- Articles
- 911’s Deeper Significance – an Oppositional Perspective
- A 2002 Critique of the Prime Minister's Office
- Afghanistan’s TAPI Pipeline – We Stand on Guard for Free
- All Published Work: Politics / Martial Arts / Short Fiction
- Anti-Globalization 1999-A Canadian Perspective
- Anti-Semitism and Criticism of Israeli Militarism
- Article: Canadian governments embrace IHRA “Working Definition of antisemitism”
- Attack Ads Toxic to Democracy
- Bailing-out Trudeau’s Bail-in Regime
- Book Review - December 2015: The Harper Years in Retrospect
- Book Review and Commentary: Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America’s Growing Conspiracist Underground
- CANADIAN DIMENSION
- Canada Acknowledges Indigenous Genocide
- Canada Backs Palestinian Self-determination
- Canada Doesn’t Need Saudi Arabia
- Canada Indifferent to Palestinian Autonomy
- Canada Justifies Afghanistan Tragedy
- Canada Moves to Protect Sharks
- Canada without NAFTA
- Canada’s 150th more Than a Party
- Canada’s Lingering Reefer Madness
- Canada’s Nuclear Hypocrisy
- Canada’s UN Ambassador Supports Israeli “Expansion by Peace Process”
- Canada’s Venezuelan Meddling a Pre-election Diversion
- Canadian Perspective on the 2008 U.S. Financial Crisis
- Canadian Rebuke to Saudi Arabia Long Overdue
- Critique of Sophie Dulesh Article in Humanist Perspectives Issue 192: Spring 2015 - Reflections on the State of Israel
- Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act Long Overdue
- Cultural Theory of Risk
- Cuts to Carbon Emissions must Be Greater, Faster
- David Frum’s Kleptocracts
- Dying for Oil: Business as Usual-Canada and the TAPI Pipeline
- Economist Magazine Content With Israeli Policy
- Election 2019 – Canada’s Free Speech Distraction
- Election 2019: Trudeau’s Ethics Mirror Harper’s
- Expediency, Power and Oppression
- Exporting Terrorism
- Federal Media Bailout
- Foundations of Self-Defense
- Free Market Principles for Banks
- Gaza's Agony: an Alternative Perspective on Recent Events
- Gender Differences in Personal Advertisements
- HUMANIST PERSPECTIVES
- Haitian Intervention Fatigue
- Hamas attacks on Israel inevitable - terrible retaliation was only a matter of time
- Harper Offers False Choice for Middle East Peace
- Harper’s Israeli Foreign Legion
- Hezbollah Still a Useful Boogeyman for Israel and United States
- Highland Scots Experience Parallels Palestinian Case
- Historical Context Absent from Gaza Commentary
- History Contradicts Claims That Hamas’ October 7 Attacks Unprovoked
- Inbalance in Canada's Parliament 2002
- Indigenous Sovereignty Impacting Canada’s Evolving Energy Sector
- Iran’s Ukraine Air Disaster Not Terrorism
- Jason Kenney’s Ministry of Truth
- Just Don’t Call MMA an Art
- Karate Organizations: A Theoretical Approach
- Karate and Spirituality
- Kinder Morgan’s Bailout Blunder
- Left/Right Concept Outdated
- Liberals Impose Conservative Carbon Tax
- More Unpublished Letters & Articles
- Navigating Ethics and Compromise in Martial Arts
- PUBLISHED ARTICLES / SHORT FICTION: 2006-2024
- Palestine Becomes the Modern State of Israel
- Palestinian Nakba and Israel's Creation Deserve Equal Recognition
- Paradise Canada
- Peace Process
- Peace Talks Really Permanent Delaying Tactic
- Peter MacKay: Let Veterans Eat Cake
- Political Engagement Requires Sacrifice
- Politicians tip-toeing around Bill 21 during election
- Radio interviews: Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Rare Book Suggests North American Holocaust
- Reality of U.S. Record on Cuba
- Reality-Based Self-Defense
- Regulation and Deregulation
- Remembering to Forget - November Eleventh’s Collective Amnesia
- Royal Visit 2016 - Junior Team Tours the West Coast
- SHORT FICTION
- Saudi Oppression Boosts Canada’s Economy
- Stephen Harper Still Exerting Influence
- Stephen Harper’s “Moral Clarity” in Defense of Israeli Exceptionalism
- Summer Jobs Program and Charter Declarations Aren’t Anti-Anything
- Symbolic Democracy in Canada
- Syrian Syriana
- Ten Million Dollar Khadr Award Latest Cost of Canada's “Tagalong” Foreign Policy
- The Canadian Council of Chief Executives: Northern Oligarchy
- The Country of Quebec Versus the Province of Cape Breton
- The Humanistic Value of Martial Arts (Budo)
- The Political Economy of Afghanistan
- The Real Bank Crisis: Protecting Profits at Public Expense
- The Shift From Repressive to Restitutive Justice
- The World Trade Organization
- Trudeau Meek on Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit
- Trudeau Renews UNRWA Funding - Quietly Accepts Israeli Dominance in Palestine
- Trudeau’s Economic Imbalance – Labour and Social Democrats Excluded from New Advisory Council
- Trudeau’s Electoral Evasions
- Trudeau’s Gun Laws: A Work in Progress
- Trudeau’s Security Council Bid
- Trudeau’s Sprinkle Spin
- Trump off the Political Spectrum
- Trump’s Abraham Accords Incited Hamas Attack
- Trump’s Punitive Peace Process - Palestinians Pressured to Accept Israeli Terms
- UNPUBLISHED OTTAWA
- Unpublished Ottawa: Barrigar’s Middle East Dualism Devoid of Nuance
- VICTORIA STANDARD COLUMNS
- Welfare Fraud
- Western Separatist Rhetoric Inevitable
- Who will commemorate the Nakba in Canada? BRIAR PATCH – BLOG
- Wounded Veterans Deserve Better
- Zanshin and Personal Security Concepts
- Author's Bio
Baird's Gold Standard on Saudi Human Rights
Fri, 08/31/2018 - 06:48 — adminBaird's Gold Standard on Saudi Human Rights
Published: August 31, 2018 – Ottawa Sun
As Stephen Harper’s UN spokesman, John Baird used to say, “I refuse to go along to get along,” at least when the slightest criticism of Israel was involved. Lately, the previous foreign affairs minister has embraced a newfound flexibility as a paid adviser to Barrick Gold, a Canadian company with mining interests in Saudi Arabia.
