Tory Redux

Category: Canadian politics

  • Michael Ignatieff on War

    Michael Ignatieff  from 2004

    Michael Ignatieff of Harvard University concluded, war had become “a spectacle”. It had transformed itself into a kind of “spectator sport”, one offering “the added thrill that it is real for someone, but not, happily, for the spectator”. Even for the participants, fighting no longer implied the prospect of dying for some abstract cause, since the very notion of “sacrifice in battle had become implausible or ironic”.

    Does Michael ignatieff still think modern warfare a spectacle. And sacrifice in battle ” implausible” and “ironic”.

  • Working Towards a Conservative Majority

    Yesterday I was canvassing in one of the hotly contested races in the GTA. It was a great experience  getting involved in my local campaign. I want to encourage every grassroots supporter to get out there and help out any way you can. This will ensure that we all wake up to a conservative majority on May 3.

  • Arcade fire’s Controversial Blog Post Has Been Removed

    The Canadian indie band Arcade Fire got in a little hot water today by encouraging people to vote but not for Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. As of right now the controversial post as in taken down from the band’s website and no explanation has been given.

    The abrupt about-face byArcade Fire is a signal that perhaps they don’t want to be perceived as being too political. Therefore risking alienating a significant segment of their fan base.