Soon after Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Vancouver two years ago at the behest of U.S. authorities, Chinese state security officers arrested two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. It was clear from the get-go the arrest on Dec.
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Alberta Politics: Are cracks appearing in the wall of the Kenney Kremlin over Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s fight with Alberta’s docs?
Have the first hairline cracks started to appear in the Kenney Government’s hitherto solid front in its war with the province’s physicians, which is inexplicably being carried on in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic? Is someone inside the Kenney Calgary Kremlin signalling it’s almost time for Health Minister
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Parades! Bands! Singers! Tanks! Some thoughts on Independence Day, Donald Trump, and the state of the neighbourhood this July 4
Today is Independence Day, the 4th of July, best known in Canada as the setting for the country gothic hit of the same name but, of course, also our cacophonous cousins’ national holiday. The occasion nominally marks the 243rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by the citizens of the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Kim Jong Un Comes To Canada
Well, at least his spirit has. Kim, you may recall, despite the increasingly smiling face he presents to the world, is not a man to be crossed. Just ask those who are the first to stop clapping at one of his military cult rallies. Or ssk his uncle what happened
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Colbert Takes Aim At Trump’s Hot Date With Kim Jong Un
Well by now we all know about Donald Trump's new bromance with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.And how he likes Kim more than he likes Justin Trudeau.Which can only please the treasonous Trumpling Andrew Scheer.And while many pundits have taken aim at Trump's depraved relationship with Kim Jong
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Artificial unintelligence: Tiny computers in tiny hands are the real threat to civilization as we know it
It’s not big computer brains empowered by artificial intelligence that are going to destroy civilization as we know it. It’s little tiny computers, even if they’re pretty dumb, that are small enough to put in the tiny hands of unsupervised children, hopped-up frat boys and shallow narcissists like the 45th
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Who loves ya, baby? Canada’s conservatives urgently need to reassess their dalliance with Donald Trump
A photograph of last weekend’s G7 conclave in Quebec showing several national leaders apparently trying to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to act like a grownup was doing the rounds on social media in the aftermath of the post-summit trainwreck. With the G7 gathering in La Malbaie already nearly universally
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: This Should Give Justin a Needed Boost
Trump advisors went on the Sunday morning US talk shows like scalded cats to denounce Justin Trudeau’s handling of the G6+1 leaders summit. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Trudeau’s comments at a press conference after the G-7 amounted to a “betrayal, while Peter Navarro, a Trump trade official,
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Whose side should Canada take if two NATO states start shooting at each other? Don’t laugh … it could happen
PHOTOS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. If he looks ticked off, it’s probably because he is. (Photo: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.) Hey! Don’t blame me if the only good royalty-free pictures of President Erdoğan come from Russia! Below: U.S. President and Commander in Chief Donald J. Trump (Photo: Gage Skidmore,
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Nuclear War – Just "A Tantrum Away."
You couldn’t ask for two more mentally stable people than Kim Jong Un and his orange alter-ego, “Dementia Donald” Trump. The world faces a “nuclear crisis” from a “bruised ego”, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) has warned in an apparent reference to US-North Korea tensions. Accepting the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How Might A Nuclear War With North Korea Unfold?
Well I'm glad to see that the U.S. and South Korea have ended a massive military exercise without the North Koreans declaring war on them.The US doubled down on provocative bomber flights near the border with North Korea this week, at the same time as Pyongyang asked when, not if,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Preparing to Attack North Korea?
It seemed like a hopeful sign, a step away from the precipice of war on the Korean peninsula. And maybe even a chance to avoid World War Three. Rex Tillerson, the U.S. Secretary of State, announced he had opened up several diplomatic channels between the United States and North Korea. But
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Who’s crazy?
Interesting editorial cartoon the other day. It is of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. The North Korean leader is shown pulling a child’s wagon with a small rocket on it put together with tape. The American president has an array of rockets behind him and he is wearing a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Insane Day At The United Nations
Ever since General John Kelly took over as Donald Trump's chief of Staff, or Babysitter-in-Chief, he has been able to restrain him better than most.Marred only by the occasional temper tantrum or soiled diaper.But yesterday as we all know, Trump was able to escape Kelly's clutches for a couple of hours.And
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Made War Unavoidable?
Well now we know that Donald Trump's verbal blast at North Korea was totally improvised. President Trump’s aides knew he planned to deliver a tough message to North Korea on Tuesday, but they did not expect a threat that rivaled the apocalyptic taunts often used by his target, Kim Jong-un.And now we
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Wildrose and PC party members alike vote 95% in favour of Alberta conservative merger
PHOTOS: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, who says he will resign as Alberta Opposition leader to pursue the leadership of the United Conservative Party, creation of which endorsed by members of the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservative in a merger vote yesterday. Below: PC Leader Jason Kenney, who hasn’t yet
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Claims a hydrogen bomb
Too many crazies in this world.Imagine Donald Trump ‘President of United States’ in confrontation with Kim Jong Un. Bye bye life on the planet earth.
Continue readingLeDaro: Two Buddies: Kim Jong-un and Stephen Harper
Can you tell the difference? One is the ruler of North Korea and other is the ruler of Canada.
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