he should be removed from office. The only question was going to the quickness of his tweet. Would…
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Ron MacLean Bestowed U of A Honorary Degree
The University of Alberta is actually a pretty good school but continues to bestow honorary degrees. Despite Ron MacLean being a “good guy”, in my estimation he should not be awarded a “degree” from my Alma Mater if he has not earned it. Nor should have David Suzuki or any other recipient be awarded an…
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Twenty Election Ideas – None including Giving Our Money Away
Eliminate public funding to First Nations reserves. Prosecute corrupt political activity Ensure all Canadians are treated equally. Taxed equally. Served by justice system equally. Evaluation of federal transfers to municipalities deemed irresponsible in their spending. Suspension of defined benefit pension program for public servants Increased law enforcement measures for online cyber crime and telephone extortion…