In my last post I showed you yet another example of how Stephen Harper is trying to militarize our culture.By having such gentle and iconic Canadian traditions like the RCMP Musical Ride, compete in the same arena with a sinister SWAT show… Complete with armoured cars, explosions, and even a prisoner to
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Politics and its Discontents: ….. Canada Day
I wish that I could have inserted ‘Happy’ in front of today’s title, but for reasons too obvious to discuss, I can’t. However I will say this: may next year find all Canadians in circumstances whereby we can freely us that adjective in a heartfelt salutation to our country. Meanwhile,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Canada Day in Harperland, Between Hope and Despair
It's Canada Day in Harperland in the grim year of 2015. And I must admit I'm finding it hard to find a reason to celebrate, or find words to express how I feel.For it has been a grim year, and think I said what I wanted to say about Canada,
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