Just Right
Tune in to Just Right on CHRW 94.9 FM where Bob Metz and I discuss issues from the viewpoint of individual rights, freedom, and capitalism.
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Recent Posts
- The fall of civilization
- Just Right 243 – Reflections on Lord Christopher Monckton
- In conversation with Lord Christopher Monckton
- Lord Christopher Monckton – Agenda 21 and environmental Marxism
- Just Right #241 – Guests: Lord Christopher Monckton / Professor Christopher Essex
- Captive consent
- Interpol-itics
- You can lead a juror to court, but you can’t make him think.
- Social approval at the root of “honour” killings
- Passeportwo
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The fall of civilization
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsOn April 21, 2012, Freedom Party of Ontario held its “Red Alert” dinner on the top floor of the Primrose Hotel in Toronto. The video of the event is being released in parts. This second part features a speech by Freedom Party officer and election campaign manager Robert Vaughan, who MC’d the event. -
Just Right 243 – Reflections on Lord Christopher Monckton
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No CommentsGood Lord! – The Right, The Honourable Abortion And Islam – Morally Superior? Rude Interruption – The McBean Consensus Puzzle Unsolved – Issues Resolved The sphere and cylinder conundrum video by itself. Depending on you browser settings you can click here to download the show or use the player below to stream it. -
In conversation with Lord Christopher Monckton
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsOn March 22nd, 2012 I sat down with Lord Christopher Monckton for a one-on-one discussion of education, journalism, Catholicism, Islam, conservatism, and philosophy. -
Lord Christopher Monckton – Agenda 21 and environmental Marxism
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 1 CommentVideo I took on March 18, 2012 of Lord Christopher Monckton speaking to supporters of the International Free Press Society – Canada at Windermere Manor in London, Ontario. Topics of his speech included the United Nations, environmentalism, science, reason, Agenda 21, Marxism, Islam, and abortion as one of the reasons for the eventual downfall of the West. -
Just Right #241 – Guests: Lord Christopher Monckton / Professor Christopher Essex
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsGUEST: The Rt Hon Christopher Monckton, Autodidactic Mathematician, Game Designer, Architect, Journalist, Politician, Skeptic GUEST: Professor Christopher Essex, Dept Of Applied Mathematics And Past Director, Theoretical Physics, UWO; Co-Author Of Taken By Storm Global Warming – Has All The Hot Air Dissipated? Advising Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – Changing The Views Of The Iron Lady From SudoKu X To... -
Captive consent
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsLast week the Fraser Institute released a ranking of the schools in Ontario based on the scores each school received from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). The EQAO is an arm’s-length Crown agency of the Government of Ontario instituted under the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris in 1996. Its mandate is to conduct province-wide tests at key... -
Interpol-itics
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsOn February 4th a 23 year old Saudi journalist, Hamza Kashgari posted three tweets on his Twitter account referring to Mohammad. ”On your birthday, I shall not bow to you. I shall not kiss your hand. Rather, I shall shake it as equals do, and smile at you as you smile at me. I shall speak to you as a... -
You can lead a juror to court, but you can’t make him think.
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments“Is it proper to compel someone to sit as a juror?” The issue has come about due to a rather unusual event which took place here in London where 20 people were rounded up in the street and told to appear before a judge the next day as potential jurors. Here is what happened: On January 17th, three men were... -
Social approval at the root of “honour” killings
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsThis week a jury in Kingston, Ontario convicted three people of first degree murder: Afghan immigrant Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya, and their son Hamed Shafia. Dead are Mr. Shafia’s three daughters and his first wife. While the facts of the case were interesting in their own right, to me the most important feature of the trial was... -
Passeportwo
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsThere has been a recent controversy surrounding the dual Canadian/French citizenship held by Federal NDP leadership hopeful, Thomas Mulcair. It is thought that to be the leader of a federal party which one day (hopefully not in my life) could propel said leader to the Prime Minister’s Office he should renounce his French citizenship. I would agree. Historically Mr. Mulcair... -
The boy who cried ‘Havoc’
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsAll free nations need to define a policy whereby the conditions or triggers for military intervention are clearly defined. The Freedom Party of Canada (while it has yet to field any candidates) has put together just such a policy. It can be found online at freedomparty.ca. In part it reads: “the legitimate functions of the military are to respond to... -
Judge and be prepared to be judged.
