I'm a History major. No seriously, I double majored in History and English at the University of Toronto. As we live through the age of Dubya, I often wonder how future history text books will look back at his legacy. How will history view the presidency of George W. Bush?
Read this Statement by the President of the United States of America from last June. It was written for the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Here's an excerpt. Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere. We are committed to building a world where
This New York Times article claims The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax division from distributing a new documentary by Michael Moore that harshly criticizes President Dubya. The film, "Fahrenheit 911," links Dubya and prominent Saudis - including the family of Osama bin Laden - and criticizes Dubya's actions
"Planning to vote in the upcoming election? Why bother?" That's a direct quote from Screw the Vote, a CBC special hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. Here's more from the site. According to Elections Canada, barely 25 per cent of Canadians between 18 and 24 years old voted in the 2000 federal
How would you feel about a person who thinks it is okay to grab your shirt and use it clean their eyeglasses? This website asks that very question and then shows video evidence of Dubya doing just that during a commercial break on the Late Show with David Letterman. To
With the Montreal Canadiens up 3-1 over the Bruins, I decided to watch Dubya's News Conference last night at 20:30 EST. I was looking forward to hearing his answers to some hard hitting questions about Iraq and 9/11. Clearly, Dubya has an issue with taking responsibility for his
I was just reading the official news release from the Government of Canada regarding the 2004 Federal Budget. One change in particular captured my attention immediately. Listed as one of the "key initiatives of the budget" was the following: Providing a new Canada Learning Bond of up to $2,000
Starting on May 26th, 2003, Rhonda & Jane began counting down the 525 reasons to dump George Bush. Every day they post another reason. You'll want to book mark their site, 525 Reason to Dump Bush and check daily. It's a very interesting read. I can't wait for the top
Today, Dubya is due to give his annual State of the Union Address. The Independent has compiled some figures to give us an idea as to the real state of the union. You'll want to take a look at this. Here's a brief excerpt: 232: Number of American combat deaths
Apparently, Paul Martin has quit. His blog, that is. In a previous blog entry, I wrote about how our future Prime Minister had a blog. In his own words, maintaining the blog was "an opportunity to express my thoughts publicly without having to go through all the sturm und drang
Yesterday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a column by Neal Starkman who attempts to explain the popularity of Dubya south of the border. Starkman observes the fact the president's popularity hovers at around 50 percent. He asks, "What can explain his popularity? Can that many people be enamored of what he has
One of the feel good stories of 2003 has got to be the capture of Saddam Hussein. We've all heard the story of heroic U.S. troops capturing Hussein thanks to some brilliant U.S. intelligence work. This is the story told by the American government so it has to
Believe it or not, there is a down side to having arrested Saddam Hussein the other day. This result will inevitably have a positive effect on Dubya's popularity at home. It was just the jolt of integrity he needed to ensure his reelection next November. Of course, with eleven months
Paul Martin became the new Prime Minister of Canada this morning when Jean Chretien officially resigned. He marked the occasion by naming a new cabinet and launching a new official website. For a resident of Toronto like myself, it's been quite a period of political turnover. In the past two
The Canadian Alliance Party of Canada voted overwhelming in favour of merging with the Progressive Conservatives earlier today. It's looking like the Progressive Conservative Party will also vote to ratify the merge. The two parties will form the new Conservative Party of Canada. Although I don't like the politics of
George Dubya Bush's European Vacation is over. One little tidbit from his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair a week ago deserves closer attention. According to the transcript, Dubya was asked by a member of the British press "Why do they hate you, Mr. President? Why do they hate
I'm not a fan of George Dubya Bush. I still can't believe he squeaked by Al "The Bore" Gore in 2000. His politics drive me crazy. As Governor of Texas, he presided over more executions than took place in the other 49 states combined during the same time period. I'm
Jean Chrétien has chosen to do the right thing. Perhaps my entry of October 14th had something to do with his decision to retire on December 12th, clearing the way for Paul Martin, the newly anointed Liberal leader. Chrétien had threatened to stay on until February, creating a constitutional crisis
We Torontonians vote in our municipal election tomorrow. Just in case this fact slipped my mind, a nice lady from the David Miller camp just called to let me know the polls will be busy so I should get there as early as possible. I told her I planned to
Who's in charge here? Last time I checked my grade nine history book, the person who leads the party holding a majority in the House of Commons is Prime Minister of Canada. At this moment, that person is Jean Chrétien. On November 14th, that person will become Paul Martin. All
Like thousands of Ontarians, I voted last night. We are fortunate to have fair and democratic methods in place for the selecting of political representation. My concern is with the nature of our political system and the ballots used to poll the electorate. Although we were choosing a Premier for
It's hard to believe it's only been 3 days since Ernie Eves dissolved Parliament and called a provincial election for October 2nd. Three days of campaigning and I'm already incredibly sick of the three leaders plying for our votes. Do we really have to endure an entire month of this?
"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven." - Jean Chrétien
