From Phillips's Newsletter Getting a Grip on all of Trump's Wars?Our son follows a "This Week in World War 2" podcast and when I hear it I am struck by…
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government served notice in the provincial Legislature yesterday morning it intends to toss out the entire report of the 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission. Instead, the motion…
A ten floor prison condo for Cons and car thieves.
Sometimes I think that we have become so jaded with government in general that when an apparently new 'flavour' comes along, our reaction is disproportionately enthusiastic. You don't need me…
Cartoon by Greg Parry, The TyeeI don't have a lengthy post tonight, but I saw some very good clips today about Carney and his new majority government so I thought…
Pierre Poilievre has a message for Canadians: Don’t worry! I’m not going anywhere! I’ll be right here when you decide you want me again. And if you don’t think you…
There is a phrase that I love to hear: Canadians should learn more of their history. It is often a phrase used by Canadian Historians including Jack Granatstein and Margaret…
What’s not to celebrate about the Hungarian election? Prime Minister Viktor Orban, good friend of... The post Hungary opts for Europe first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Denmark has earned the title as the best place for women to live based on the Women, Peace and Security Index. It uses 13 indicators that span women’s inclusion from…
Changes are coming for Ontario high school students if the newest legislation is passed. It was just tabled, and is already at 2nd reading, so I imagined it's going to…
The Bookworm Carl Spitzweg 1850 I found several "good reads" today and a few good posts too, so I thought I would share them. About Carney View on Threads Éric…
With last night’s clean sweep of the by-elections, Mark Carney becomes our first Prime Minister to convert a minority to a majority parliament without the benefit of a general election…
Mark Carney is showing the world how to do politics better: View on Threads The CBC At Issue panel tonight couldn't find much to criticize about Carney's wins - except…
OK, people, with a provincial election expected next year, we are entering the season of polls and rumours of polls, and the results are so far, shall we say, murky.…
This from the NYT:Pope Leo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the U.S. war with Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals…
Democracy requires ongoing maintenance and that comes in the form of civic engagement by the people within the democracy. In Hungary, the now former prime minister Viktor Orban, has lost…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 13, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Judge orders Sask. Human Rights Commission to hear complaint about hospital Starbucks language…
So long, Viktor Orbán! Looks like almost nobody was sorry to see Mr. Orbán sent packing by voters yesterday, least of all in Hungary where he spent the previous 16…
What a week View on Threads A bit of humor for you to brighten your day.— Texas Paul (@realtexaspaul.com) April 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM Some people open their mouths…
When I was an adolescent, my Irish grandfather would recite poetry taught to him by my Scottish grandmother. The poem was usually by Robbie Burns, the Ploughman poet. I was…
