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Harper Unlikely to Share the Hardships He Advises for Fellow Canadians

Chronicle Herald: February 20, 2025

“Nothing over the centuries has more often been urged than the social rewards of hardship, urged by those who will not have to suffer it.’

According to a February 14, 2025, Post Media article, 'I would be prepared to impoverish the country and not be annexed, if that was the option we’re facing,' the former prime minister reportedly said.

King Charles versus king Donald

Hill Times: 19 February 2025

The prestige of scandal-riven British royalty has steadily-eroded over the decades but the monarchy could help Canada deal with Donald Trump’s bully tactics.

Unlike Charles the third, Donald Trump; in spite of his wealth and political power, is merely a wannabe king who desperately needs to be liked, admired and even feared. This dynamic provides a Machiavellian opportunity to Canadians of wit and courage who understand the power of perception in politics.

Trump’s careless rhetoric betrays deep contempt for principled conduct

Inverness Oran / Chronicle Herald: February 12, 2025

Dear Editor,

During Donald Trump’s recent public appearance with Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. leader declared that Gaza’s Palestinian population must accept his vague promise to settle them elsewhere. Without acknowledging the source of Gaza’s destruction, Trump then claimed that America would rebuild the battered territory, transforming it into a paradise.

Trump’s Abraham Accords Incited Hamas Attack

Canadian Dimension: 12 February 2025

Donald Trump’s failed 2020 Abraham Accords led directly to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. This agreement, initially signed by Israel, the US, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, was ostensibly designed to “recognize the importance of maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle East and around the world based on mutual understanding and coexistence, as well as respect for human dignity and freedom, including religious freedom.”

Why Do Mice Vote for Cats?

Hill Times: January 29, 2025

I wonder how the late Tommy Douglas would have responded to a character like Donald Trump? Canada once boasted a bold politician who understood the value of subtle humor and a clever analogy.

Israel and ICC Arrest Warrants

Netanyahu Finally Accountable for his Conduct

Hill Times: 27 November 2024 / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: January/February 2025

After 61 years of existence, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally indicted a pair of Western-backed leaders. It is a pity it took 44,000 Palestinian deaths to inspire such action.

Stephen Harper’s “Moral Clarity” in Defense of Israeli Exceptionalism

Canadian Dimension: 20 November 2024

WHY DOES ISRAEL INSIST ON ARMED CONFLICT?

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: November / December 2024

The claim that the brutality of Israel’s ongoing Gaza campaign is completely justified by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel is outrageous. Only someone unaware of Israel’s history could honestly believe that the Hamas attack was entirely unprovoked. I wonder how Israelis or any other group would behave had they been trapped in a blockaded territory since 2006.

Remembrance Day Thoughts – 2024

Inverness Oran: 12 November 2024

Behind the poppies and public recognition of past valor lurks a lingering public tendency to minimize the true horror and futility of armed conflict. This is understandable among people who have never directly experienced the terror of foreign invasion or occupation. Unfortunately, our safe distance from others’ suffering encourages many to justify and excuse military solutions to international strife.

JNF’s loss of charitable status justified by its conduct

Hill Times - Sept. 4, 2024 / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - October 2024

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has operated in Canada for over 100 years, accepting charitable donations from Canadians who support the State of Israel, its goals and actions.

While the JNF does raise funds to plant trees and build infrastructure (military and civilian) in Israel, its main objective is buying so-called state land in Israel proper and restricting its sale and use to Israeli Jews.