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Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in General, Society | No Comments »
Let us not quibble about the weaknesses of an education system that leaves half of Canadians unable to parse a sentence, or read a serious book. Let us not, at ... Read more..Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in General, Politics | No Comments »
How many “teachable moments” must a society endure before its leaders actually learn a thing or two? In fact, the phrase – which is rapidly obtaining cliché status – is ... Read more..Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
Finally, a straight answer! I’ve been hearing about the end of the world since, well, I came into it about 49 years ago. And it’s always caused me great consternation, ... Read more..Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Canada needs another election about as badly as a streetcar needs a spinnaker. Still, if we must trundle down this familiar track once again, can we at least tell our ... Read more..Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Nothing so perfectly demonstrates Stephen Harper’s tortured regard for political appointments than the study in contrasts he presented last week as he filled Senate seats with largely unworthy partisans and ... Read more..