tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6466497459210110461..comments2024-03-28T10:07:24.955-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: He Won't Recognize CanadaOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-41399626362379755572015-11-23T10:51:26.308-05:002015-11-23T10:51:26.308-05:00That's one monstrosity from the Harper Era tha...That's one monstrosity from the Harper Era that we won't have to live with, Steve.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-84396208434365358852015-11-23T09:35:18.557-05:002015-11-23T09:35:18.557-05:00the little thing that means much to me is scrappin...the little thing that means much to me is scrapping the horrid and idelogidcally insane monument to the victims of communnismStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-90853621794475406052015-11-20T11:06:57.020-05:002015-11-20T11:06:57.020-05:00I agree, Dana. There was a time when religion -- r...I agree, Dana. There was a time when religion -- rather than language -- was the chief fault line in this country. The New Right, once again, has made religion a fault line. And bigotry towards First Nations people has always been there.<br /><br />One can only hope we're a little better than we used to be.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20229892094003055642015-11-20T11:01:31.677-05:002015-11-20T11:01:31.677-05:00Owen, this country's history also contains a v...Owen, this country's history also contains a very high level of bigotry and narrow mindedness. Religion, politics as well as ethnicity have very often been the touchstones. What we see now is a only a continuation of another, darker side of our history. <br /><br />Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16021367292761967522015-11-20T08:30:32.179-05:002015-11-20T08:30:32.179-05:00I couldn't have said it better, salamander. We...I couldn't have said it better, salamander. We our a nation of refugees. It's only those who have no sense of this country's history -- the narrow and bigoted -- who make religion and politics the touchstones of a person's existence.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-48071135566882229562015-11-20T06:51:50.077-05:002015-11-20T06:51:50.077-05:00.. thanks for the timely article .. ! As always, i..... thanks for the timely article .. ! As always, its so refreshing to read & consider perspective & reflection.. rather than the pablum of mainstream headlines. More and more I find myself wondering why 'we' .. ie feet on the ground Canadians .. aren't responding to legitimate refugees or desperate migrants.. as if they are shipwreck victims. We have something to give - shelter & support & encouragement. They bring something with them - eyewitness truth & observation from distant lands & cultures. Their 'Truths' will help shape our 'Belief' and our 'Haven' here in Canada will shape & define their Lives .. This is not about Religion. not about Politics . this is about survival, spirit, the land & its people.. This is Canada eh .. let our hearts glow !the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-63935939903741043252015-11-19T20:50:58.224-05:002015-11-19T20:50:58.224-05:00Perhaps it will just take a little longer for peop...Perhaps it will just take a little longer for people in your riding to see the light, Toby.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54252924110169103312015-11-19T18:33:59.861-05:002015-11-19T18:33:59.861-05:00After reading this I like Trudeau and crew even mo...After reading this I like Trudeau and crew even more. I'm just disappointed that the Harper-sycophant-Con in my riding got reelected. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86563994815611149852015-11-19T12:55:06.360-05:002015-11-19T12:55:06.360-05:00I feel somewhat reassured by Chrystia Freeland'...I feel somewhat reassured by Chrystia Freeland's comment, Pam. She says she doesn't feel bound to an agreement signed by the previous government. Let's hope she's speaking for Trudeau as well as herself.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15619687870775531622015-11-19T12:30:55.593-05:002015-11-19T12:30:55.593-05:00I thought about this after Owen. Trudeau probably ...I thought about this after Owen. Trudeau probably had no control over what Obama said about Canada signing the TPP. I can imagine Obama, head of the biggest Neoliberal country, twisting trudeau's arm to sign. Let's ultimately see what he does. I am very worried though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-61110351183213965032015-11-19T12:07:07.095-05:002015-11-19T12:07:07.095-05:00Excellent point, Pam. Trudeau most assuredly is be...Excellent point, Pam. Trudeau most assuredly is being tested.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-60571510604158004792015-11-19T11:36:32.426-05:002015-11-19T11:36:32.426-05:00Until Trudeau rejects the TPP, as Obama has just t...Until Trudeau rejects the TPP, as Obama has just told us Trudeau will sign, we may not recognise Canada under him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-77148297574859825052015-11-19T09:31:16.388-05:002015-11-19T09:31:16.388-05:00Some dreams are short lived, Mogs.Some dreams are short lived, Mogs.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75355361480197519592015-11-19T09:09:57.515-05:002015-11-19T09:09:57.515-05:00Ya he will much to his chagrin it will be more lik...Ya he will much to his chagrin it will be more like the Canada he hated before becoming its self appointed immolater....Mogs Mogliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086959842254833850noreply@blogger.com