Category Archives: Media
The Fraud Squad
So, now it’s out, and what thousands thought to be true has been verified. Federal court judge Richard Mosley ruled yesterday that election fraud did indeed take place in the last federal election and that the finding is a huge … Continue reading
Misery and Company
Few know it, but I cut my teeth on international work four decades ago in Bangladesh. It was a sobering and humbling experience. A terrible war, hunger, excessive flooding due to a furious monsoon season, and the ongoing animosities between … 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
E Pluribus Unum
We want the hero, never really imagining that collectively we might wear that mantle. I composed these words in my head as Jane and I delighted in watching “42” at a local theatre. The inspiring story of Jackie Robinson being … 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
Smoke Signals
Long before the white smoke emerged from the small chimney in Rome the Roman Catholic church was already suffering from a thousand cuts. The occasion of papal succession served as a global lightning rod for the church’s many sins and … Continue reading
The Real Story on Canada’s Food Insecurity
Here is my latest Huffington Post piece on the special United Nation’s envoy’s report, released today, on the growing insecurity in Canada’s food system. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/../../glen-pearson/canada-food-security_b_2807538.html
A Hero’s Night
“Great heroes,” says Peter Beagle, “need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed.” I received a deep lesson in this truth last week when Community Living London asked me to participate in their “Night of Heroes” … 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