The Headline was “Real Social Justice.” My first thought on seeing it was that this was another rant about how fundamentalist Christians — and right wingers who hang out with them – are the bane of society. I expected the message to be that only religious liberals and their friends, political leftists, would have any […]
Two outstanding west coasters
Two men who passed away in the past few days – both from the west coast – deserve some mention from this corner. David Lam was an extraordinary Christian whose ethic and witness touched many. Chuck Davis was a journalist and historian who knew what made Vancouver and its environs tick, and used that knowledge […]
A valuable lesson in respect for God’s creation
There was some ironic timing going on in October, regarding the simultaneous arrival of the relics of St. John Vianney and St. John Bosco at Vancouver-area Roman Catholic parishes and the return of the Body Worlds exhibit at Science World. The Vianney and Bosco relics arrived at the parishes in early October. Body Worlds opened […]
The lineup
When Lawrence Cannon, Bev Oda and Peter MacKay lined up together to be interviewed on the Ottawa political shows staged by two of the major networks earlier this week, they were doing what was necessary to bring the right balance to the newest Afghanistan developments. And the Liberal and NDP leaders, Michael Ignatieff and Jack […]
Canada’s Military Strategy in Afghanistan: A Shift in Focus
War and peace: This is a subject that captures some attention each year, around November 11. Over the past few weeks, the Canadian military pullout from Afghanistan has been the subject of much discussion. Until now, Canadians have generally assumed that all our soldiers in the Afghan conflict would leave that country. They expected this […]
Reflections from southern exposure
This past week seems to have been a time of some interesting instances of faith-meeting-politics-meeting-life, with a little southern exposure thrown in. On Saturday, October 30, Edna and I took in a dinner honouring Ezra Levant, a journalist/lawyer who has given considerably from his time, talent and treasure in recent years, defending our right to […]
A Don Bosco-ese mayor
Was there a faith-based angle in the Monday (October 25) election of Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto? Well, yes, maybe. In the small print under the photo of Ford on the front page of Wednesday’s National Post, there was an explanation that the football players in the background belong to the team he coaches, […]
From hither to yon
Ottawatch comments, this week, will run the gamut from Christian universities to minimum sentencing for child sex abusers to Canadian support for Afghan women. To take the last first, I just returned from a press conference held by CARE Canada, where a new report was released entitled ‘Looking for Leadership: Women’s empowerment and Canada’s new […]
Service beyond the Security Council
While the rescue of the Chilean miners has won the attention of most of the media in the past few days, some other breaking stories have been in the competition. One of the most interesting was the election for two temporary seats on the United Nations Security Council. Canada came third — and withdrew when […]
Counting in Harperland
This is two-for-one week at OttawaWatch. That means we will cover two separate topics. The first relates to crime and the census. The second offers some brief comments about Harperland: The Politics of Control, the new book by Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin. My comments on the book will begin below, under the headline […]
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