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Editorial: Liberal Party Disappointment

Friday, March 7th, 2008

This is my editorial as it appeared in The Kingston Whig Standard on Thursday (some slight changes were made by the editor): The Liberal Party of Canada - my party - is driving me insane. The longer Stephen Harper sits in the Prime Minister's Office and gets a free ride from ...

Leave Cuba Alone!

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

This week both president Bush as well as the other candidates for The Highest Office In The Land have called on Cuba to move toward Democracy. I say: leave Cuba alone. The Cuban people are just as welcomed to use any form of governmental selection process they choose. In ...

Ontario Helmet Laws Discriminate Against Sikhs

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

The socialist in me totally respects your right to your own religious beliefs, as long as they do not hurt anyone else. That is why I hope that this fellow wins his case. If he tries to get monetary compensation based on psychological or emotional distress, though, I am going to want ...

Crossing The Floor : A Poll

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Crossing the floor is term that refers to switching parties mid-term for a sitting member.  Usually, though not always, this is done seemingly to switch from one side the political spectrum to the other (or, in Canada, to switch from the governing party to the official opposition, or vise versa). If ...

Party Politics versus The Guy

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

I enjoyed the poll from yesterday. I was surprised that nearly 60% of the people who took the poll said that they would vote for Stephan Dion as leader today if they had a chance. I had expected this number to be much lower, closer to 50/50. So, since ...