Opinion
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Hold the hate: Governance straight up, please
I was trying to hold off on slamming federal politics for another week or two, but this Conservative smear campaign against Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has become too ridiculous to ignore.
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Let the debate(s) begin
Whoever thought that establishing a Canadian Museum of Human Rights would be so hard? Chances are that Gail Asper didn’t years ago when she began to funnel her late father’s dream of a testament to the too-often misunderstood notion of human rights into reality.
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Solving the problem of mass murder, one incestuous photo at a time
Hi kids! It’s me, J.Williamez, with another installment of your favourite weekly column written by a douche with a mullet and a handlebar moustache!
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Forget tuition – we need a vanity freeze
Like no other generation before, ours is expected to gain a post-secondary education. It seems that nowadays, a bachelor’s degree has about as much prestige as a high school degree used to have. Whereas a high school degree used to at least be a guarantee of relatively steady employment, obtaining one in the present day doesn’t tend to get you far in the way of the work force. Most jobs now require at least some form of post-secondary education.
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The root of all evil and trust
If there is one thing that I’m sick of hearing people say, it’s: “I’d trust this person with my life.”
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Epitaph for all those multicoloured bills?
Ever hear of the plan to get rid of the Canadian penny? What about getting rid of paper money altogether? As it turns out, these two ideas are not so far-fetched.
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A loss of culture that has been lost in history
Often when beginning my aboriginal education class, I will ask students where their families originally come from. This often leads into discussions about ethnicity, cultural background and language.
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Beware Bob, the animals are coming
As citizens of a society, it is our duty to act as ethically as we can. However, in our quest to do the right thing, sometimes we misjudge the consequences of a particular action and end up doing something that we later regret.
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Arrogance is bliss
Until this past week, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff needed to become more arrogant.
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Swine flu, round two
I can remember a client coming into my office building recently. She walked up to my desk, set down her papers and coughed directly into my face. It was no tiny accidental cough either. This was an honest, hearty, bottom-of-the-lungs, body-wracking cough. I was talking at the time, so I’m pretty sure some of that even hit the back of my throat.
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Let us decide
I’d like to take a few precious moments to talk about what’s going on in the Manitoba legislature these days.
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Evolution is a dirty process
The evolution of a species is a peculiar thing. Each species evolves and mutates over millions of years, adapting and becoming more suited to its particular environment. Seen from a global perspective, this process of adaptation seems to be fluid and relatively constant. However, examined more closely, evolution takes on a different face altogether.
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Doer’s deep integration
The past weeks have seen a tumultuous shift in the political landscape of the province as Gary Doer, Canada’s longest serving premier, announced his resignation as the leader of Manitoba. Widely admired for his charisma and middle-of-the-road approach to government, Doer now moves on to become the next Canadian ambassador to the United States.
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Sharing time is over
“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.”
– Mark TwainI watched with sorrowing intrigue this past week as events unfolded in Toronto which sent shivers down the spines of cyclists across the country.
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Balsillie vs. the Old Boys Club
For those of you not entirely up to date on what’s going on with our beloved Winnipeg Jets-turned-Phoenix Coyotes, here’s the latest. The Coyotes are bankrupt and Blackberry billionaire Jim Balsillie wants to buy the franchise and move it to Hamilton, ideally before the National Hockey League season starts in October.
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Evil has a face. A vile flowery face
Good and evil are terms we use quite often but they are surprisingly hard to define. A lot of people have very differing opinions when it comes to morality. Differences in culture and upbringing as well as underlying ideological leanings can cause much disagreement when it comes to defining right and wrong. Some people think that since beliefs and values vary so much, there is no such thing as an objective right or wrong. These people, though perhaps convincing, are wrong.
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Requiem for a lacklustre leader
The political winds of Manitoba are shifting, or so one would be inclined to believe from the smorgasbord of patented verbal back slaps that have been heaped upon freshly-resigned premier Gary Doer.
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Giving Winnipeg the bird
Several local news sources have reported that Mayor Sam Katz, police Chief Keith McCaskill, Minister of Justice Dave Chomiak and several city counsellors are close to dropping some serious cash on a fancy new toy.
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An Aquarian exposition
By the time this article makes it to print, the 40th anniversary of Woodstock will have been celebrated with little more than the release of a few CDs and movies. While Woodstock has been a commercial success ever since the festival ended, selling millions of soundtracks, movies and books, the Woodstock festival was never about money and it is saddening to see that is all that it has become.
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Cheering for the bad guy
Rarely do we, as the common folk most of us are, actually get a chance to witness greatness. Most of us are so used to being afloat in the sea of mediocrity that surrounds us that we forget what true greatness looks like—or that it even exists. Today I want to remind and assure you all that greatness is still alive.