Some Canadians want to change some words of O Canada. “Our home and native land” would become “Our home on native land” The Prime Minister says it will be upRead More

GG Goes GaGa: A Constitutional No No The British Monarch is Canada’s Head of State.  The Governor General (GG) of Canada is the representative of the British Head of StateRead More

What’s going on with right wing conservatives is not pretty.  It’s downright ugly.  It’s bad for political discourse and it is of no help to governance. What leads a politicalRead More

Several jurisdictions in the United States are proposing to limit or are actually limiting the rights of people who self-identify as transsexual.  Explicit displays of trans identity (such as readingsRead More

I’m not religious, but I believe that people should be allowed to believe and practise their religion so long as it doesn’t interfere with the rights of peace and quietRead More

If you wish to enjoy reading this, you probably need to accept the following propositions: For political leaders, the fate of 24 Sussex is the political equivalent of a dumpsterRead More

Incremental Deconstruction of the Monarchy “Do nothing by halves Which can be done by quarters.“ FR. Scott: WLMK Many countries have removed their monarch in the last century or so:Read More

One might note that Canada’s new Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, appears to stew in some of her own phobias. Here I am describing phobias as more thanRead More

Two criminal cases prompt this article, one in the United States, the other in Canada. Both cases have elements in common, including criminal aspects. But here I ask you considerRead More

This was originally handwritten 51 years ago, as a Christmas offering to a friend who wanted a gift ‘made’, not bought.  The original typed copy is too faded to reproduce,Read More