The last 24 hours has shown why most Canadians don’t consider the NDP a viable mainstream option. First with the anti-Israel comments dropping like a nuclear bomb out of deputy leader Libby Davies mouth. Saying no less than Israel is basically an occupying power and has no right to exist. This morning the public finds out that the NDP has backed out of a deal to responsibly release the Afghan detainee documents. Instead the NDP rather put partisan politics before the people who serve this nation. If the NDP were a serious party they would see that most Canadians want to know the truth but they also want responsible due process when dealing with national security secrets. the NDP are a coalition of Toronto socialists and hard left zealots thrown in with the occasional “truthers”. The NDP have a real danger of narrowing their base to the point of political irrelevance.
Author: Jon Siemko
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Here Comes A Ray of Right-Wing Sun
A new day has dawned for Canadian Cable News and it is glorious. Finally, Canada is going to get a Conservative alternative to the stand pat and politically correct pablum of CBC and CTV. The Sun Media Corporation is launching an all-new 24-Hour News and opinions channel and won’t be afraid to test the boundaries of political correctness and polite society in Canada. For too long Canadian news has self-censored themselves to try and fit the narrow ideology of speech codes and human rights czars. More importantly, if successful it will push the boundaries of polite political discussion in Canada into necessary but important waters. The first duty of any news organization is to question the political power in the culture. If our news organizations don’t ask hard questions and just become echo chambers for self-fulfilling prophecies, this makes our democracy less free not more.
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Your Political Future Is Written In Your Face
It is said that your Eyes are the window into the soul so that makes your Face almost as important. Recently the public has become more aware of the emerging cottage industry surrounding the study of facial expressions and body language. Through the fictional character Dr. Cal Lightman and the successful new Fox series Lie to Me. In fact, the study of candidates body language and expressions have become an integral part of modern political campaigning. With the tools an ability to shape a professional persona for politicians becoming more advanced in every election cycle. This leads to a situation where the public can scrutinize politicians without them knowing . The influence of the media lens to make or destroy political careers is what keeps many good individuals out of politics and I can foresee this will just get worse with time.
