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January 21, 2019 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: CBC Picks Up Attack On Environment

Dismayed to see the “foreign funding” conspiracy theory gaining traction in Canada’s #oilsands discussion again. For perspective, I’ve pulled a few great articles from @Garossino

January 21, 2019 laura k

wmtc: in which we reluctantly begin the search for a new vehicle

We were warned about this! We were half-expecting it. Our car didn’t pass the inspection for BC auto insurance. Supposedly this is what happens when

January 21, 2019 Joy Yusi

Wise Law Blog: 140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 21, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 21, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Roll Back Birth

January 21, 2019 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links

Assorted content to start your week. – Eric Levitz exposes the unsoundness of the right-wing excuses for allowing the accumulation of obscene wealth. And Toby

January 21, 2019 Warren

Warren Kinsella: A Liberal Deputy Prime Minister on Trudeau’s treatment of indigenous leaders: “bad”

From former Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps, in today’s Hill Times: On the cabinet shuffle, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demoted a female aboriginal star when

January 21, 2019 Adam Clare

Things Are Good: Reviving the “Dinosaur of Trees”

Giant redwood trees are beautiful to look at and are great for the environment. We need them now more than ever before. The redwoods filter

January 21, 2019 The Arbourist

Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Feminist Quote of the Day – On the Control of Women’s Sexuality and Reproduction – Marilyn Frye

The central feature of patriarchy is Men’s relentless efforts to control women’s sexuality and reproduction: “For females to be subordinated and subjugated to males on

January 21, 2019 Peter Lowry

Babel-on-the-Bay: An Olive Branch to Alberta?

It was last April when Babel-on-the-Bay commented on the Toronto Star’s Quisling-like coverage of the Alberta tar sands quandary by Star business writer David Olive.

January 21, 2019 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: Ever Wonder What’s Going On Right Now in Our Far North?

Technical descriptions are difficult, even tedious, but this video from Vice News should open your eyes to what is now underway across the far north.

January 21, 2019 David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics: Duffy 2.0? Ottawa lawyer’s allegations about then-MP Jason Kenney’s expenses sets off Internet tempest

Allegations about United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney’s Calgary domestic and travel arrangements during the years he was the Conservative MP for Calgary Midnapore circulating

January 20, 2019 susanonthesoapbox

Susan on the Soapbox: Coincidence?

Ms Soapbox has spent the last two days poring over Hansard. Now she’s sick in bed. Coincidence?

January 20, 2019 Nosferatu200

Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: III% Militia: Purveyors of Conspiracies and Mired in Paranoia

Since many of us who are watching developments on the far-right in this country have been focused on the reactionary Yellow Vest protests I thought

January 20, 2019 dougrogers

cartoon life: Doug Putin

Cartoons on LondOntLife are are shared based on a premise that people will maybe use and remix them. Here I rework the drawing, running the

January 20, 2019 Graeme Decarie

The Decarie Report: Jan. 19: a quiet day

Canada, like Brazil, has it’s share of Donald Trumps in political life.https://cupe.ca/bad-day-students-funding-cut-disguised-tuition-cut-will-cost-students-more-and-hurt-universitiesThese are people who govern to please the very, very rich. So they wouldn’t

January 20, 2019 Marie Snyder

A Puff of Absurdity: On the Covington Catholic School Incident

The best part of this issue, if there can be a good part, where a bunch of high school boys surrounded Nathan Phillips to get

January 20, 2019 Maurice Tougas

In This Corner: Stuff Happens, The Reckoning, Week 3: Canadians pawns in game of Chinese checkers (yes, I know that doesn’t make sense)

I believe there is an ancient Chinese proverb that goes: don’t mess with China. China, a country we are trying desperately hard to establish firm

January 20, 2019 Greg Fingas