“In reality, failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many outages as frozen wind turbines and solar panels, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, said in a press conference Tuesday.” No, renewable energy is not primarily
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52 Ideas: I wish Rex Murphy would understand that change is coming…
In 2018, the Toronto Paramedic Service (TPS) introduced 11 hybrid-electric ambulances into their fleet. Like many other North American cities, Toronto has been working on reducing its carbon footprint. The adoption of hybrid-electric ambulances was just one step in changing its consolidated vehicle fleet. In the City of Toronto Consolidated
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rex Murphy and the Religious Bigotry of Andrew Scheer
It's now been quite a few years since the hideous Rex Murphy regularly disgraced the CBC's flagship news program The National, with his reactionary views and his Big Oil propaganda.But Murphy is still around, still pimping for the tar sands, still going after Justin Trudeau as only a rabid Con
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Grotesque Misogyny Of The Con Clown Rex Murphy
It's been a long time since I read anything from Rex Murphy, and a long time since I've seen him, although he lives in my neighbourhood.Which is a good thing since I despise that ghastly little oil pimp, and I'm always afraid I might bump into him. And say something I
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Never-Ending Nonsense Of The Con Clown Rex Murphy
I haven't read or heard anything by Rex Murphy for so long, that I thought he was missing in action, or retired, or dead.But no, the crusty old oil pimp is still going, still ranting and raving over at the National Post.And he's just as ghastly as he ever was…Read
Continue reading52 Ideas: Maxime Bernier should walk in other people’s shoes before he accuses anyone of racism
In the 1970s, Lincoln Alexander fought the caucus of the Progressive Conservative Party. Mr. Alexander fought them because as a Black man, he wanted to support anti-hate speech legislation. His party, the Progressive Conservative Party, didn’t like the legislation because they felt it would curtain both the concept of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Rex Murphy Finally Left the CBC?
For years I have tried to avoid watching the CBC National on Thursdays so as to avoid the At Issue panel.For it was always a Con clown show under Big Daddy Mansbridge, and judging from what I've seen so far, will remain that way under the very Con-friendly Rosemary Barton.A
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rex Murphy and the Brexit Bigots
It's been just over a week since the result of the Brexit referendum shocked the world.And triggered what can only be described as a racist horror show. Police in Britain have recorded a dramatic rise in racist attacks in the wake of Brexit, with…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ghomeshi Apology and the Shame of the CBC
And so it ends, for him. Jian Ghomeshi has apologized, and avoided another trial for sexual assault.Jian Ghomeshi stood before an open court today and apologized for his "sexually inappropriate" behaviour against a former CBC employee who had…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: There’s a Reason They Call It the Conservative Broadcasting Corporation
As you know, I frequently question the judgement of the hapless stooges who run the CBC.I question how they let a shabby tea bagger and climate change denier like Rex Murphy act like the high priest of Big Oil on The National, their flagship news progr…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rex Murphy’s Obscene Tribute to Rob Ford
Well let nobody say I didn't warn you. I predicted that Rex Murphy would have something to say about his fellow demagogue, and millionaire Rob Ford.And sure enough he did.And the only thing I regret is that my warning wasn't strong enough.For…
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Permanent Delusion, Rex Murphy and Rob Ford
I can’t watch this. I can’t. Rex Murphy’s ode to Rob Ford includes this quote: “Mr. Ford was one of the most remarkable ordinary people Toronto has ever produced.” Here’s another perspective; you decide: To create and solidify their base, Ford and his backers used a strategy that has proven successful elsewhere. It is a … Continue reading Permanent Delusion, Rex Murphy and Rob Ford →
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Politics, Re-Spun: Permanent Delusion, Rex Murphy and Rob Ford
I can’t watch this. I can’t. Rex Murphy’s ode to Rob Ford includes this quote: “Mr. Ford was one of the most remarkable ordinary people Toronto has ever produced.” Here’s another perspective; you decide: To create and solidify their base, Ford and his backers used a strategy that has proven successful elsewhere. It is a … Continue reading Permanent Delusion, Rex Murphy and Rob Ford →
Politics and its Discontents: The Demagogue Speaks Again
Won’t anyone tell him just to shut up?Recently, the CBC, which has an ongoing yet inexplicable and wholly unwholesome relationship with Rex Murphy, gave him yet another opportunity to spew his denigration and venom about those who criticize Alberta and…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why is Rex Murphy Trying to Inflame Alberta Separatists?
As I pointed out recently, Big Oil's sinking fortunes are driving its faithful hooker Rex Murphy over the deep end.He has been using his bully pulpits on The National and in the National Post to blame everybody but Stephen Harper for the dire situ…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Bernie Sanders and the Attack of the Millionaires
With Bernie Sanders seemingly headed for a decisive victory in tomorrow's New Hampshire primary, it seems that the Millionaire's Club is starting to feel the heat, or the Bern.For first there was Rex Murphy on the National, denouncing Sanders f…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rex Murphy: Who Needs An Environmental Review?
In my last post I argued that the CBC should fire the Con clown Rex Murphy, for promoting the Energy East pipeline.While being paid by Big Oil to give speeches glorifying their dubious achievements.And for attacking Justin Trudeau, and acting like Ron…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Clown Rex Murphy’s Ghastly Anti-Trudeau Campaign
Once upon a time I used to fly though the air like Peter Pan in search of the remote control, whenever the ghastly Rex Murphy popped up on my big TV.In a desperate attempt to change the channel, before his oily fumes started pouring out of every orifi…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Michelle Rempel Should Be Fired Immediately
The other day I wrote about how shocked I was to see that Michelle Rempel hadn't said a word, or tweeted a single solitary line, about that horrifying pepper spray attack on a group of Syrian refugees in Vancouver.And that even though she is the C…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Will the CBC Finally Fire Rex Murphy?
It couldn't have been a more jarring contrast. While negotiators in Paris worked desperately to put the finishing touches on a historic climate change deal. And prepared to celebrate its successful conclusion.Back in Toronto, the Con clown and c…
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