The role of populist crusading victim has served Meed Ward well over the years. It has allowed her to mask her rather shallow grasp of the duties of civic governance and stewardship behind a curtain of aggrieved indignation. I find it very difficult to give any credence to her movement demanding respect for politicians. It is the latest of her self-promoting clarion calls. I have great respect for some politicians - Obama (both), Stephen Lewis, Lester Pearson, Bill Davis, P

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One of the greatest conundrums of being my age is that, as friends and family pass into whatever netherworld awaits, I am torn between...

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The “better angels of our nature” famously appears in the final paragraph of Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address in 1861. As Hank...

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There is an old adage that it is “frequently better to be lucky than good”. And it is arguably a concept to which Meed Ward would...

We all realize that speaking to a politician can be a risky business. It can lead to a wasteland of confusion or a never Neverland of...