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Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:43:42 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/lawyers-and-the-english-language.htmldf7f10e4036116c80ea0b49274bdc3f7Years ago I drafted home-made wills for myself and my wife in ordinary, everyday English - a language about which I care even when I'm not strictly proficient Fri, 24 Nov 2017 13:25:35 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-book-review-heart-residence-dennis-lee.html0de9ec81ca9f6caa94a37049e9a1d632J.S. Porter's review of Dennis Lee's book Heart Residence Sun, 9 Jul 2017 18:04:17 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-how-to-build-a-book.html3c54e3f2b6bed54eb7b34b0514e665f3J. S. Porter's notes on building, and never finishing, a Little Book on Intimacy Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:35:33 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/dialogue-current-issue.html2e5c9c934f72b3fe5b53e8209f2799eeRead the latest news and views from Canada's Independent Voices Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:07:41 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/shallow-news-is-bad-news.htmldca59c8c2866807b5dc0c5b9c368bcbaJournalist Ian Gill in his recent book No News Is Bad News (Greystone, 2016) asks would it be bad news if there were no newspapers? I would say yes, but Thu, 6 Apr 2017 18:37:50 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-review-decoding-dust.htmle18a65a56b67bc6bcdc09903836652f3JS Porter reviews BW Powe's book, Decoding Dust Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:56:47 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-Falling-in-Love-with-Paul-Cezanne.html932fa2ecdc908ab81adf7cf0cdfdb4f4JS Porter reviews Susan McCaslin's book that re-enacts a journey to Aix-en-Provence in 2013 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:00:28 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/the-secret-of-canadas-debt.htmlf88bf6a52f0b729ee7fd8acffefcb481The story of COMER and Rocco Gilati suing the Bank of Canada intending to force the Bank of Canada to return to the reason it was established in 1934 has Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:00:54 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/ethical-healthcare-professionals-on-the-wrong-side-of-a-rigged-system-ontario-residents-losing-control-over-personal-health-care-choices.html4994a75db6cbc1b7d2eca3a5d3dbbfc9In 2007, the Wynne/McGuinty government secretly passed into law two acts (Psychotherapy Act and Controlled Act of Psychotherapy) that, working in tandem,
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 16:58:50 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/dialogue-headlines-2015.html7cd7ac4866155755f73e1f529e66f3e5Extracts and links to headlines posted in 2015 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:06:28 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/sep-30-2015-victoria-bc-emergency-rally-re-site-c.htmlaa7dc3120b6fb4a0115192b82b049728Breaking News! We’ve just learned that Site C will be debated in the B.C. Legislature today! Sep. 30th, 2015. Please join us for a lightning rally in
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:41:06 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/stop-thief.html3da17f8307f8da021f024840b04c319aTo the editors... 20150-09-28 Stop Thief! Most of the voters in the current election are not aware of how Corporations, and successive Liberal, and Conservatives Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:36:42 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/current-events-page.htmlbe3dbe94028e91cc7d9635187f8faf35Upcoming events across Canada posted by readers and from email Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:49:13 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/larry-kazdan-re-appropriateness-of-deficits.html1ecab208c2fc5913cebf0f0a335b9cb0Larry Kazdan challenges the prevailing mantra of No Deficits Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:35:29 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-making-lists.html815efa811f5d732d37c3f53aec8ef888J. S. Porter explores the making of lists - in art and in everyday life Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:46:12 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-a-lake-a-movie-a-mountain-a-poem.html7735dbb223b37efd20eb31467492f55bJ. S. Porter explores the drive for intimacy in everyday life and in art Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:01:57 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-two-playful-performers-on-the-page.htmlbb0ddc8d7d0c8c2741d66559d8a6eedbJ. S. Porter review of The Northrop Frye Quote Book by John Robert Colombo Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:47:51 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-the-poet-and-the-philosopher.htmlbdfe1395301273f3380c2e1f146c837fJ. S. Porter explores the interconnected careers of Canadian writers Dennis Lee & George Grant Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:37:56 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-apocalypse-and-alchemy.html91bf7dd764120689ae1e0900d71101b1J. S. Porter on B.W. Powe’s Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:06:57 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-review-where-seas-and-fables-meet.htmlf670e381670a38a0038410b6ac4e3d36A review by J.S. Porter of B.W. Powe's new book, Where Seas and Fables Meet Sat, 25 Jul 2015 21:41:47 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/j-s-porter-a-performance-artist-drawing-wood-stone-music.html2f1421c9d2391851bb38c95bfcba429cJ. S. Porter explores degrees of intimacy, in art, music, nature, life Sat, 25 Jul 2015 21:14:13 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/david-foster-clearing-in-the-forest.html343e7867422356d2a74d0385467a61a0An essay about knowledge, the unknown, and understanding Thu, 9 Jul 2015 19:57:20 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-norway-oil-riches-canada-poverty.html6e02ab4adf70cc6a38b18901c4f150d5Canada's government is controlled by big business rather than the national interest Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:07:24 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-arrogant-autocrat-review-part-two.htmld19f5c19e2bac908dcdbe020233ad3c1Part Two of Robin Mathew's review of The Arrogant Autocrat Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:37:34 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-arrogant-autocrat-review-part-one.html02a64054174be7b886e60b6d32f87768Part One of Robin Mathews review of The Arrogant Autocrat by Mel Hurtig Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:22:13 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-arrogant-autocrat.html270ad518ae4c346ffcb1483404045913Robin Mathews discusses Stephen Harper's Takeover of Canada Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:15:13 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-islam-the-west-world-domination.htmlaff62eb836542bfe8129539b5d5ecefeCanada