Democracies, we are told, are governed with the consent of the people who constitute the sovereign power in modern democracies. This is merely an illusion. As Professors Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman document the processes governing modern democracies in their monumental work, Manufacturing Consent, deception and modern propaganda totally shape public opinion and lead citizens of […]
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I handed out this essay at the North Simcoe Eco Exchange in Coldwater, Ontario. ___________________________________________________________________________ I understand that one of the missions here today is the exchange of ideas. There are three messages I want to convey, beyond our shared determination to protect and rehabilitate degraded natural systems. First. The environmental movement, from my perspective,
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The Fate of the Earth By Jonathan Schell Stanford University Press One of the most influential books of the turn of the century alerting the population to the terrible effects of nuclear war has been Jonathan Schell’s The Fate of the Earth. The world has not become a safer place ever since the publication of the book.
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Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on the Policy Hawk Substack, where you can find incisive analysis of Canadian defence and security. Each year, as wildfires threaten and destroy communities in Canada’s north, the country’s capacity to fight them returns to the forefront of public attention. This year, that attention has intensified. Smoke has spread
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The following are selections from Professor Noam Chomsky’s Media Control. We quote directly from his book in order to retain the clarity and the frank tone of his writing. **************** “The role of the media in contemporary politics forces us to ask what kind of a world and what kind of a society we want to live
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Provinces Can Resist Post-Nationalism The current arrangement of power and representation disfavours a truly nationalist and pro-Canadian federal policy. Fortunately, the provincial level shelters a second and underfortified bastion from which to prevent the permanent degeneration of Canada into a post-national project of economic development. In Ontario, the Progressive Conservatives have secured commanding majority after
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Whenever the topic of “nationalism” is broached, there seems to be a cloud of taboo surrounding the usage of that word. Patriotism is permitted, and chauvinism can be tolerated, but to be nationalist? For many, that is a bridge too far. This has resulted in a convoluted conceptual web surrounding nationalism within its typical understanding
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In the following essay I attempt to summarize Jacques Ellul’s complex work –The Technological Society – by bringing together selections which, combined together, constitute the highlights of his monumental work. By the end of reading it becomes clear how humans are made to adapt to Technique rather than Technique adapting to human needs. “In The Technological Society, Jacques Ellul
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It is often said that anyone can be a Canadian. That in every respect, there should be no distinction between the man from Timmins and the man from Timbuktu. It would offend good conscience to treat one as more worthy than the other. All things being equal, I agree. It might disrespect the very basic
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According to a 2022 analysis from Canada’s Immigration Department, between 2007 and 2018 around 1–2% of births were from temporary residents such as foreign workers, international students, and asylum seekers. Despite being born to foreign parents, the babies in these cases are full citizens entitled to all of the benefits thereof. Indeed, they could put their hat
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