Harry Shannon
I was born and raised in the UK, so I pay some attention to what's going on there.
A while ago I heard the headmaster of the British school Eton justifying its ultra-exclusivity and the fact that almost all its students are from very rich families. (Eton actually calls itself a ‘College’.) The headmaster claimed that ma…
Category: Politics
Whose fake news?
Harry Shannon
We’re hearing a lot about fake news. To hear Donald Trump call it, you’d think that it’s the mainstream media that are centrist or lean to the left who are guilty of misreporting or even making up stories. Of course he produces no evidence to back up his claim. Nor does he comment on the accuracy of reports on the rig…
My latest letter to the Toronto Star
It wasn't published, but you can read it here!
Background to the letter. The Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffled the provincial cabinet after barely a year in power. Actually, not just a shuffle, but also an increase in the number of ministers.
For more on the class sizes, click here
Re Radical Reboot, June 21I assume it’s just a coi…
Is dinner with Donald Trump dangerous?
Harry Shannon
Otherwise, why would the royals be wearing seatbelts at the state dinner? (Though someone should tell Prince Charles that it's supposed to go over his shoulder.)
I found this photo on the web site of Harper's bazaar. It's attributed to WPA POOL GETTY IMAGES
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My letter in the Hamilton Spectator, May 14
Background: This letter responded to one a few days earlier in the Hamilton Spectator. That letter in turn was commenting on the story in the paper about Rabbi David Mivasair, who went to the West Bank to help repair a road used by Palestinian villagers to access health care, etc. He was arrested by Israeli forces.
RE: RABBI’S VIEWS CLASH…
What consumers want
Harry Shannon
CBC News Item 21 April 2019'Is that even legal?' Companies may be sharing new credit or debit card information without you knowing. … Information about the sharing of this kind of information with third party companies is often buried in the fine print of bank and credit card agreements…
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Resiliency – My satirical letter in the Toronto Star
. Some background: The Ontario government has announced that it will increase the average class size for high schools. It's a cost-saving measure that many fear will lead to poorer education for children. But the Minister of Education claimed that it's going to increase the resiliency of the students, so it's a good policy.
Here's my lette…
Choosing your words
Andrew Scheer, the leader of Canada's Conservative party, needs to be more careful.
He attacked Justin Trudeau over what Trudeau said in response to questions about the SNC-Lavalin affair. Now I believe that companies should not get away with corruption, so I think the prosecution should go ahead.
But that's not my point. Reading from a pr…