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About the author
CKirkby
- earned degrees in language / literature and law (but is not currently a lawyer or a journalist);
- worked for over a decade on Parliament Hill;
- misses writing; and
- appreciates thoughtful comments, en anglais ou en français. (Email addresses are not published.)
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Category Archives: Commentary
A “corrupted bastard” with a jiu jitsu background
There is video today of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confronting a protestor who may or may not have called him a “corrupted bastard” and it is worth watching. Singh walks like a martial artist. He ducks his head and moves … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Commentary
Tagged Jagmeet Singh, parliamentary protective service
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So, how many federal employees caught covid this week?
I’ve been pondering what to write. I’ve been following political news only enough to be confirmed in my opinions that (1) the NDP is abandoning principles and veering right and (2) Justin Trudeau’s post-retreat governance strategy remains “I’m not as … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Commentary, Law, Politics
Tagged covid, Justin Trudeau, labour, NDP, return to office policies, unions
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Making political games out of people’s lives
I didn’t write about this week’s big political drama because I’ve been too depressed, at the finger-pointing and lack of introspection. The desire for power at the expense of principle. How common it is to refuse to distinguish between fact … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Commentary, Law, Psychology
Tagged government, Justin Trudeau, pharmacare, rhetoric v. action
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The limits of patience in politics
Among the practices I’m working on is patience. I imagine it’s challenging to develop patience at the best of times and particularly hard when society is on an obvious path to climate collapse and mass disabling and fascism and the … Continue reading
Doing some math on the federal government’s return-to-office policy
September approaches. September is the month when federal employees are expected to start donating their “free” time three days per week to commute to a job they’ve proven they can do from home, where there probably aren’t bats. 7.68 work … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Commentary, Health
Tagged covid, government, return to office policies, unions
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Kim Slambell
For a while I did roller derby. I loved roller skating as a kid, and after a lifetime of martial arts I found it fun to bash into things. Combine that with a culture that’s supportive and silly and diverse? … Continue reading
Quick-fire round of government failures
There are too many news stories I want to spend time on, so it’s time for a quick-fire round of government failures.
(Treaty negotiations, undocumented workers, violence against women.) Continue reading
Little flickers of connection
In which I talk my way into offices and onto tour buses, and learn things and don’t get murdered. Continue reading
Racism against a Supreme Court Justice
Diversity of experience on the Court can only be a threat to our system of government if the actual goal of government is to exclude people. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Law, Politics
Tagged notwithstanding clause, racism, recusal, Supreme Court of Canada
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Federal political slogans
I already unintentionally made up slogans for two of the federal political leaders, so let’s flesh that idea out. Justin Trudeau: “I’m not as bad as the other guy.” It infuriates me that after 9 years this is the best … Continue reading →