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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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Tag Archives: Justin Trudeau
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
Posted in Commentary, Politics
Tagged government, Justin Trudeau, political messaging, rhetoric v. action
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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
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
Voices against bad policy
It’s time for an update on the federal government’s garbage 3-day-in-office policy, in respect of which I remain an opinionated spectator. I had volunteered to help my former union but the only response I got was the general mailbox advising they had forwarded my message to the President’s office. This was unhelpful since my original email had already cc’ed the President’s office. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Employment
Tagged Justin Trudeau, return to office policies, solidarity, unions
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Punishing individuals for societal failures
We do, as a society, love to punish people for things that are beyond their control. Continue reading
“Des choix très, très clairs”
The obvious problem is that it’s not sufficient to have progressive values in the absence of progressive actions. Continue reading
An advisor resigns
Exciting federal political news today: it looks like Justin Trudeau tried to demote Chrystia Freeland in favour of another rich white dude and she, after years as his closest political advisor and heir apparent to the Liberal throne, said “no, … Continue reading →