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsIn my writings and on my radio show I have continually passed moral judgment on the actions, writings, and sayings of others. Although I do not judge indiscriminately, or lightly, I do not shy away from such judgments and I do not adhere to the biblical commandment “Judge not that ye be not judged.” Matthew 7:1. Instead I adhere to... -
Give me the child…
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No Comments“Give me the child until he is seven years and I will give you the man.” Jesuit maxim. A recent report by early childhood educators has called for the introduction of two year old toddlers to the public school system. The authors of the report cite studies by their colleagues demonstrating the supposed benefits to the child for such an... -
Black markets, dark times
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No Comments“An anti-concept is an unnecessary and rationally unusable term designed to replace and obliterate some legitimate concept.” Ayn Rand – The Ayn Rand Lexicon pg. 23 In this case the anti-concept of “black market” replaces “free market,” meaning free from government taxation, and regulation. It is an anti-concept because it is all encompassing of not only the criminal but the... -
Sons of anarchy
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsLast week on Just Right, Bob Metz and I discussed at length the failing of the Libertarian movement, how it treats a limited government as axiomatic rather than the result of a long chain of logical argument in a complete philosophy. We discussed how the leaders of the movement are primarily anarchists who suck people into the movement on the... -
Libertarianism
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsIn 1986, Peter Schwartz, of The Intellectual Activist and Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Ayn Rand Institute, wrote an analysis of Libertarianism called Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty. In it he takes apart the philosophy of Libertarianism and lays it bare. What is left is a failed movement of the left, not unlike the Occupy Wall Street... -
Hyphenated-capitalism
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 1 CommentAlthough the occupiers of Wall Street are for the most part, incoherent in their message one phrase has been repeated often enough to be recognized as a particular grievance of the participants, “crony capitalism.” Cronyism has generally been understood to mean the hiring or promotion of one’s friends into positions of authority or responsibility. If it takes place in the... -
Love of life – the root of compassion
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsLast Thursday a little girl was run over on a street in Foshan City in Communist China. A dozen passersby ignored her writhing moaning body as it lay in a pool of blood. Another truck came by, slowed down, and then ran over her legs. Yet more passersby ignored her until a garbage collector came and moved her to the... -
Che, icon of the mob
Posted on October 13, 2011 | 3 CommentsSome people have likened the recent Wall Street protests to the anti-war protests of the 1960’s. At that time there were a number of iconic symbols, pictures, and phrases that have come to represent that unique time and series of events; the peace symbol which stood for nuclear disarmament, the picture of the flower a Kent state student stuck in... -
Occupy Wall Street – anatomy of a protest
Posted on October 13, 2011 | 1 CommentIt’s been over three weeks now since the start of the Occupy Wall Street protest. We can now see a little more clearly the facts surrounding who started the protest and why. The first few days of the protest reminded me of the scene from the movie Network where crazed TV anchorman Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch, rants at... -
Should growing pot net a prison sentence greater than raping a child?
