Let’s show some sympathy for those unfortunate people who have charisma. All their lives, people have liked them. They don’t know why. All they know is that if they smile and say the right kind of things, people will agree with them and even follow them. That works just fine, and they have happy and…
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Politics
Budget ’24: Has Trudeau Finally Grown Up?
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My usual readers will be aware of my tepid support for Justin Trudeau. He is too much like so many “leaders” I have come across in my wide and varied career: those who have “earned” their position through an accident of birth and a cult of personality. However, the past few months have been surprisingly…
Politics
Let’s Hit the Twit
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Stay Short and to the Point I wouldn’t bother to post this, but what played out this week is exactly what I was trashing last week: Politicking. For the past week the Leader of the Opposition has pronounced proudly, over and over, his threats as to what he was going to do if the Liberals…
Politics
Justin Trudeau: Never Quite Good Enough
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We see it happen over and over in community organizations, especially performance groups. A charismatic personality achieves prominence, eventually rising to leadership. If he (it’s usually a male) is good at his job, (a choir director, star performer or publicity expert) this can be good for the group. In the short term. Unfortunately, people don’t…
Election Watch, Social Commentary
A First Step Towards Democracy
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Since we’re in the middle of an election, it wouldn’t hurt to step back and take a look at the bigger picture, to see where the short-term promises of the competing parties are leading us. Besides around in the usual circles, that is. What is “Better Democracy?” Good government is supposed to create the…
Politics
COVID-19 and Politics
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Up until this point I have had little to say on the topic of dealing with COVID-19, because, quite frankly, there was not enough information available to make any decisions. The medical experts were tap-dancing madly, keeping their feet moving to keep their balance, and I was happy to follow their lead. During the First…
Social Commentary
How Liberal Are You? Really?
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Since we’re working down to New Year’s Day and taking stock of our lives and making all those resolutions we won’t be able to keep, I’d like to go on record with one more possible faint hope for change in your life. Take a look at your political and social stances and ask yourself if…
Politics
A New Political Landscape in Which the Conservative Party is Forever Grateful to the Green Party (This is Not Fantasy.)
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Okay, everyone agrees that soon-to-be-ex-Premier Clark’s “Who Cares About Principles” throne speech was a product of sleazy politics and blatant self-interest. However, two questions arise immediately. How Could a Supposedly Astute Politician Do Something so Stupid? Well, the short answer has to do with believing your own PR. When politicians rule for too…
Politics
The Liberals Didn’t Even Try
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In fact, they did exactly the opposite. They made a promise in order to get elected, and once they got our vote, they cynically manipulated the issue until they could shrug their shoulders and say that nobody wanted it to happen, anyway. The honeymoon is over, folks. Canada’s “natural governing party” has fallen back into…