Groundhog Day Rally, Anyone? (November 2010)
On October 30th, I joined a crowd of over 300,000 crammed on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to support the Rally To Restore Sanity sponsored by Comedy Central’s Jon Read more →
Category: 2010
The Un-Funny Business Of Canadian Politics: When Comedians Become The Voice Of Reason (October 2010)
Our nation’s politicians are truly failing when comedians become the only reliable voice of reason. In an environment where only either Rick Mercer or Glen Beck (depending on your perspective) Read more →
Towards A 21st Century Canada (May 2010)
The ability to recognize the historical transformation Canadians are traversing and to rethink the reason for Canada in the 21st century is the critical precondition to creating a stable, sustainable Read more →
Trading Apathy For Action: Time For A New Ethic Of Government And Citizenship (April 2010)
What Canada really needs is bold leadership that will unite the country and an electorate that demands as much. The fractious trajectory of the health care agreement in the U.S. Read more →
The Year That Was: Peeling The Onion, Only To Find…., There Is No Onion (January 2010)
At year-end, much ink is spilling over the legacy of the year of the “great recession”. A serious assessment is next to impossible as most Canadians still struggle to catch Read more →
Who’s Looking After The National Interest In The Quebec-New Brunswick Hydro Deal? (January 2010)
Canada enters this new decade in dangerous territory. Our national government is missing in action – preferring partisan political calculations to governing in the national interest. A popular protest against Read more →