Tue Apr 15, 2008 – 7:32 pm
There was quite a bit of anger among conservatives in Canada last week when the boys in Ottawa blocked the sale of a Canadian (space) satellite division to an American buyer. Gerry Nicholls railed against the decision by a Minister of Industry who is admittedly not so inclined to keep industries prosperous, given some of […]
Wed Apr 9, 2008 – 1:16 pm
Many have wondered why a site called The Politic winds up talking about religion so much. There are very good reasons for this. Firstly, religion drives some of the most significant events occurring in the world around us. The question of Islam is affecting world politics to a level unprecedented. Understanding […]
Mon Apr 7, 2008 – 10:17 pm
You all know the songs that get played endlessly on the radio these days: Paralyzed, Hey There Delilah, songs like those. You can’t listen to a mainstream music station for more than half an hour without hearing one of those two, I can pretty much guarantee it.
It’s the same when it comes to politics. Certain ideas and […]
Mon Apr 7, 2008 – 9:56 am
Elizabeth Eckford, a shy fifteen year old, was the first black woman through the doors of Little Rock Central High School in 1957, one of nine students who represented an early victory in the civil rights movement. Until that day, all of the students in the most prestigious high school in the city were […]
Sat Mar 29, 2008 – 7:34 pm
9:40 pm — I think I looked outside at one point during the 8 o’clock hour to see if the cityscape changed here; it didn’t. Lights of businesses, houses and cars were still on. So I’m not even sure if this whole thing went ahead outside of the urbane, advanced city cores of […]
Tue Mar 25, 2008 – 11:11 pm
The economy is eroding and prices are soaring for consumers. Indeed, when compared to just twelve months ago, the mood of your average Ontarian is much grimmer when it comes to the economy. Most specifically, Ontario is regaining the dubious honour that it had twenty years ago when it became dead last in […]
Sat Mar 22, 2008 – 10:55 am
On Easter weekend of all weekends. It used to be that a college edumacation actually included the study of religion, so that even if you didn’t neessarily float that way, you had some grasp of what it means for those who do.
Evidently, comparative religion is no longer a required course in the alma maters of […]
Fri Mar 21, 2008 – 8:28 pm
Today, Good Friday, is a statutory holiday in Ontario and thus most of the province spent their first day of a three (or four)-day long weekend off from work. Being a Christian myself, this day is very important in my life as a reminder not only of the massively significant life of Jesus of […]
Wed Mar 19, 2008 – 10:04 pm
Tonight about 250 people gathered into a local Guelph banquet hall to see the Prime Minister, who was finishing up a swing through southwestern Ontario today. I was personally happy since not only did I get a picture with the architect of the Conservative coalition of the 21st century (I lost some pics taken […]
Sun Mar 16, 2008 – 8:58 pm
The other day I posted a piece on how no one can say for certain that there is no God without stepping into the arena of faith. Some commentators pointed out that an Atheist can be uncertain on whether there is a God or not, but can believe that there is no sufficient evidence […]
