About CK

I am a cranky gen-exer born and bred in Montreal, Quebec.  While I have lived in a few rural areas of Quebec, I always end up back home in Montreal because I prefer the big city and the conveniences.

Overall, I am leftwinged who had socialist leanings (yes, unlike those who are hell-bent on bringing back McCarthyism, I actually do know the meaning of the word Socialism). I had to be more pragmatic as I got older, as well as far more cynical. When I was a French major  at Concordia University s, way back in the early 1700s (well, ok, the 90s; but I use early 1700s when telling youngsters how things were in our day or previous generations), I was a member of International Socialists which was headed up at the time by David Fennario (of Balconville Fame) and his wife, Liz.

Today, I am more of a realist.  As much as I would’ve love to see the NDP run the show with a majority, once upon a time, that is no longer the case: I no longer trust them, since 2006 election when Jack Layton decided the Liberals were more the enemy than Stephen Harper was. Like so many others who have such disdain for Steve and the Harpercons, I vote strategically, over the past few years, that generally meant alternating between the Liberals and the Bloc.  Overall,  an anyone but Harpercon mission. Therefore, I consider my blog to be pretty much non-partisan.

Now, Stevie Spiteful Harper got his majority.  I fear what kind of damage he will inflict over the next 4 or  5 years.  Who knows? If that dreadful Bill c-51 passes, perhaps this site will become illegal.

Currently, I’m an office worker for  an agency run by the  Quebec Government. Here is where I must add a disclaimer. This blog does not necessarily support the views of  my co-workers or my employer.  Also, this does not preclude me from criticizing the Charest Government and or any other provincial party on how they’re running the show here in Quebec.

As some of you may also know, a relative of mine is an employee behind the scenes for one of those Corporatist right wing media outfits. However, he is not a journalist or on air personality. Nor does he follow my blog or share my political views necessarily.  For those who have followed me when Sister Sage’s Musings was at Blogspot, you would know that  I will critique any journalist, talk show host, columnist, or any media outfit just the same. I am, after all, a listener, reader and follower of Main stream media and I don’t like where it’s going. These corporatists are always crying free speech? I, like so many others, put them to task.

If you have any comments you don’t wish to see published, you can email me at ckt_traduction_infographie@yahoo.ca and I will do my best to answer promptly.