September 2010

Labour and Miliband: How the wrong leader can sink a party

September 30, 2010 Politics

Anyone who thinks that politics is about ideas, policies and ideology is delusional. It’s the people who make up and lead a party that decide its fate on election day. By all accounts, Britain’s Labour Party has just hedged its chances of losing the next election big time. David Cameron and his Coalition of Merry [...]

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Government is no friend or protector to Canadians

September 29, 2010 Politics

If you’re one of the usual lefty types, all smug and anti-American, you will probably have been experiencing a lot of schadenfreude at our neighbours’ plight: California going broke, and the rest of the country counting its debt and deficit in trillions. Don’t be too smug, however, because if we stop blowing smoke and apply [...]

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We need to face our immigration problem head-on

September 28, 2010 Politics

Political correctness, a mental disease, or as one astute columnist recently called it, “anti-Western, cultural Marxism”, prevents us from having a reasonable debate on a wide array of problems and challenges. Immigration is one of them. A report in late 2007/early 2008, revealed that in Canada only 23% of immigrants actually pull their weight and [...]

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The truth hurts but Québec really is the most corrupt province

September 25, 2010 Politics

Today’s Europe is a reflection of centuries of strife, war and conflict. Much of what passes for governance today is the product of corruption, crime and intrigue practised by monarchs and statesmen throughout the long history of the Old Continent. If you think that Europe has learned from its past mistakes and become a mature [...]

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Learn how to write or stay away from pen and paper

September 24, 2010 Media

On this National Punctuation Day, Canadians are reminded once again of how bad they are at reading and writing their own language. More than 40 per cent of them have literacy skills below high-school requirements, and around 50 per cent are functionally illiterate. It is, indeed, galling having to read other people’s writing where apostrophes, [...]

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Human rights commissions should not be abused

September 19, 2010 Politics

Everyone should have a fair shot at succeeding life, regardless of their background, gender or beliefs. Discriminating against people on any of these factors is wrong. If an employer shreds an applicant’s CV merely on account of her being a woman, he should be brought up on charges before a human rights tribunal. The same [...]

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Sometimes blogging must take a backseat

September 19, 2010 Society

It has been noted with dismay, and frustration, that I have not been as regular in publishing my opinion column as I have been in the past. Apparently, some keep slapping, shaking and refreshing their computer screens frantically, thinking that something must be wrong with their equipment, which supposedly prevents them from seeing the latest [...]

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Calgary Votes: Dirty politics will result in low turnout

September 19, 2010 Politics

Calgary is a complex city. Not only because it’s the capital of Canada’s oil and gas sector, but also because it’s still a relatively “young” and growing city with the usual concomitant teething problems. The last few years have been a disaster for the most part. Calgarians have been forced to deal with all manner [...]

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Naheed Nenshi is not the enemy!

September 15, 2010 Politics

I am shocked and deeply disturbed at the news that the campaign office and signs of mayoral candidate Naheed Nenshi have been vandalized. According to media reports, Nenshi and his campaign staff have also been receiving threatening e-mails and online messages, in which anonymous detractors attack the candidate for his religion and ethnicity. Their actions [...]

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Stephen Harper – puck for brains?

September 14, 2010 Politics

I’m an elitist and very proud of it. To me, elitism isn’t a bad word, but rather a way of leading by example, excelling at what you do and inspiring others to aspire to just as much. It is in this vein that I don’t have much respect for spectator sports – essentially an activity [...]

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