A Practical Guide for Building a More Resilient Canada
For anyone looking for some concrete ideas of how to build a less dependent, more just and sustainable Canada I am linking to the work of the Elbows Up Forum.…
From Things to Flows
How Changing Our Metaphors Changes the Worlds We Can Live InModern life is saturated with things.We speak of the self, the economy, power, the system, nature, the market, society—as if…
Speeches still matter
Sixteen powerful minutes. The world listened as Mark Carney crystallized the new world order and... The post Speeches still matter first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Why I am not Rejoining the New Democratic Party (NDP)
I decided to put more thought into rejoining the party to be able to vote for the new federal leader after receiving an invitation to join from the Avi Lewis…
Amerika’s Terrible Trajectory
We are away right now, having escaped the terrible weather currently pummeling Ontario. The internet is not working well here, so I don't think my graphic will appear, but you…
Canada Needs New Tech
Canada needs an independent technology infrastructure. The post Canada Needs New Tech first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Make Alberta Great Again
Canada is facing an existential threat from an unhinged neighbour intent on destroying our sovereignty to plunder our resources.
Some dark news, plus some Sunday Funday to bring the light in
*by Australian cartoonist David Pope. Oh, things are getting dark now. Trump posting crazy stuff today about Carney and tariffs, plus an ICU nurse shot by the ICE Gestapo in…
A response to Herman Rosenfeld’s review of Red Flags
The following article is a response to “Contested legacies, possible futures” by Herman Rosenfeld, published in Canadian Dimension on January 5, 2026. I thank Herman Rosenfeld for writing his...
Timing of Trump regime’s deadly occupation of Minneapolis probably isn’t ideal for Alberta’s separatists
It is a truth universally acknowledged that virtually no one, with the possible exception of the American porn star Stormy Daniels, has ever benefited from a relationship with Donald Trump.…
Saturday Photo: The Best Lawn–Good to Remember When It’s This Cold
Evi, the cat, who is living through her first winter, won't venture outside today because it is so cold. She's not keen on getting her paws snowy in any case,…
Plague Update: Emergency (Department) Over
If society organized and chose even a month to focus on preventing sick people from wandering around and flying everywhere, we’d wipe out more influenza like we did 6 years…
Following up on the week – Poilievre, Canada, America
I have run out of time to do much of a blog tonight, so here are just a few follow-ups on this week's many stories. First, some good columns to…
Musical interlude
Lane 8 - Watermelon Wormhole
After words of the Presidente-for Life
This is a response from A. Reader to Mr Stewart's comment at the post Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.,,
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Adrienne Tanner comments on how Canada has taken on unacceptable risks in accepting industry-funded "research" as a substitute for an accurate assessment of the…
WHO Knows?
https://x.com/i/status/2014729568549273982 The World Health Organization knows the world is running low on healthcare workers, but isn’t doing the bare minimum to keep the existing ones, and new ones safe. At…
Today’s News: Suffer the little children in Minneapolis, updating that Board of Peace, and the Poilievre response to Carney’s Davos speech
As we watch the ICE Gestapo losing their minds in the US, I thought of these three photos that changed politics: Alan Kurdi from Syria drowned on a Greek beach…