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Royal Attrition Act of 2012
Ottawa Sun May 22 2012

Long live British royalty – at their own expense. Prime Minister Harper is spending $75 million public dollars to finance the pomp and ceremony of the Royal Jubilee. Perhaps he thinks we need a morale boost during these times of fiscal restraint. Funny how we always find money for a party while veterans, seniors and cancer patients go begging. I have a democratic suggestion.

MP Pensions Off the Radar
Cape Breton Post April 5 2012

Yesterday’s federal budget was mostly devoid of MP pension reform. Perhaps MP pay and benefits should be linked to the unpredictable performance of the free market. That would truly test MP’s faith in our economic system. In any case, I’m sure MPs will choose the safety and comfort of the current publicly-subsidized remuneration policy. At the very least, retired or defeated MPs might reasonably be entitled to a pension based on a vastly higher contribution rate that the current 5 to 23 percent.

Royal Attrition Act of 2012
Ottawa/Winnipeg Sun May 22 2012

Long live British royalty – at their own expense. Prime Minister Harper is spending $75 million public dollars to finance the pomp and ceremony of the Royal Jubilee. Perhaps he thinks we need a morale boost during these times of fiscal restraint. Funny how we always find money for a party while veterans, seniors and cancer patients go begging. I have a democratic suggestion.

Ideology and Choices

Ottawa Citizen, Cape Breton Post, Victoria Standard: Feburary 4, 2011

The nation’s attention is temporarily focused on Old Age Security (OAS) issues and while we are offered complex actuarial reasoning for inevitable benefit reductions; the real issue is one of ideology and choices. I direct the reader’s attention to the fact that in October, 2011 Royal Dutch Shell announced that the governments of Alberta and Canada had agreed to contribute $865 million toward the cost of a carbon capture and storage facility…” This notice presents a number of questions, such as:

Afghanistan’s TAPI Pipeline – We Stand on Guard for Free
Canadian Charger
January 15, 2012

Occupiers' Style a Useful Lesson in Participatory Democracy

As published in the Ottawa Citizen: November 13, 2011.

Historical Context: Palestine Becomes the Modern State of Israel

As published in Humanist Perspectives Autumn 2011

Letter to Editor - 2011:

Sue Former Mayor O’Brien Over Cancelling Seimen’s Deal

As published in the Ottawa Sun: September 8, 2011

Letter to Editor - 2011:

Smog Denial

As published in Ottawa Citizen: October 21, 2011.

Our urban culture remains mired in a dangerously auto-centric mindset supported by the ease and convenience of personal automobile use. By employing deep denial, the motorists who exacerbate the health risks of smog continue to exercise their prerogative for personal mobility at the cost of other peoples’ health.

Book Review and Commentary: Among the Truthers: A journey Through America’s Growing Conspiracist Underground:
By Jonathan Kay

As published in the Peace and Environment News: July / August 2011.