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Our Leaders and the New Morality

Posted on June 2, 2021January 9, 2022 By downesLeave a comment

It is long past time we stopped looking to government, corporate and religious leaders for any guidance on morality. They have shown us time and again how deeply immoral they have become.

The Snowbird

Posted on December 31, 2020January 9, 2022 By downesLeave a comment
Rod Phillips's Web of Deception. Huffington Post.

When the finance minister doesn’t follow the rules, he is showing a certain disregard for the people who die. And it leads us to suspect that this disregard applies to other aspects of his work and life as a finance minister.

The Mailing List

Posted on December 22, 2019January 10, 2022 By downesLeave a comment

The convention system of party governance should be abolished, the delegate system ended, and mechanisms put into place for the membership to reach agreement, point by point, on a comprehensive platform and strategy.

What Justin Trudeau Should Do

Posted on March 3, 2019January 10, 2022 By downesLeave a comment

Trudeau should say that he appreciates the presence of strong caucus members and ministers, that they serve a valuable purpose in correcting mistakes, and that the fact that he ultimately left the decision up to Wilson-Raybould is proof of this.

Andrew Scheer

Posted on January 26, 2019January 10, 2022 By downesLeave a comment

Scheer is taking the unthinking and irresponsible route in an effort to attract attention and gain media clicks. In doing so he is debasing not only his own party but conservatism in Canada in general.

Moral Leadership

Posted on December 27, 2018January 11, 2022 By downes1 Comment

To imprison a seven-year old child and hold her without water until she dies of thirst demonstrates a complete lack of any moral leadership.

Reason and Reasonableness

Posted on December 22, 2018January 11, 2022 By downesLeave a comment

When I want to comment on an issue of the day – whether it’s a response to something the government has done, or a rebuttal to some argument that’s being floated in this media, this is where I will do it.

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