Category Archives: Liberalism
A Crisis of Power
It’s a voice increasingly coming from the economic periphery and gaining more traction the longer it takes for global economies to get up off the mat. While not exactly the voice of doom, as in apocalyptic, it nevertheless speaks of … Continue reading
Bring On the Lunatics
Today we start a new series concerning the end of growth and how to learn to live with the new normal. Really it’s about stasis – ancient Greek term meaning “to stand still”. Most of us have been sensing this … Continue reading
Will Canadian Politics Have A Breakthrough?
Does politics really matter anymore? The greatest challenges facing our generation are getting short shrift from the major parties as they continue to tinker around the edges and continually seek out that “sweet spot” that will hopefully launch them into … Continue reading
Over His Head
Over two years out from the next federal election but the campaign has already begun, as the party leaderships are now clearly in place. It didn’t commence when the Writ was dropped or the government fell, but by that first … Continue reading
Identity – United We Fall
At some point you have to stick up for yourself. That is especially true in politics, where countless people come after you with their own agendas. If you don’t, you might lose their vote. And if you accede to what … Continue reading
Identity – Beyond Politics
It was one of the most profound moments of my political life. Two days following my election loss I took my son Ater for lunch. When we entered the crowded food court at one of the local malls some people … Continue reading
Identity – A Citizen’s Constitution
I still hold the document reverentially in my hands after all these years. CIVIC FORUM proposes to The Czechoslovak Public and Constitutional Organ of the Republic THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION It was January 18, 1990 and the … Continue reading
Identity – Digital Soul
The London Free Press had a feature article this past weekend on our digital identity, aptly titled “Our Digital Soul”. There’s more to come in the next couple of weeks but this first installment was about the reality that there’s … Continue reading
Identity Politics
With the Speaker of the House seated beside me, I addressed a group of my fellow MPs in as frank a manner as I could: If our politics were united around our commonalities and centred in consensus and compromise, political … Continue reading
A Sad Passing
I want to tell you a story – a personal one, filled with anguish, recovery and hope. Ultimately it’s the story of one Member of Parliament and the remarkable difference she made in what, for a time, was a devastating … Continue reading