Category Archives: Politics

Love and Peace

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Admin

Every year around this time, I read the following article and every year I become a bit sadder at humanity’s plight – the poor get poorer, the starving wither, the sick lose hope of ever being better, and somehow the … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Admin

Ah, Canadian Remembrance Day. A day off. A time to catch up on me! Me, me, me! The world’s collective voice echo’s the sounds of the most important person in the Universe….ME. Recently, our collective small town ‘Me’ was lucky … Continue reading →

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Let it Be

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Admin

The Beatles had something going back in the 60’s when they coined such prophetic and inspirational songs as Let it Be, Across the Universe, With a Little Help from my friends, All you need is Love, Here comes the Sun, … Continue reading →

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November 2, 2008 – Live from New York REPOST

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Admin

There is a certain ‘je n’est ce quoi’ about the feeling, the scent, the touch of New York; it is alive, and rampant as though, at times, one could pick it up and carry it around with them. Bountiful glory, … Continue reading →

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Tremé is the Music

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Admin

It’s a district of New Orleans that they call Tremé (Trehmay) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treme) ; one of the oldest areas, with deep roots of African-American and Creole blending into some sort of historical jambalaya, rich with flavour and texture, colour and excitement. … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Freedom

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Admin
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Unclenching the Fist

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Admin

Earlier this week, Canada was fortunate enough to bear witness to a momentous change in World Leadership. Leadership as such has never gripped the entire world as it did on January 20, 2009, when President Barack Obama was sworn into … Continue reading →

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Imagination takes Hold

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Admin

Canada got together collectively and reached across the 49th parallel in extending our warmest of embraces to our American brothers and sisters, as Obama fever swept the continent. Our national conscience rose to a new level, perhaps able to finally … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing in Lost Wages

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Admin

Religion and the Right Wing Conservative movement seem to prey upon the ever present human condition of ‘Fear’; fear of death, fear of the unknown, fear of terror, fear of something, anything that actually has not occurred yet. From a … Continue reading →

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O Holy Right

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Admin

Response to: Russ Hiebert casts opposition coalition as ‘unholy,’ Dec. 5., Peace Arch News “I believe that upon reflection, many opposition MPs are going to recognize that this unholy alliance with the Bloc is a terrible idea and reject it.” … Continue reading →

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