No, Danielle Smith Is NOT A Libertarian
At various times, Danielle Smith has either claimed to be, or acted as if she is a Libertarian. When she became Alberta's premier, people started labelling her "an Authoritarian Libertarian"…
Saturday Photo: Fall Colours in the Sky
Don't know why this should be, but it seems to me that we get some glorious sunsets in early November. Here's an example of one from a couple of years…
The Times They Are A-Changin’
How to Argue with a Racist emphatically dismantles outmoded notions of race by illuminating what modern genetics actually can and can’t tell us about human difference. We now know that…
Reactions Roundup: to Carney’s budget, to the Mid-Terms, and to Stephen Fucking Miller
Just a collection of some good reactions to this week's events.First, I think Canada appreciates Carney's budget I don't think the negativity and catcalling from Poilievre and the trashtalking from…
Canada can’t keep hiding behind Trump to protect Big Oil
Steam plume from an oil refinery rising over the St. Lawrence River. Photo by Wilfredor/Wikimedia Commons. When pressed on Canada’s response to the outcome of the US midterm elections and…
Hey, Carney intends to end homelessness! A Worthwhile Canadian Initiative in our budget
Timothy Schmalz' Homeless Jesus statue About 40 years ago, the New Republic had a World's Most Boring Headline contest and the headline that won was "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative".Hard to beat…
Things are looking better, but we’re still at risk of being nibbled to death by lame ducks
The big blue Tuesday night tsunami that swamped the red Republicans to our south is now widely credited with having reduced U.S. President Donald J. Trump to a state of…
Governing in Crisis: An excerpt
There is now an extensive literature on crisis politics and disastercapitalism that warns that, in times of crisis, normal politics getsuspended, debate narrows and the public often accepts reforms thatit…
My faith restored
I have long considered our southern neighbour to be the most important member of the... The post My faith restored first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Managing in a crisis: pre-budget musings
There is now an extensive literature on crisis politics and disaster capitalism that warns that, in times of crisis, normal politics get suspended, debate narrows and the public often accepts…
What Deranged Dictator Trump Might Do Next
Now we’ve all had our little victory dances around the kitchen thanks to the USian voters’ rejection of MAGA and the Deranged Dictator Trump in the midterms — mostly rejected,…
Non-Cartesian Learning
What if the next model of education does not come from North America?Imagine it’s the year 2100 and the global centres of learning are Delhi, Beijing and Nairobi instead of…
Thank You, USian Voters
Canadians have been under a lot of stress these past few years from attacks, trade wars, accusations, lies, threats, and insults from the autocratic USian dictator Trump and his cabal…
Now The Work Begins
The Democrats swept the United States on Tuesday and the celebrations are euphoric, but they are far from being out of the woods.
Here we go! Some comments about what happens next
First, a few good comments about the US Mid-Terms results - we spent the last two years appalled and terrified, and today we saw the sun came out. For one…
Guest post by Lorne Gibson: Alberta politicians have created a serious time crunch for Elections Alberta
Lorne Gibson, who has served as both Alberta’s chief electoral officer and its election commissioner as well as Manitoba’s deputy chief electoral officer, returns to AlbertaPolitics.ca with a suggestion about…
The Day After
Well, one lives in hope that the Republican routing in last night's midterms presages better times for the world. As one who has seen the earth orbit the sun many,…
Can the Great De-Enshittification Now Begin?
I picked up a paperback copy of Cory Doctorow's 2024 book, Enshittification last summer after seeing him interviewed by Jon Stewart.He'd added a prologue, written just after Mark Carney's famous…