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14. A Twisted Tribute to CBC Radio
Among the many despicable plans of the Trump administration is the proposed gutting of American public broadcasting services. The MAGA Republicans charge that PBS and NPR couple bloated budgets with “liberal bias.” Even Big Bird of ‘Sesame Street’ is suspected of being a “woke socialist.” It is not surprising that hard-line conservatives in Canada have…
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13. A Spotty Maple Leaf
1 February 15th 2025 marked sixty years since the first raising of the red and white maple leaf as Canada’s official flag. Of the 24% of Canadians who are old enough to remember that day–– probably very few do. Those whose memories stretch back sixty years or earlier are more likely to recall the controversy…
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12. The Right Side of History?
In just three months, the harm wrought by the Trump administration has already surpassed the most pessimistic forecasts before his re-election. Never in living memory have the worst American tendencies been so unrestrained. Amid the shock and awe of the Project 2025 juggernaut–– never has the political opposition been so feeble. Never has American media,…
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11. Acknowledging a Shared Humanity
A recent CNN interview did not pry any answers from the architect of Trump’s draconian deportation plan–– but it did reveal his character. Throughout the interview, Stephen Miller dodged questions, talked over the host and smirked. In response to Jake Tapper’s repeated queries about the impact of mass deportation on US agriculture––Miller claimed that the…
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10. Touchy Humour
‘The Meaning of Monty Python’ (2013) features the five surviving Pythons––Cleese, Gilliam, Idle, Jones and Palin–– in conversation over tea in a living room setting. The documentary bookended the Turner Classic movie channel’s recent tribute to the legendary troupe. Shown before the documentary were ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ (1975), ‘The Life of Brian’…
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9. What Grounding for Poetry?
GMJ, a Professor of Education whom I had the pleasure of knowing in the 1980s-1990s, was a gifted raconteur. An immigrant from Wales, he had a sonorous voice and a sharp wit. A couple of times over “pints” (he preferred Britishisms) at the university pub, I heard his tales of teaching high school English in…
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