With former CCF leader J. S. Woodsworth and the hashtag #harperhistory in the news, I consider the legacy of a federal politican who, though a pacifist, spent his life fighting for many of the things Canadians now take for granted. Watch for it in the National Post.
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Tagged Canada, CCF, History, J. S. Woodsworth, NDP, Politics, Stephen Harper, war, World War II
I think Michael Ignatieff is a smart guy, and a decent one too. I also doubt he could break up a country, even if he wanted to — and he doesn’t. So why the fuss and outrage and indignation? This is the subject of today’s piece.
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Tagged Barbara Kay, Canada, Canadian Politics, George Orwell, Michael Ignatieff, News, Politics, Quebec, separatism
THE RIVALRY BETWEEN Alberta’s Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties at several points alluded to another contest, of Canada and Saudi Arabia in the designation of the world’s premier crude-yielding nation. There’s however another contest underway, crude in a differing sense, and concerning the harbouring of Tunisia’s former oppressors and exploiters.
THE ALBERTA RACE, within view of the ribbon, is yielding the gaffes which invariably issue from the combined stresses of mental fatigue, excitement and desperation. In the gaffe genre, there are many sub-species of misspeaking. Each fresh entry into the canon tells us something distinct. | Read More
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"Those of us in the writing trade who compose without digits in the soil of language are at risk of all manner of error, but especially of imprecision, abstraction, lifeless phrasing, and inappropriate or mixed metaphors." | READ Making a living, dead languages, and why so many pros write so badly.
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