It's the weekend before Halloween, and Donald Trump has been looking more orange than ever.Trying to convince Americans that he's not afraid of Bob Mueller's investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election. And that Hillary Clinton should be the one trembling in her boots.But sadly for Trump, Bob Mueller doesn't seem
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Montreal Simon: Why I Started Portraying Donald Trump As A Hog
I must admit I was intrigued, when Donald Trump told reporters that he was not surprised that the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein had been accused of being a sexual predator. And I wondered why he wasn't surprised.Until I remembered that it's almost a year to the day that I started portraying Trump
Continue readingIn This Corner: The Return of Stuff Happens, week 16: I’m done with the NHL.
When the Oilers are eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs — maybe tonight, maybe Wednesday, maybe in the next series — I can officially quit watching hockey. I can’t do it right now. That would be like watching 90 minutes of a two-hour movie and turning it off, or reading
Continue readingIn This Corner: The Return of Stuff Happens, week 7: Horror in Sweden?
Doesn’t it seem like weeks ago that Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump? It was the story on this side of the border for days. But Trudeau had barely lifted off from Washington and his visit was forgotten, overwhelmed by a tsunami of terrible Trump news. But let’s briefly look back
Continue readingIn This Corner: The Return of Stuff Happens, week 3: Welcome to the world of alternative facts
“The only thing we have to fear is, fear itself.” Franklin Roosevelt, 1932 inauguration. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy, 1960 inauguration. “From this day forward, it’s going to be America first, America first.” Donald J.
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 52: Let’s recap 2016 … sorry, it’s the law.
Yeah, yeah, I know. It was a terrible year. One of the worst in recent memory. But the rule for anyone who writes a weekly blog or column is that you must write some sort of year-end recap. So, with apologies, here we go. Newsmaker of the Year Is there any
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Fascism Finally Arrived in America
Well I have to admit that I never thought Americans would be so crazy to vote to bring down their own country.Or that so many were so dumb to believe any of Donald Trump's promises… But I guess they were, and now they've got what they wanted.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The U.S. Election: Between the Light and the Darkness
As I wrote in my last post, the Day of Judgement has finally arrived. The day when our neighbours decide what kind of country they want to live in. The United States of America, or Trumpland. And we must worry whether the flickering light of Hillary Clinton will prevail over
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Death of the Republican Party
The day has finally arrived. The nightmarish U.S. election campaign is finally over. Americans are voting at last.While we wait to see whether the day will bring joy or an even worse nightmare. One that could kill us all.I'll have some final thoughts about that in my next post.But right now
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 32: The value of a Penny has soared
What’s a penny worth? In this country, nothing, because we don’t make pennies any more. But as of this week, a Canadian Penny is priceless. At age sixteen — sixteen! — Canada’s swimming sensation with the made-for-headlines name has won more medals than any other Canadian swimmer. Heck, she’s won more medals in one Olympics […]
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Tebow Says He Ain’t Speaking At RNC National Convention
There is a list, and he’s on it. But then there’s his Facebook message saying its all a rumor. But that’s a semi-official looking list. Did the Trump gang stick Tebow on it without telling? And if Tebow shouldn’t have been there, how many other entries are false?
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Tebow Says He Ain’t Speaking At RNC National Convention
There is a list, and he’s on it. But then there’s his Facebook message saying its all a rumor. But that’s a semi-official looking list. Did the Trump gang stick Tebow on it without telling? And if Tebow shouldn’t have been there…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Tebow Says He Ain’t Speaking At RNC National Convention
There is a list, and he’s on it. But then there’s his Facebook message saying its all a rumor. But that’s a semi-official looking list. Did the Trump gang stick Tebow on it without telling? And if Tebow shouldn’t have been there…
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 23: The year of the fallen icons
The Oxford English Dictionary defines icon as ‘a symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program, option, or window’, which doesn’t work until you look at the second definition, which is ‘a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration.’ There are few words in English usage today more […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 13: Horror in Lahore; more Trumpism
Remember the horrible attack last week in Belgium? Of course you do; it’s still in the news. But on Easter Sunday, there was another terrorist attack that was worse by multiple factors, yet it hardly rated a mention. On Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, hundreds of people had gathered in one of the city’s largest […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 12: Bombings, and bodies, keep piling up
Another week, another atrocity. This time, it’s Brussels, Belgium (a city described in January by Donald Trump as a “hellhole”) that came under sophisticated and yet cowardly attack by ISIS on Tuesday. Bombs went off in three locations leaving at least 30 people dead. That an attack would happen in Brussels is hardly surprising. The […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 11: The Trump express rolls on; the Canadian ketchup controversy
It started as a joke. It’s still a joke, but nobody’s laughing anymore. Donald J. Trump famously entered the U.S. Republican race back in June by riding a down escalator. C’mon, a down escalator? What better symbol of failure than a down escalator? Everybody had a good laugh, and went about seriously dissecting the ‘real’ […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 10: Justin does Washington
It was a good week to be Justin Trudeau. Just like the other 51, only a little bit more. Trudeau made the official rounds of Washington this week, including a rare state dinner, the ultimate accolade for a visiting leader. The American media has lavished attention on the rookie leader, with the Washington Post calling […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 8: Deficits, drugs and death
The big issue of the week in Canada, where we worry about these things for some reason, was deficits. The new Liberal government, which promised to run a $10 billion deficit to boost the economy, is instead going to be about $30 billion in the hole. Here in the People’s Republic of Alberta, the provincial […]
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 7: Horse racing put down; The Rebel yells
Edmonton Northlands, the so-called ‘agricultural society’ that has been a force in Edmonton since Edmonton was in diapers, announced a sweeping plan to rebuilt the soon-to-be-vacant arena and the area surrounding it. It’s partly a great idea, and partly nutty. The great idea, if they can find $85 million between the government’s couch cushions, is […]
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