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The “fascist shift”, as described by author Naomi Wolf in The End Of America/ Letter Of Warning To A Young Patriot, is accelerating in Canada with the tabling... more
By Mark Taliano
April 29, 2015
Canada is one of the oldest constitutional democracies in the world. While the roles of the Monarch and the Governor General are described in the Canadian... more
By Ron Unruh
May 1, 2018
No mere mortal city councillor is up to the challenge of absorbing every brief nor every delegation. Nor can they sit through every mind numbing meeting.... more
December 9, 2023
Many long moons ago I was employed as a talking head (“personality,” we used to say) on talk radio. My job was to report on, analyze and comment on the news,... more
November 28, 2023
A growing school of psychologists believe the trauma of the climate crisis is a key barrier to change. You might think of it as being “like a deer caught in... more
By Paul Strome
November 14, 2023
Thank you for your message regarding Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms), brought forward by the Conservative Critic... more
By James OGrady
November 3, 2023
Today, the world runs on feelings. How are you feeling after the isolation of the pandemic? Feelings are important. Losing cherished friends and family to a... more
By Clive Doucet
April 4, 2023
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Tomorrow is the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and in the Ottawa Citizen I offered some reflections on the ways... more
September 29, 2023
Nobody would have believed that there was an agency of the USA government that was selling armaments to the Iranians in exchange for money that would be used... more
September 28, 2023
By unpubadmin
September 22, 2023
The tragedy in LAHAINA, Hawaii is instructive concerning the need for municipalities to be prepared. Here's a list of the crazy things that happened during the... more
September 17, 2023
The government released its draft Bill C-18 regulations on Friday ahead of the Labour Day weekend, but ironically those regulations do very little to ensure... more
September 5, 2023
Ottawa, Sep 7—Ontario’s public education system used to be something parents, educators and kids believed in — until Premier Doug Ford got his hands on it.... more
By Yasir Naqvi
September 8, 2023
The available slate of leadership candidates
The pivotal deadline for new members to be eligible to join the Liberal Party of Ontario Leadership Contest is... more
September 6, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, August 21, 2023
OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch released the letter it sent last Thursday to the federal Ethics Commissioner’s... more
August 21, 2023