Yes, Mr. Gunter, it is Bigoted
August 31, 2010 | No Comments
In yesterday’s National Post, Mr Gunter writes, under the headline, It’s not irrational or bigoted to expect Canadian Muslims to renounce terror: I’ll admit to having some sympathy for ordinary Muslims who are pressured to denounce radical Islam each time there is a terror attack or arrest. For the most part, Canadian Muslims mind their [...]
Wake up and smell the Samosa
August 31, 2010 | No Comments
Further to Jon’s post, I would like to clarify that the prevalence of anti-Muslim rhetoric is being instituted, in order to set the global stage for an attack on Iran. I will not comment on the recent arrest of those individuals that were foiled in ‘Project Samosa’. I have complete faith in the conduct of [...]
Further Thoughts on the Liberty Summer Seminar Fines
August 30, 2010 | No Comments
The other day, I linked to Balbulican’s post on the threats of fines levied against Marta and Lech Jaworski for allowing their son, Peter Jaworski, to host the Liberty Summer Seminar – as they have done for the past decade (background can be found here or here). As I had linked to the story rather [...]
Censusgate and Civic Engagement
August 30, 2010 | 6 Comments
It’s funny how these things work. Just over two weeks ago, I’d written that I was having a hard time getting worked up about Censusgate. And yet, this weekend, when the majority of smoke had already blown over, I spent almost the whole weekend thinking about the issue. Off and on, of course. What’s driving [...]
Why not dismantle party discipline?
August 30, 2010 | 22 Comments
The NDP is staring down a potentially disastrous situation. Most of its federal caucus wants to save the long-gun registry that the Conservatives have, for years, hoped to kill. The rest of its caucus could, quite awkwardly, help those same Conservatives kill that same registry. So rural MPs are fulfilling an election promise by killing the registry and urban [...]
The Big Takeover: Trudeau’s Legacy Gone to Pot(ash)
August 30, 2010 | 4 Comments
by Max Fawcett Some anniversary present. As we approach the 10th anniversary of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s death, it looks as though the Canadian government is set to let an Australian company scoop up one of Canada’s most valuable corporate entities without so much as a second thought. BHP Billiton Ltd., an Anglo-Australian mining [...]
Week in Review
August 30, 2010 | No Comments
So, what was popular in the last week? These posts: The perils of the fringe: Nick takes a look at the discussion of polygamy and polyamory at the recent Green Party convention. (Later, I take a look at the issue of legalizing group marriage. Euthanasia and Public Debate: Scott examines the issue of euthanasia and [...]
Canada is – or Should be – a Muslim Friendly Place
August 29, 2010 | 4 Comments
I won’t suffer this kind of garbage. In response to the Canadian Islamic Congress’s press release regarding the recent terrorism arrests in Ottawa, Jay Currie writes, in part: So, yes, CIC, Muslims have every reason to assume that their fellow Canadians will be suspicious and wary of them. If even a small minority of your community [...]
Catching Up with our Readers
August 28, 2010 | No Comments
Sometimes, instead of having my own thoughts, I just like linking to the thoughts of other people. Thank god for readers! Here are some links y’all should click on: Here’s Max Fawcett on journalism, blogging, media, and the interaction of the three. And – not being one itself – it decries all those journalism thumbsucker [...]
A Different Opinion on the Liberty Summer Seminar Fines
August 28, 2010 | 2 Comments
At Stageleft, blogger Balbulican has a different opinion on the municipal citations received by Marta and Lech Jaworski (which I have noted here and here) for hosting their son’s Liberty Summer Seminar. He writes, in part: In a surprising turn of events this week…Dr. Dawg and Kathy Shaidle agreed on something. The subject of this [...]