On Culture

re: A Loss of Civility- article National Post.. March 24

... Our society exists within an eroding framework of an earlier culture- true culture being an atmosphere of ethics which encourages the development of considerate, constructive, contributing members of society. A society which fails to sustain it's culture inevitably returns to a naturally barbaric state... like a forgotten farmer's field...

On Quebec 2

... The trouble with Quebec is that just when you think that they've settled down, one of them runs out into the streets and starts shouting, and pretty soon, they are all doing it... apparently oblivious to the need for any obvious consensus of objective or unifying theme... communists quite comfortably arm-in-arm with anarchists, innocently indifferent to any ideological divisions, allied only in the knowledge of their opposition to another... seizing the opportunity for a general venting of their life's frustrations, and to feel an illusory measure of constructive contribution to the unfolding of history...

On Quebec

• ... Well, the latest entertaining installment in the irrational world of Quebec politics has Mr. Dumont's ADQ inexplicably surging in the polls, having being hopelessly trailing only days ago... which likely eases the threat of imminent Quebec separation... though the timeless challenge of Quebec remains it's charming collective capacity to be easily manipulated into emotional uprisings in support of causes completely contrary to their own best interests...

On Conrad Black

... Mr. Black, it could well be that, after your trial, you will never again walk as a free man on the earth. Bluster and bravado aside, this is a distinct possibility, even a likelihood. It could well be that your lavish lifestyle, and days of worldly ambition and accumulation are over... the remainder of your days to be spent within four walls... a simple man of prayer and letters... perhaps, even a freer and more influential man than now...

The Budget...

... Well, the first big budget from the Conservative party... to the shame of conservatives everywhere. In his eagerness to win the votes that he did not receive, Mr. Harper has alienated every vote that he did. It must be a terrible feeling to know that one has gone from being a principled leader, to a clever compromised follower in so short a time.
...You still have our vote, but you have lost our respect...

The Next Few Months

... Well, we are in for a fun few months in Canadian politics. Next week, our government will introduce a budget, which will be collectively defeated by the Opposition parties for two reasons- A) they couldn't possibly be seen publically supporting our government; and B) they are realising that the chance of their going back up in the polls in the future is likely fantasy... and, in the end. it is generally preferable to burn out, than to merely turn into a pile of dust.

Likely, the Conservatives will win another minority, though a stronger one at the expense of all the Opposition parties. Then, following their party's election failures, all the Opposition leaders will be obliged to resign their positions, to the great entertainment of all Canadians throughout the land...

... This week we learned that the wild winter weather on the west coast was caused by the environmentally oblivious China. It's odd that the otherwise enraged Dr. Suzuki has not risen up in condemnation of China...
...Likely, the poor fellow is exhausted from months of beating up on the standard socialist straw men... or perhaps, he is too busy spinning his own simple tunic, eating little bits of twigs...
... Just joking folks. I'm sure that he is a good fellow doing good work...