I’m the king of the castle and you’re the dirty rascal, I’m the king of the castle get down you dirty rascal. The castle, of course, is the provision of health care for the people of Ontario, and the king of the castle is the doctor. Whether in private practice, in government or in the Continue Reading
While blue hornet writes up his Lexus, Murray Rubin peels off Globe & Mail article May 29, 2010 by Jeff Gray Retired pharmacist and businessman Murray Rubin, 79, doesn’t look like an outlaw, with his mustard shirt and wispy white hair. But looks can be deceiving. He was, after all, the subject of possibly the Continue Reading
It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. I have no reason to argue with that proposition. The problem, of course is in the nature of human beings who can subvert the best system and do regularly. Allan Levine, a Canadian writer, in a biography of Continue Reading
By this time, people who read my blog should be aware that I do not write about frivolous events, such as buying a brown suit, or a new car or that I met a friend I hadn’t seen in years in the mall. I look at the world around me and question how humans are Continue Reading
Jewish people are paranoid about their security, no matter where they live. Justifiably so! Since the beginning of recorded history the Hebrews and then the Jews have been expelled from the Middle East twice, from Spain and Portugal, discriminated against throughout Europe, and in Russia suffered pogroms, where they were killed as well as being Continue Reading
No, this is not a silly topic, even though when I mentioned it to a few civic politicians as an election platform, they looked at me with a dazed and unbelieving stare. My ideas on this topic were originally formed during an intermission at Massey Hall when I had this unusual thought. Two separate washrooms, Continue Reading