What we have just witnessed in Ottawa is something that is happening on a smaller scale all over the country: harassment of the innocent by the bullies of our society. This can happen any day in any school, workplace, recreational area or street in the country. Because our society is only recently coming to…
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Politics
5 Points to Ponder – SNC Lavalin
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As the week progressed, so did the SNC Lavalin scandal. However, several points appeared above the morass, and when we connect the dots, we get a disturbing picture. Point 1. Bastions of Male Supremacy I made the point in an article in 2015 that the reason we have so much harassment of women in traditionally…
Social Commentary
Harassment and #metoo: The Cult of Individual Power
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Every so often, some brave soul comes forward and finally exposes one of the bastions of our society as a predator (usually sexual). Through this person’s courage, a bunch of other victims gain the confidence to provide support because of similar experiences with the same perpetrator. And there is a great furor in the…
Social Commentary
Happy Ending to Harassment
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I participated in an interesting event yesterday. No, let’s get this straight. I precipitated an interesting event yesterday. To be truthful, I caused the situation 4 months ago, and I finally dealt with it yesterday. As you may guess by now, I had a bit of trouble with this problem, and I’m still trying to figure…