Category Archives: history

Let’s Not Forget About Betty…

Posted on October 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Quote from this week’s Leaders’ Debate It’s a tough place to be: the only female among a group of ‘holier than thou’ males trying to get the support of Canadian voters. Elizabeth May has a voice. And she is being … Continue reading →

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Conservative: Andrew’s a Dual Citizen

Posted on October 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Yesterday, Andrew Scheer admitted to the fact that he has dual citizenship because, even though he, himself, was born and raised in Canada, his father was American born. And the one thing that Canadians do NOT want is an American … Continue reading →

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Trump: “There was no ‘quid pro quo'”

Posted on September 27, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Latin for: This for That President Trump believes he’s the Master of the Deal. Ask him, he’ll tell you himself. So it comes as no surprise that his telephone call with the new President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, would amount … Continue reading →

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A Climate for Change

Posted on September 23, 2019 by cdsmiller17

United We Stand, Divided We Fall There’s going to be a Global Climate Strike! To us older generations, this is confusing. We thought we only protested war, racial injustice and political fraud. Oh, and the whaling industry. We mustn’t forget … Continue reading →

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Trudeau and his Need to be Mr. Dressup

Posted on September 21, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Cultural Misappropriation When I first did Justin Trudeau’s chart in 2017, I wasn’t concentrating on inconjuncts. Now I am. Let’s see what they can tell us. Sun Inconjunct Saturn You will always require structure in your life, and you will … Continue reading →

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Why Is It So Hard to Understand Racism?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by cdsmiller17

“You just don’t understand why I am so angry.” Canadians are racist. There, I’ve said it. Does that make any difference to the national dialogue we’ve been having, lately? I don’t think so. In fact, you can’t even say that … Continue reading →

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Jagmeet: Singh-led Out?

Posted on September 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Does the Brownface Scandal Help the NDP? Do you remember when in 2011 Jack Layton led the New Democratic Party to the Official Opposition in Ottawa? What stuck out? For me, it was the image of Jack looking strong. While … Continue reading →

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“Racialized” Canadians?

Posted on September 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

What is Justin Trudeau Actually Apologizing For?   From time immemorial, people have been entertaining others by dressing up and imitating someone they know in common, even if that action may be a little tasteless. It was (seemingly) harmless in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Canadian Politics 2019

Posted on September 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Tales from Riverdale When you get something stuck in your head, there’s nothing to be done until you express it in a blog. That’s why I’m sitting here at 2 in the morning writing this. Yesterday, after Justin Trudeau was … Continue reading →

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Win the Battle, Lose the War

Posted on September 14, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Pyrrhic Victory The Battle of Asculum [5] took place in 279 BC between the Roman Republic under the command of the consuls Publius Decius Mus and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio and the forces of king Pyrrhus of Epirus. (Wikipedia) It is … Continue reading →

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