A personal letter to Assistant Crown Attorney Siobhain Wetscher expressing concern that the Crown’s sentencing submissions in the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber case were disproportionate.
The Freedom Convoy Sentencing — A Call for Proportion
On Land Acknowledgments
At the Canada Strong and Free Conference, I delivered a land acknowledgment with theatrical reverence—and it earned a standing ovation. A critical reflection on performance, politics, and public ritual.
Exposing the Divide: UNC’s New Definition of DEI
Why DIE instead of DEI? UNC-Chapel Hill challenges traditional views with a new perspective on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity.
Tax burdens
need to risk a vaccination.
One hope
I have one hope in this pandemic crisis. I hope that Canadians appreciate the importance of freedom more than ever.
Having lost them in the clutter of orders for vaccines, lockdowns and masks, we may understand how important they are.
Loss of meaning
Flying the flag at half-mast has become meaningless.
Shame on us. We have lost a signal of respect and regret that had significant meaning—shame on us for electing and tolerating such nonsense.
Truth in Advertising
I saw a bus billboard the other day. The sponsor was the Union of Public Employees for the Province. The message suggested that we all benefited from the work of Civil Servants.
Relying on our betters, the road to perdition
I commented to a friend, “with the loosening of the virus restrictions, we are finally being treated like adults.”
Correctly sensing my disapproval of the lockdown rules, he replied, “Well, they have to aim for the lowest common denominator.” He continued, “Some people are just not going to govern themselves properly.”
Hope and Despair
I alternate between despair and hope. Despair because of public acceptance of government encroachments on our freedoms; we are slipping towards a new ‘Dark Age’ where we will be oppressed and subject to faceless government workers.
Fingers in the pie
I used to be a supporter of government funding for arts, media and culture. But the more I studied the history of Germany in the 30’s, the less enamored I became with state playing a role in these areas. It was a slippery slope then, and it is a slippery slope now.