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 1 CommentOn Sun News Network this week Brian Lilly lamented the fact that the country has no truly conservative politicians. Not to let that one go, several people e-mailed Mr. Lilly and reminded him that the Freedom Party of Ontario has one of the most fiscally conservative platforms ever heard of in this province. Subsequently Mr. Lilly had the Leader of... -
Ethical oil
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe recent ethicaloil.org advertisement asking us to support Alberta oil sands over Saudi oil begs the question, Why? Because the Saudi’s won’t let women drive? The Saudis won’t allow women to work? In Saudi Arabia a women’s testimony is only worth half of that of a man’s? Well, not to make light of these egregious violations of individual rights, only... -
A House divided
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsWhen the king of Rome established his Senate 2,700 years ago it was a triple E Senate…Elected, Effective and Equal, the very style of a Senate many would like to see here in Canada. The first Senators of Rome may have been appointed by King Romulus but subsequent Senators were elected by the tribal Curia, 100 Senators from each of... -
On independence and freedom
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 CommentI do not normally use the word sacred but if there was any unholy thing on Earth worthy of veneration it would be The American Declaration of Independence. At once it is not simply a political document but a moral one. Its preamble, in so few words expresses more than any tome or volume preceding it. Its simplicity in purpose... -
First class mail, second class citizens
Posted on June 23, 2011 | 1 CommentOver the past 46 years since the formation of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) there have been 20 work stoppages at Canada Post. Most of these happened in the 1970s and 1980s and recently there has been little disruption in service, if I can use that word to describe mail delivery in this country. However with the latest... -
The CBC and the parable of the broken window
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsAs with Canada Post the CBC should be another government corporation on the auction block. Except that unlike mail delivery the CBC could fold tomorrow and few of us would miss it. In fact, it could be argued that the country would be far better off without the CBC. But the CBC is not primary focus of this article. I... -
The anti-pornographers
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsThere are wide cultural differences in the attitudes towards pornography. Main-stream videos from Europe, South America and Asia treat sex completely different than we here in North America. To most of the world sex and the depiction of sex in popular culture and art is commonplace and acceptable. Pornography is not an issue for most of the world. In fact,... -
Ye shall know the truth…
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No Comments“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) Jerry Falwell came to prominence in 1979 with the creation of the so-called “Moral Majority.” A group of evangelical Christians whose aim it was to influence the politics of the United States in such a way as to have society conform to their notion of... -
Geert Wilders
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 1 CommentDutch Parliamentarian, Geert Wilders appeared at an invitation only event in London, Ontario on May 8th. The event, sponsored by the International Free Press Society – Canada and the Canada Christian College was moderated by Sun News host Ezra Levant and also featured an interview by Mr. Levant of former Muslim, Sam Solomon. I was fortunate to be invited to... -
Election 2011 – the socialist troika
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsA capitalist in Canada is faced with no candidate he can support in this election. Just as with every other federal election prior. Some might think that the Conservative Party is the party favoured by capitalists but may be because either 1) they don’t understand the definition of capitalism or 2) they don’t understand the Conservative Party of Canada. A... -
Just Right #193: March 31, 2011
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsAnti-Tech Fallout? Let’s Be Clear On Nuclear. Tunisian Choice – How The Revolution Began. A Deja Vu Election – Coalition Conundrum. Diamond Aircraft – Layoff, Not Takeoff. Click here to download the program or click the player below to stream it -
Fukushima and the anti-technology fallout
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt was Earth Hour last week and apparently it went virtually unnoticed by the vast majority of us according to the hydro usage stats kept by the various electrical utilities. People were to turn off their lights and appliances and sit in the dark around candles and contemplate how technology is destroying the planet. It was a very competitive observance... -
Just Right #192: March 24, 2011
Posted on March 24, 2011 | No CommentsFeminism – Still Relevant? Responsibility To Protect Doctrine Means Perpetual War. Stepping Into The Briar Patch – Declaring War On Libya. Business And Government – Giving Us The Business -
“The Responsibility to Protect”
Posted on March 24, 2011 | No CommentsWith the declaration of war upon Libya by the United Nations the face of world conflict has changed forever. War has now become a perpetual means to enforce a New World Order based on altruism. We have entered a new age of despotism and we are at the center of it. The proper question Stephen Harper, Barack Obama and the... -
Jackboots and stethoscopes
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was himself a doctor, wrote about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes over 100 years ago, the notion that a person could abuse mind altering drugs or frequent opium dens was as common as our young people today taking ecstasy or oxycodone. What Doyle probably could not have envisaged nor condoned would be the government... -
A Canadian Queen of England?
