You can tell from its title that Alberta’s Bill 25, an Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, isn’t an entirely serious piece of…
The people have spoken. Last weekend, the members of the federal NDP elected Avi Lewis... The post The NDP and the provincial/federal conundrum first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
I have avoided the issue of Alberta separatism so as not to inflame the delicate sensibilities of the Alberta independence crowd. But I feel the time has come to make…
Last night I had a brief conversation with my daughter. As a mother of two little ones, she is rightly concerned about the environmental future that awaits them. She expressed…
On first glance, Avi Lewis is the quintessential champagne socialist; a refined, well-to-do idealist who oozes Toronto elite, off-putting to the average voter, completely foreign to the rural one.
The comedians will save us all! Anyone else notice this? Mainstream journalists have forgotten their duty to speak truth to power. It is why it is one of the rights…
United Conservative Party strategists are said to be in a panic about the possibility the federal New Democratic Party is pondering severing ties with the Alberta NDP. Astute observers of…
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Health sector expense for 2025/26 is projected to be $5.658 billion higher than as reported in the government's Third Quarter Finances. Up to the 3rd Quarter Finances there had been…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Robert Kagan is the latest to notice that the U.S. is a rogue superpower whose capricious action under the Trump regime has undermined…
So, having had her public temper tantrum over appointing judges, Smith now wants to amend the Constitution so that the decision about who gets to sit as a judge is…
Just looking at the world today, it is clear that Americans never learn their lesson when it comes to 'excursions' into other countries, all of which have proven disastrous for…
A random batch of news tonight: Comments about Avi Avi Lewis won the federal NDP leadership this weekend: You know, I grew up in a CCF family. So part of…
The reaction to Avi Lewis’s victory as leader of the federal New Democratic Party was pretty much as predicted here Sunday night, with the pre-written responses by Alberta NDP Leader…
A collection of writings on the leadership campaign that elected Avi Lewis (including a few predating his election).- Isaac Phan Nay reports on Lewis' win and the signature promises that…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Mike Gaworecki reports on new research showing how the climate breakdown is affecting everyday life. Aliyah Marko-Omene reports on warnings that Saskatchewan may be…
I've stolen the format for this from Wouter Groeneveld, proving I guess that copy-paste is one of my favourite tools. Backup system: For my laptop and desktop I use Backblaze,…
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Since 2010 19 major cities have “remarkably” reduced their pollution so much that it some people are shocked by it. The tracked pollutants have dropped by 20% or more in…
