Issues, ethics, memory
Murray Thomson – anti-nuclear peace activist, development educator, founder of numerous organizations, amateur violinist and poetry lover – died in Ottawa on May 2, 2019 at age 96. When Murray turned 90 in December 2012, I attended the party organized by his friends (it doubled as a fund raiser for peace causes). I published the... Continue Reading →
If Murray Thomson wasn’t a pacifist you might call him a happy warrior. The moving force behind many worthy peace endeavours, he will soon turn 90 and more than 130 of his friends gathered recently in Ottawa to celebrate. There was a dinner with much good humour and music, some of it supplied by Thomson... Continue Reading →
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Ottawa recently promoting a pre-emptive military attack upon Iran. He visited with his friend and close ally Stephen Harper prior to going to Washington in an attempt to pressure President Obama into supporting his doomsday scenario. Contenders for the Republican nomination were only too happy to beat the... Continue Reading →
Pulpit and Politics 