Posted on January 8, 2011 | No CommentsWith the birth on December 29th, 2010 of Savannah Phillips, the first great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, daughter to Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly of Montreal, 12th in line to the throne and Canadian by descent, I thought it appropriate to resurrect the text (slightly edited) from “Just Right” show #127 of November 5, 2009. Is there a role for... -
Noncents
Posted on January 6, 2011 | 1 CommentWe’ve heard the call to get rid of the one-cent coin before and nothing has come from it. Now we have a report from the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance renewing the call for its demise. While I can’t say I really care one way or the other whether or not we keep or lose the penny I am... -
Citizen’s arrest powers and the consent of the governed
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe recent trial of Torontonian David Chen and two of his employees at the Lucky Moose market has sparked a debate about the limit on the use of force to protect your property. To briefly summarize the case a man by the name of Anthony Bennett had stolen some plants from Mr. Chen’s market but was identified by Chen on... -
Space case – why Canada should greatly expand its space program
Posted on October 7, 2010 | 1 CommentWhen I was but a lad of 8 I watched the Americans land men on the moon and I became hooked on NASA’s space program. I remember the Skylab mission and I remember recording the Apollo/Soyuz docking on my tape recorder while sitting in front of the television. When the shuttle was announced I sent away to NASA for an... -
Canada’s nuclear option – why we should learn to love the bomb
Posted on September 23, 2010 | No CommentsWe can no longer rely on the US to protect this country should we run into trouble. -
Leaders and demagogues
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsGeneral Douglas MacArthur was a leader. In this case a military leader, but a leader who could command men to their deaths, change the course of history with his words and deeds, and do so with dignity and style. In his speech to Congress of 1951 his language was not colloquial but formal and romantic in style. He spoke with... -
The false hope of conservatism
Posted on August 5, 2010 | 1 CommentOf the two main political parties in Canada it is my belief that it is the Conservative Party which has the most detrimental effect on freedom. When Stephen Harper’s Conservatives where elected to Parliament in 2006 I was hopeful that this new breed would change the direction of conservatism in Canada. I was mistaken. Because of their willingness to debate... -
The cost of good governance
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsA proper government is one whose sole reason for existence is the protection of man’s individual rights. The protection of a man’s right to his life, his liberty, his property, and his pursuit of happiness to name a few. A proper government is one whose goal is to eliminate the initiation of force in society. It is able to do... -
Lessons from G8/G20
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment1 – The Violence We can learn a lot from the recent G8 and the G20 meetings in Muskoka and Toronto. Not only did we see the violence we come to expect from the Left but we saw an exceptional amount of violence, deceit, incompetence, and rights violations from the police and the McGuinty government. To begin with the protesters... -
Animal rights and human wrongs
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsIn an article from Switzerland: Projections show Swiss voters have rejected a plan to appoint special lawyers for animals that have been abused by humans. 71 percent of voters cast their ballot against the proposal by animal rights activists to extend nationwide a system already in place in Zurich since 1992. Switzerland tightened its animal protection laws two years ago... -
The hot air of climate change
Posted on January 7, 2010 | No CommentsA recent Leger Marketing poll has revealed that 53% of Canadians believe that human-induced generation of greenhouse gases is a key driver of climate change and without immediate and significant action, the planet as we know it is in peril. This shows a drastic need for immediate education of those 53% who apparently have been misinformed and because of the... -
The Rand Formula, unions, coercion and violence
Posted on December 17, 2009 | 1 CommentThe London, Ontario bus driver’s strike is a very good example of how force and coercion in society can lead to direct and intentional hardship for many and rising costs for all. The strike has seen many people having to seek alternative methods of transportation, many of them quite expensive like taxi cabs, some have complained that they are in... -
Star Trek – Gods and capitalists
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 1 CommentMy first recollection of Star Trek wasn’t its philosophy or its depiction of a positive future of heroes and adventure. It was being frightened at the image of Balok in “The Corbomite Maneuver”. I was only six or seven years old after all. Despite that I was an avid fan of the show since it first aired I have seen... -
Why we fight
Posted on November 12, 2009 | No CommentsEvery November 11th we honour the war dead by remembering their courage, their suffering, their risking of their lives. Some might say sacrifice but that word is often used erroneously. Why would a young man want to carry a rifle, be shipped overseas to face great hardship and possible death? Why did 65,000 Canadians and 1,200 Newfoundlanders die during WWI? ... -
The “green” movement – hatred of the good for being the good
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsThis week (Oct 22, 2009) some London City Councilors have suggested that the city turn off its street lights completely so that that the birds and the trees can get their rest. Yes, not the birds and the bees but the birds and the trees. This dark skies lunacy is just another innovative way that the meddlers have found find... -
The right to privacy
Posted on October 8, 2009 | No CommentsCanada’s Privacy Commissioner, or Privacy Czar as she has been called, has just released her annual report to Parliament. Now I have never given too much thought to the comings and goings of the Privacy Commissioner except perhaps on a couple of occasions… must recently the decision this summer to investigate complaints against the Social Networking site facebook. Prior...
