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Cobra Commander
There used to be a time not too long ago when a man could walk the four corners of the earth with a Canadian flag sewed onto his backpack and he was treated like a visiting dignitary. There used to be a time when a man could travel without fear to far and distant lands and when he grew weary, the locals would wipe his brow and give him a place to rest based solely on the fact that he was…
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Ontario Government Steps Up to the Plate
The Ontario Governments announcement that they are putting up 650 million dollars towards investment in green technology in Ontario’s auto industry is exactly the kind of commitment the manufacturing sector in Canada needs in to bring them into the 21st century market. Dalton McGuinty visited General Motors assembly operations in Oshawa Ontario to make the pledge to all companies and suppliers in the industry. Grants from the fund will be available to these companies for investing in green tech and it…
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No more accepting the unacceptable!
“…injustice is met with silence. The unacceptable is accepted.”* On June 29th, I will be among the people of this country who will stand with First Nations peoples. On June 29th, I will be among the people of this country who will march with First Nations peoples. On June 29th, I will be among the people of this country who cheer on the leaders of the First Nations peoples as they speak to us of asserting their rights to full and…
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Monkey Business
I have seen images on the television screen that have made my stomach squirm. I have watched some documentaries that have made me swear to put down the pen and take up the sword. I have seen the plight of the undesirables and the malcontents begging for acceptance on the street corner in front of the disinterested masses who only yearn for silver and gold. Nothing was as vile, savage and sickening as what I saw on the television screen in…
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A Letter to Zakia
Dear Zakia, Sister I have thought a lot about you over the past many days, and each time I do I think of Maya Angelou’s poem, “I know why the caged bird sings”. Two verses, especially… …a bird that stalks down her narrow cage can seldom see through her bars of rage her wings are clipped and her feet are tied so she opens her throat to sing. The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed…
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Making a Statement
Once upon a time a billionaire learned he was soon to die from cancer. He became determined to make a statement with his death, and for society to recognize he was useful (beyond generating wealth for himself). Without a care for the economic consequences—he had not become a billionaire by being sensitive to the needs of others—he began to liquidate his holdings, turning his hotels and factories and farms and stocks into gold bars. The sudden massive sales caused markets to…
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An Environmentalist Is Born
     After a long hard pregnancy it seems Mother Nature has finally given birth to another environmentalist, albeit the runt of the litter. Prime Minister Steven Harper took his first baby steps while on a visit to Europe for the G8 meetings when he called climate change the biggest threat to the future of humanity.     The only problem with this is the fact that his proposal of intensity based green house gas reduction won’t necessarily lead to an actual reduction…
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How power grows… and is TREMENDOUS!
Friedrich Nietzche: “It is through being wounded that power grows and can, in the end, become tremendous” Janette Watt: “Dear Fred, I know from experience, mine and that of people I care about, that what you say can be true. Yet, I don’t believe that it HAS to be this way nor do I believe it is the BEST way for power to grow. I know, from experience, that growth and learning also occurs where their is love and peace. And,…
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Country Club Handshakes
Ever since that glorious day I came out of my mother’s womb, I have been taught, told and trained by a powerful man who holds dominion over all other things on this planet. He has taught me who to love and who to loathe, what to lust and what to behold. He claims that the Lord is the conductor of his empirical symphony and that manifest destiny is the beat that the world dances to. His suits are now different, his…
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I value and believe…
Recently, as part of a job application I was asked to prepare a personal statement of equity. There were no directions (— and I never got an interview) so I have no idea what was expected. I could find no examples, — not one on the world wide web (perhaps my googling leaves something to be desired!) So, what I produced was an original document that arose out of my own heart and mind. It was difficult to sit alone and…
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