Right to Community – The Meddling Factor
For the American colonies life was becoming increasingly frustrating. The denigration they experienced from their political masters in England was …
Category Archives: Citizenship
Right to Community – The Humiliation Factor
I passed Vic Toews in Centre Block early in my parliamentary tenure, said “hi,” and received a nasty scowl in …
Right to Community – Increasingly Alone
When aspiring Republican U.S. presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke at an economic club in Detroit last week he revealed just …
Community At the Speed of Light
The rather plot-driven democracy we have been used to for decades is quickly giving way to a new dynamic of …
Speaking Up for Community
London, Ontario faced a sobering occurrence this past week that reminded us that, on occasion, struggling for citizen’s rights has …
Good Love – A Valentine
In so many ways it’s hard to be good these days. I don’t mean telling the truth, getting the kids …
Something We Can’t Do Alone
My city of London, Ontario has been through enough in these last few years, I believe, to qualify as a …
Shadowlands
Progressive democracy has been perhaps the most stable of political systems in world history. It has guided and empowered the …
Reborn
Sometimes communities aren’t ready for the changes being thrust upon them. Stuck in the traditional way of doing things, they …
Grief, Generosity, and a Galvanizing of Community Spirit
What began as a brief comment ended up as a unique citizen exercise. Ed Jackman (look for him in the …
