The Liberals have had their strategy for the next election simplified for them; whatever they do, they’re going to lose. It’s only a matter of how badly. Which leaves them with a pared-down decision field. Only Two Elements to Consider: First, the incredible power of the “change at any cost” stupidity. Second, the reluctance…
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Politics, Social Commentary
Please Do Not Assassinate
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I know that with the New Year coming up, we look back on the troubles of the Old Year, and we can’t help but wonder if the world wouldn’t a better place if certain people weren’t in it. We think, “Well, it worked during the French Revolution …?” But in the interest of Peace, Goodwill…
Social Commentary
“I Don’t Care,” and Why We Should.
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A Facebook friend of mine shared this the other day, and it got me thinking. Is this post the product of a single, honest person, or is it a symptom of the agenda of a powerful group whose influence permeates our society? First Response At face value, this is a self-righteous rant by someone who…
Politics
Statistics Say Trudeau Stays
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There has been lots of idle speculation recently about whether Trudeau should step down as Liberal leader. If you follow this blog, you will know that I have been of the opinion for several years that he should quit before he’s too far behind. However, that was then, and this is now. If he planned…
Politics
Writing the Prince George Educational Pot Boiler
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A friend of mine who is a teacher in School District 57, Prince George (my old stomping grounds) drew my attention to this article last week, but it got pushed aside by hotter news items. As it deserves. However, Daphne Bramham of the Vancouver Sun picked it up this week, so I don’t feel too…
Politics, Social Commentary
On the Declining Usefulness of the Aristocracy
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Full disclosure: when I was four years old, I was a royalist. I got there by the usual method: socialization. Or shall we be honest and say indoctrination. My first memory of an international incident was Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, and the reason I remember it was because my grandmother’s cousin in Scotland sent us a…
Social Commentary
First Past the Post and Generational Change
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Change is a generational thing; it has been since time immemorial. The young-vs-old conflict has been a mainstay of entertainment since the ancient Greeks, but change can only happen at the speed that society can handle. Otherwise, society breaks. The Natural Way When a government makes a change to the way society functions and says,…
Social Commentary
Typhoid Mary’s Code of Conduct
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Recent revelations over Christmas tell us that a dismaying number of politicians took vacation jaunts to sunny places, at the same time as telling the rest of us to stay home. It seems that these people play by a different set of rules. By a strange coincidence, the perpetrators seem to be of one…
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…
Politics
What? A New Kind of Politics in B. C.?
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I was planning to write this no matter who won the election, but as I watched the returns last night, I realized what was happening. As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is repeating the same action over and over but expecting a different result.” Award for Most Odious TV Ad Wilkinson’s rant about bringing law and…