death is death
even though not all death is the same
as the space between one death
and the next
lies a heart
that has been broken
and mended
and then put back together
and then shattered again
and now …
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On Municipal Communications
In our corporate strategies meeting last week, I brought up what I thought to be an important issue on how the staff and council communicates big projects to the public. I said that:
…I’m thinking of something like Centennial Park
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Growth Shouldn’t Be Our Focus
Ever since campaigning for council in 2018, there has been this message floating around that Sarnia needs population growth. Somehow it worked as a campaign strategy for councilors saying they were going to focus on growing our population. More recently …
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“The Battle For Justice In Palestine” Quotes
Some important quotes from The Battle For Justice In Palestine: The Case for a Single Democratic State in Palestine by Ali Abunimah. What an important read and should be required reading for anyone discussing Palestinians rights.
…So now let me
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Jesus and The Politics of Mammon
About five years ago I set out to write a book on money and Christianity. I wrote a number of chapters, I researched what I could for the depth of the audience I was intending to hit and tried to …
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Why Adding Secondary Dwelling Units Is Great For Sarnia
Back in August I made a motion “that staff report on reviewing our policies surrounding secondary dwelling units, especially to address the urgent and growing issue of student housing. This report should include the impact that the recent provincial changes …
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On Racism in Canada
I’ve had a few requests to do some clarifying on some of my comments around race and Canada on some previous conversations I’ve been having online. I thought I would post some of my thought process for what it …
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Why I Had To Say Something About Marilyn Gladu
There has been some press about a matter between myself and Marilyn Gladu, our federal member of parliament for Sarnia-Lambton. I called attention to her religious extremism and she didn’t take too kindly to it. Some people have asked me, …
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Record Rates
the Amazon is burning at a record rate,
glaciers are melting at record rates,
kids are dying at borders at record rates,
overdoses are killing at record rates,
facism is increasing at record rates, and
populist candidates are winning at …
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Marilyn Gladu And Her Dangerous Religious Beliefs
This story is only one of a multitude where Marilyn Gladu, Sarnia-Lambton MP, reveals her bias and ineptitude for the role of MP, but I wanted to add my personal experience to the archive so that it’s on the record …
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