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 …
Category Archives: Liberalism
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 …
Reborn
Sometimes communities aren’t ready for the changes being thrust upon them. Stuck in the traditional way of doing things, they …
“A Remarkable Change in Man”
Being with the ElectroMotive workers on Saturday, the day following the announcement of that plant’s official closing, had an odd …
Until Now
One of the abiding frustrations of being in politics is that optics are often preferred over opportunity and politics sometimes …
Democracy At Work
In many ways citizens deliberating with citizens is a lot more rare than we think. It happens in coffee shops …
On Being Seen
“Will we be seen, by others I mean?” I looked by at the man who had just asked the question, …
The Best Hope for Business is the Business of Hope
The news is coming in fast and furious. More layoffs. Jobs vanishing altogether. Record profits. Increased employer/employee tensions. Then from …
Coffee as Currency
This week I tweeted that I’d be heading out to the ElectroMotive line to stand with the workers in their …
We Want In
The Nation magazine recently asked 16 activists and economists the following relevant question: “If you had the ability to reinvent …
