Commenter John Tyler asks: There never is a shortage of jack-booted enforcers to impose a government’s will upon the citizenry. This time Canada is the venue. So, ladies and gents, what is about the Canadian personality or culture that enables … Continue reading →
A whole lot of 2s up there today.
Continue reading →I was going to write a post about the topic that’s the subject of this post, but it would have taken me quite some time to study the wording of the Act and the wording Trudeau’s government employed when it … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Today is Presidents’ Day, and this is a repeat of a previous post.] I’m not that old, but pedagogical practices in my youth seem absolutely archaic compared to whatever passes for education these days. For starters, we had Washington’s … Continue reading →
(1) The Lia Thomas story is one of the best examples of the insanity of our age. I have no trouble with voluntarily calling Thomas “she” if that’s what she wants. But she should never be competing against biological women … Continue reading →
The CDC withholds some statistics because it’s afraid the information will be turned into disinformation by the readers. Now, there’s a great way to gain people’s trust: withhold information because you think they’re stupid. The funny thing – I mean … Continue reading →
From the mouth of Justin Trudeau, December of 2020 [emphasis mine]: India has denounced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “ill-informed” remarks regarding an ongoing farmers’ protest in India’s capital. Mr Trudeau and Conservative opposition leader Erin O’Toole both made comments … Continue reading →
I think Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau had one of the most beautiful voices in the world. Maybe the most beautiful. I don’t even like lieder very much, and he sang a whole lotta lieder. But I don’t really care what he sang; … Continue reading →
For most of my life I never had any interest in genealogy, although I did have an interest in family stories. And it was the family story of a long-lost great-uncle, a mystery I wanted to solve, that propelled me … Continue reading →
What went on in this country post-January 6th, and what’s going on in Canada now, have historical precedents not just in repressive dictatorships but even in the US and Canada. It seems that the authorities are always frightened of demonstrations … Continue reading →
Well, one thing is settled – sufficient numbers of police in Canada are cooperating with the arrests of the demonstrators, and so it is being accomplished. For a populist movement like that of the truckers to succeed, it either has … Continue reading →