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Tag: Louise Mignault
Same Party; Different Voices
I am known for my politics. I am not a Conservative voter. Before Trump got into power in the US,…
THE CARBON TAXES ARE UPON US!
And so are the rebates. Poilievre’s Axe the Tax campaign revolves around a theory that Canadians would be better off…
Brainy Bashing: Poilievre’s (extra)”Ordinary” Narrative
Or where Poilievre thinks electricity really comes from and more… In a recent set of “campaign” videos like this one…
Tampon Tantrum
A recent political stunt is sparking “debate” in social media circles thanks to the desperate efforts of Conservative MP Michelle…
Political Bullying on the Rise: The Case of Senator Bernadette Clement
Anyone interested in Canadian politics is witnessing a concerning trend – the rise of political bullying and harassment within the…
The Evolving Notion of Common Sense
What was once regarded as straightforward and logical evolves as society’s understanding and knowledge expand. Today, our notion of common…
The Perils of Privatizing Healthcare: The Case of Ontario’s Bill 60
The government of Ontario claims that privatization will address capacity and wait-time issues in the healthcare system. An examination of…
Winning at Our Expense – Corporate and Political Manipulation
Friends of mine hold monthly dinners to discuss current events. The latest dinner topic was “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told…
Nobody should have to live in a tent
A newish resident of the city of Cornwall, Phyllis Sarault, was on a bus downtown when she noticed a young…
The Puppeteers’ Tool: How Political Surveys Enable Manipulation and Control
I used to believe that surveys had a real purpose, were an objective means to gauge public opinion and were…
Public Hospitals in Ontario – then and now
Taken from the writing of Nathalie Mehra of the Ontario Health Coalition. Rewritten a bit and edited by Louise Mignault.…
Full Bellies discount food store comes to Cornwall Square
If you talk to Amy Willis about the Full Bellies concept she will tell you that her progress has been…
Celebrating International Women’s Day: why it matters
Every year on March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day where we recognize and celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic,…
The Project Veritas Pfizer story is all about greed
I used to be an intentional innocent; someone who didn’t want to know what was going on in the world…
Opinion: Free speech or weapon Mr. Musk?
Like most people I’ve been watching Elon Musk play at being the king moderator of Twitter whilst vowing to protect…
Protesters of Bill 23 felt unwelcome when meeting MPP Quinn
According to Ontario’s Legislative Assembly, our “124 MPPs are elected to represent the concerns of their constituents regarding provincial responsibilities…
The “Permanently Protected” Ontario Greenbelt is about to be carved up by the Ford Conservative Government
In this CBC video of a compilation of his comments, we see that Doug Ford has lied over and over about his…
Community Action Talks – coming soon!
In collaboration with Julia and Mai-Liis at the Seeker, I am involved in a new project called Community Action Talks.…
Painting or Planet? The need for activism.
I watched the youtube video of the tomato soup thrown at Van Gogh’s painting “The Sunflowers” by the Just Stop Oil protesters…
Wokey wokey…
“Woke” is a dividing word in politics these days. The increasing use of it indicates that we are making major…