is faced with what many believe is an anti-Islamic Canadian Conservative government Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:04:31 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-unrestrained-police-brutality.html662b8f4df6cff959cfb1e6a07be1d208Robin Mathews reviews police violence, the history of recent RCMP commissioners Sun, 4 Jan 2015 15:14:42 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-kinder-morgan-neb-bc-criminal.html6df2363863e5bad1246873fe0ae47574Robin Mathews tells the rest of the criminal story of Kinder Morgan and the RCMP in BC Thu, 27 Nov 2014 22:18:50 -0500 http://www.dialogue2.ca/colin-knauf-the-value-of-breastfeeding.html1052e07452e9e6111aa59f5b6420a4edThis column looks at the many benefits of breast feeding - for mom & babe & society Mon, 1 Sep 2014 18:43:26 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/derek-skinner-dragon-with-five-heads.html2b38cd6ac20464c3936778f2796f4f4fDerek Skinner discusses ways to confront the purposeful, growing inequality of our time. Mon, 1 Sep 2014 15:05:54 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/the-right-of-palestinians-to-selfdefense-under-article-51-of-the-un-charter.htmlc1a3d3e29d180e01a171e13237dafd32Friday, July 25, 2014 8:59 AM Chris Hedges: The Palestinians' Right to Self-Defense ......that population has an inherent right to self-defense under Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:25:03 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/i-wished-americans-were-more-like-canadians-until-you-elected-stephen-harper-robert-f-kennedy-jr.html8a018411f4b452c0256c19fa4162ab53Although this was written in April of this year you may not have seen the whole article. - Steph (link below) “I wished Americans were more like Canadians Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:56:55 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/cbc-president-lacroix-false-statement.htmld2bd3f427d83c9514b56ba56895b6312Friends of Canadian Broadcasting reveals false statement of Harper-appointed CBC President Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:09:09 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/open-media-tpp-speak-out-now.htmle986bff6bc3750b6a7c40a1f0d0fb8fcSteve Anderson explains Open Media's new Internet Voice too for comments on TPP secret plan Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:08:54 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/wikileaks-draft-tisa-june19-14.htmleba4c5b62acb0262b4e3db238ccf4f69David Cay Johnston, Aljazeera America article on WikiLeaks release re trade deal secrecy Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:13:14 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/no-pipelines-june25-27-14.htmlbad05abd17e53e6cf68f85ccf2ae1836No pipelines land defenders from Unist'ot'en speak about the challenge & their vision of a different future Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:46:49 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/the-clandestine-reasons-for-isis-taking-over-iraq-activist-post-june-18-2014.html270a6170655a37d051e3b22091446a23The Clandestine Reasons for ISIS Taking Over Iraq Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post, June 18, 2014 Recent news of the rapid advance of the Islamic Fundamentalist Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:14:52 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/the-gaps-that-separate-people.html83be148bb28abac56d2f4680d1e6aed2My mission in life is to help people bridge the gaps that separate them from their true selves, from one another, and from their destiny. - Martha Beck, Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:59:01 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/elizabeth-may-response-pipeline-decision-june17-14.htmlf4d6e1bafabb70d798e1e76141ddd96dGreen Party leader Elizabeth May says Northern Gateway not in Canada's economic interest Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:08:46 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/gitga-at-first-nation-chain-of-hope-jun20-14.html3e5bcb72663daf59f6f156818568b0c1Gitga'at First Nation symbolic protest against Enbridge Northern Gateway & Tankers in Douglas Channel Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:20:27 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/when-it-comes-to-propaganda-small-bribes-are-better-than-large-ones.html16df7cf46054ddb517f6f2378904f8afActually, there's good evidence to suggest that when it comes to propaganda, small bribes are better than large ones. In psychological tests, people who Sun, 22 Jun 2014 14:32:58 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/presbyterian-church-usa-votes-to-divest-from-corporations-that-support-israeli-occupation-in-palestine.html976eef08714aef96fa860a42133134b0OpEdNews Op Eds 6/21/2014 at 21:11:00 PCUSA Divests from Occupation Support Firms By James Wall, OpEd News Ten years after the start of their divestment Sun, 22 Jun 2014 14:26:58 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/one-optimistic-voice-in-a-farflung-choir.htmla990bb6627e814885eb21a8e8aabc8eeOurs is not a cry for help or recognition from a lonely wilderness but rather one optimistic voice in a far-flung choir. There are many others on this Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:27:35 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/council-of-canadians-will-challenge-fair-elections-act-in-court.html9e7bee94f8b0e86e2330aee250a4ef03Fair Elections Act will face a Charter challenge from the Council of Canadians & Cdn. Federation of Students: (COC media release, June 20, 2014) The Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:59:41 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/subscribe-to-dialogue-in-print.html1d7c1b1664ca3c7b6945755c939aeb36You can subscribe or donate to Dialogue through PayPal Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:35:08 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/ussponsored-terrorism-in-iraq-and-constructive-chaos-in-the-middle-east.html56db8ad3ad9495d83e785d84d3cefde7US-Sponsored Terrorism in Iraq and “Constructive Chaos” in the Middle East - By Julie Lévesque, Global Research, June 19, 2014; Url of this article: http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-sponsored-terrorism-in-iraq-and-constructive-chaos-in-the-middle-east/5387653 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:36:26 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/commentary-on-the-ontario-election-in-the-tyee.htmlbe94dbcdc8b8c0efd787e9a1652966f9Amongst the right wing commentators it seems only Andrew Coyne could bear to tell it straight up - Stephanie: This election was very much a referendum Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:00:01 -0400 http://www.dialogue2.ca/robin-mathews-cbc-eurosceptics.htmlfb7d9919b577d299daa17494bfba435cRobin Mathews discusses Canadian media coverage of Eurosceptics success Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:21:44 -0400