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John Robson
True Canadian values for a complex world
The general who spoke truth

In my latest National Post column I praise the retired general who blasted woke culture in front of Canada’s elite, and the serving officers who dared applaud him.

Arts & culture, Columns, Constitution, Family and Gender, Government, International, Military, National Post, Social policy, ValuesJohn RobsonNovember 16, 2022
Words Worth Noting - November 16, 2022

“That [President George W. Bush saying price controls wouldn’t solve California’s energy problems], sniffed last Sunday’s New York Times, was just ‘Econ 101.’ What the President needed was a lesson in Econ 90210, presented by the Department of Sarah Polley-Sci.”

Peter Foster in National Post June 8, 2001

Economics, Environment, Famous quotes, Climate change, Global warming, United StatesJohn RobsonNovember 16, 2022
Words Worth Noting - November 15, 2022

“I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.”

Jules Renard quoted as “Thought du jour” in “Social Studies” in Globe & Mail June 13, 2008

Arts & culture, Famous quotes, LifeJohn RobsonNovember 15, 2022
An ego trip not a working trip

In my latest Epoch Times column I say the world tour for which our Prime Minister skipped Remembrance Day is, like everything he does, all about him.

Columns, China, Epoch Times, Economics, Government, International, Military, Politics, United KingdomJohn RobsonNovember 14, 2022
Words Worth Noting - November 14, 2022

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”

Winston Churchill again, and again from Jeff Hayden on Inc. online (www.inc.com/jeff-haden/top-350-inspiring-motivational-quotes-to-tweet-and-share.html

Famous quotes, Life, History, World War II, United KingdomJohn RobsonNovember 14, 2022
Words Worth Noting - November 13, 2022

“I deny that biology can destroy the sense of truth, which alone can even desire biology. No truth which I find can deny that I am seeking the truth. My mind cannot find anything which denies my mind.”

G.K. Chesterton in Daily News November 7, 1908, quoted in Gilbert: The Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 25 # 4 March-April 2022

Famous quotes, Life, Philosophy, Religion, Science & TechnologyJohn RobsonNovember 13, 2022
Words Worth Noting - November 12, 2022

“Un tour de faiblesse”

Another of mine, from c. May 21, 2007

Famous quotes, Humour, LifeJohn RobsonNovember 12, 2022
If you’re so great…

In my latest Loonie Politics column I urge all politicians to ponder, if their adversaries are as awful as they claim and they are so marvelous, why it is that voters do not elect them in a landslide at every opportunity.

Budget, Columns, Crime, Economics, Government, Health care, History, International, Parliament, Politics, Social policy, United Kingdom, Loonie PoliticsJohn RobsonNovember 11, 2022
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