UNPUBLISHED OTTAWA
Sat, 08/25/2018 - 08:33 — adminLINK: https://unpublishedottawa.com/users/morjdsympatico.ca
- various articles deemed unprintable by the corporate press
HUMANIST PERSPECTIVES
Sat, 08/11/2018 - 08:31 — admin“Gaza’s Agony: An Alternative Perspective on Recent Events”: Humanist Perspectives: Spring 2015. Canada
“Canadian Perspective on U.S. Financial Crisis”: Humanist Perspectives: Summer, 2013 & National Library of Australia: Canada/Australia
“Canada’s Banking System: Reality and Myth”: Humanist Perspectives, Spring, 2013 and National Library of Australia: Canada/Australia
“Historical Context: Palestine Becomes the Modern state of Israel”: Humanist Perspectives: Autumn, 2011: Canada
VICTORIA STANDARD
Sat, 08/11/2018 - 08:25 — adminVICTORIA STANDARD: SEPTEMBER 2016 TO MARCH 2020 - 45 COLUMNS
* nominated as 2019 finalist in Best Local Columnist category: Newspapers Atlantic Better Newspapers Competition
"Federal Media Bailout": Victoria Standard: 12 March 2020: Canada
"Iran’s Ukraine Air Disaster Not Terrorism": Victoria Standard: February 12, 2020: Canada
"Jason Kenney’s Ministry of Truth": Victoria Standard: January 15, 2020: Canada.
"Canada Backs Palestinian Self-determination": Victoria Standard: December 18, 2019: Canada.
Stephen Harper Still Exerting Influence
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 07:10 — adminStephen Harper Still Exerting Influence
As published in the Victoria Standard: August 7 , 2018.
Recent media reports about Stephen Harper’s public activities suggest that he has been quietly active since losing power and quitting as Conservative leader in 2015. In spite of Harper’s low public profile, he has advised senior Republican figures, written a political book, chairs the 80 member International Democratic Union and leverages influence through his consultancy firm.
Canada’s Lingering Reefer Madness
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 07:03 — adminCanada’s Lingering Reefer Madness
As published in the Victoria Standard: July 17, 2018.
As the legalization date approaches marijuana opponents should consider the ugly consequences of nearly a century of prohibition. It’s also worth noting how yesterday’s crime becomes legal commerce, with a few words on official paper. They might even pour a drink and light a cigar, just to get in the mood.
Ford’s Trumpish Tendencies
Thu, 07/05/2018 - 14:05 — adminFord’s Trumpish Tendencies
As published in the Guardian: Weekly letters - 6 July 2018
According to Ian Lee, a professor at Carleton University, Doug Ford’s political victory in Ontario (15 June) is unrelated to rightwing populist trends in the US and Europe. However, the new Conservative premier’s background and public behaviour is quite Trumpish, including Ford’s record of publicly belittling gay pride activists and the developmentally handicapped.
Kinder Morgan’s Bailout Blunder
Tue, 06/26/2018 - 10:02 — adminKinder Morgan’s Bailout Blunder
As published in the Victoria Standard: July 3, 2018
The Trans Mountain pipeline intended to ship Alberta bitumen to the Pacific may be yet built using a familiar model: private profit at public risk. Beyond the financial hazard of the Kinder Morgan bailout, I am equally concerned about the project’s potential impact on the environmental, First Nations and Canadian resource sovereignty.
Radio interviews: Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 09:29 — adminRadio interviews based on 2011 article: Canadian Council of Chief Executives - Northern Oligarchy
June 2018:
Canada's Secret Government: Who is the Power Behind the Throne ...
https://www.spreaker.com/user/acrnetwork/canadas-secret-government-who-i...
21 hours ago - Morgan Duchesney explores the history and background of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and its influence on federal governments ...
Global Research News Hour: Canada's Secret Government: Who Is ...
https://player.fm/.../global-research-news-hour-canadas-secret-governmen......
The Real Bank Crisis: Protecting Profits at Public Expense
Wed, 05/16/2018 - 09:15 — adminThe Real Bank Crisis: Protecting Profits at Public Expense
As published in the Victoria Standard: May 9, 2018.
Declaring a so-called consumer debt crisis effectively distracts Canadians from the lingering institutional problems that undermine the entire economy. Effective and permanent solutions will never emerge from the councils of those who benefit from the unfairness of the current system.
