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Banning the veil does not liberate women

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:50:47 +0000

This is a short comment that was published recently in The Peak. I was responding to this article, regarding the debate on the Islamic veil in France. ________________________________________ Jenny Shutek’s comment on the banning of the full-face veil issue in France seem to miss a few key elements. First, France has used the Euro as Continue reading →

Meaningless numbers

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:25:48 +0000

There is a funny “Family Guy” episode (http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Peter,_Peter,_Caviar_Eater) where Peter inherits a small fortune. Obviously, this new money goes to his head and he becomes pretentious and shallow. One day, there is an auction for charity. The bets for a vase were in the few thousands dollars. Suddenly, Peter, not by generosity but because he Continue reading →

Watch this before you vote!

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:03:25 +0000

Before you vote, watch this video and tell all your friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhccpzI4lbQ Few have been as honest and insightful as former Deputy Premier Christy Clark on CKNW yesterday. Here’s the video everybody needs to see before they vote in Tuesday’s provincial referendum. As Christy says, this is the most important vote we’ll cast. Please forward Continue reading →

Better President

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:05:40 +0000

Despite all the critics we say to the Americans, the fact is: they now (well soon) have a better leader than we have! They have shown more courage in their election than we Canadians just did in ours last month! Good for them.

Bush giving lessons to Russia?

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:35:56 +0000

Russia invaded Georgia mainly because it was in its own interest. Using pretext that Georgia was doing a military operation in one of its own province (the breakaway province of South Ossetia who is de jure part of Georgia but de facto an independent country), Russia just invaded its neighbour. The operation by the Georgian Continue reading →

Principles, not Dogma

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:00:26 +0000

A short comment published in a local newspaper (Vancouver 24hrs) in September 2007. Maxime Bernier, said that Canada will never negotiate with terrorists. While I agree, by making this unnecessary comment, our new Minister of Foreign Affairs, transformed a Principle into a Dogma and has made the worst mistake a diplomat can make: give himself Continue reading →

Victorious doesn’t make it right

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Wed, 09 Apr 2003 08:00:38 +0000

My first text written in English! Victorious doesn’t make it right “History is written by the winners” (old proverb) It looks like the US-UK coalition is going to win the war in Iraq. This victory even seems easier then thought. Though we have to bear in mind that, as of today, the war is far Continue reading →

The Moron

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:00:38 +0000

“George Bush is not has moron At all!” This precision by Canadian the Prime Minister is very revealing. Not of the attitude of the head of the Canadian government towards his American counterpart. But rather, of an attitude towards to the American president from many people, not only in Canada but everywhere in the world Continue reading →

The good news

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Fri, 29 Nov 2002 08:00:59 +0000

Between the terror attacks (even in Kenya now!), the murders of children, the destroyed houses, humiliations and brutality from all sides, a good news is coming from Israel. The Israeli political process is, I hope, creating a pacifist, which could perhaps one day become Prime Minister of Israel. There are in Israel (like everywhere) two Continue reading →

It snows!

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:00:18 +0000

Here is a text simply named “It snows”for the simple reason that it was snowing when I wrote it. It’s about the Middle East ________________________________________ The United States dropped Arafat and confined themselves 100% behind Sharon and his policy of violence escalation. I do not see what Arafat did to deserve to be to treated Continue reading →