CHRISTMAS 2021
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CHRISTMAS 2021

It’s looking like another COVID Christmas, but from what I’m hearing in public and some corporate radio and television conversations, most people are looking forward to a festive season...

MENTALIZING…
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MENTALIZING…

The more l observe and listen to the premier, the more his subtle, sometimes patronizing disdain for English — the language and people — seeps into my mind, becoming...

POST-ELECTION AFTERMATH
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POST-ELECTION AFTERMATH

Change is inevitable. And nowhere is this necessary than in the political industry where some people seemingly become embedded in their positions, refusing to give way to proverbial new...

HIS HOLNESS’ POLITICAL TRAJECTORY
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HIS HOLNESS’ POLITICAL TRAJECTORY

Call him an underdog, a long shot, whatever you like, I’m voting for change. As someone once said to me, “Change is good.” So in this mayoral contest, after...

DON’T COUNT HIM OUT
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DON’T COUNT HIM OUT

Mayoral candidate Balarama Holness (his holiness if you will) was coasting along in seemingly tranquil political waters. Then on the weekend of Saturday, October 9, came news that his...

BALARAMA HOLNESS OFF AND RUNNING…
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BALARAMA HOLNESS OFF AND RUNNING…

Several years ago the name Barack Obama came to prominence, becoming a daily staple in the media. Dubbed a “community organizer” the name, unusual as far as names go,...

THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH…
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THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH…

Right now the good thing is the sense of calm, after that weeks-long election campaign. What a relief! The politicking is finally over, life is back to some (the...

PROMISES, PROMISES AD NAUSEAM…
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PROMISES, PROMISES AD NAUSEAM…

For the final time, the night of Friday, September 10, the political leaders vying for an opportunity to take Canada forward the next few years were able to make...

CANADA VOTES…
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CANADA VOTES…

Promises and counter promises… political auctioneering at its best as stupendous amounts of money are being seductively blown around like magic dust by the candidates vying for Canadians’ votes...

ELECTION SEASON 2021
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ELECTION SEASON 2021

The political thoroughbreds are off and running, peddling their respective political products, a little bit of something for everyone on the menu. While nothing might change, just go on...