Tag Archives: Political Commentary
The CBC should consolidate its operations in Montreal
Recently announced cuts to the CBC/Radio-Canada got me thinking: why is this particular crown corporation’s operations split between three different major Canadian cities and why is the CBC/SRC trying to rid itself of potentially lucrative real-estate? I can’t fathom why … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Arts & the City, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Canadian Culture, Canadian media, Canadian politcs, Canadian Society, CBC, Centre-Sud, Culture of Montreal, Faubourg Québec, Heritage Canada, Maison Radio-Canada, Media in Montreal, Political Commentary, Quartier des Médias, Quartier des Mélasses, Social Commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Renewal
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Vince Li and the Politics of Fear
This article was originally published on Forget the Box and can be read here. Toronto-based criminal lawyer David Butt makes a profoundly solid argument, in a way one might expect from a seasoned legal expert, for why Vince Li deserves … Continue reading
Christmas Wishes
I’d like a few things for Christmas this year. I’m patient, and I wouldn’t expect such gifts any time too soon either. But if somehow these wishes come true in 2014, perhaps my faith in humanity will be restored. But … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Sovereign Socialist featured article
Tagged Charter of Values, Christianity, Christmas, Commentary, Conservative Party of Canada, Denis Coderre, Economic Commentary, Institutionalized Racism, Pauline Marois, Political Commentary, Quebec social values, Social Commentary, Stephen Harper
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The Most Important Thing You Haven’t Heard About
The Trans Pacific Partnership has been described as ‘NAFTA on steroids’. While I don’t generally care for such pop metaphors this one may be quite apt. It’s also been described as a multi-national agreement on enforced monopolies, one that would … Continue reading
Montreal Mayors: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Meet Laurent Blanchard, Montreal’s latest mayor. By my count he’s number 43 in a list that stretches back to our city’s first mayor, Jacques Viger, in 1832, the year the city was incorporated. To date Montreal’s mayors have been predominantly … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist
Tagged 2012-2013 Montreal Political Crisis, 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Mayors of Montréal, Montréal Culture, Montréal Society, Political Commentary, Politics of Montreal
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Thoughts on a Grim Day
Some very foolish, backwards people did an awful thing today. In a misguided attempt to satisfy the insane demands of their purported faith, three men stormed the offices of a satirical French magazine and shot ten people dead. They then … Continue reading →
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