A Peoples Mayor Olivia Chow is the new mayor elect of Toronto. A first for Toronto with an elected immigrant woman of color. A true representative mayor of today’s Toronto, likely the most diverse city in the world which she plays as a positive. A real people person for all the people. It was a …
Month: June 2023
Wikipedia on Cuba
Wikipedia speaking on the topic of Cuban Democracy states, “It is a single-party state where political opposition is not permitted. The function of the party is different to that in liberal democracies. It does not propose candidates and is not allowed to influence elections.” At first reading I thought of this as a derogatory statement …
Sixteen Billion is a Lot of Corporate Welfare
Shared with Public Sixteen Billion is a lot of Corporate Welfare Our federal government is paying $16 billion to Volkswagen to build a battery plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. A month or two ago it was announced as a $13 billion public investment. What changed is not explained. It was reported that the plant will …
Don’t Judge a Country by the Name of its Government
Don’t Judge a Country by the Name of the Government. There is an old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Repetitively Cuba is said to be a Communist government as if this is all that need be said to declare it a dictatorship to be shunned. A country and government should be judged …