The Death of John Beattie and the Waste of a Life Devoted to Hate
I started this blog in November of 2007, not long after I turned 31.This month I will be celebrating my 50th birthday.I think when you get to a certain age…
Trump’s Success In Alberta and Quebec
Halloween 2026’s scariest moment will be coming to terms with the reality of Canada’s disparate separatist movements, and to what extent they serve American interests at the expense of Canada’s…
Sunday Funday: Sports, Interesting posts, Funny Posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Yes, its been one of those weeks, and the rest of October will likely be worse. So lets all enjoy a few funny posts and some random stuff:Speaking of Sports…
It’s time to send Danielle Smith and the UCP a resounding message they’ll never forget: Yes to Canada! No to the Nine!
Quite naturally, most of the focus by the groups hurriedly formed to support a remain-in-Canada vote in the separation referendum that has been aided, abetted and forced on Albertans by…
In the 1960s’, Montreal was richer…
Albertans can learn a lot from Quebec’s flirtations with Sovereignty. In 1960, Montreal was at the centre of Canadian Society. Montreal was at the heart of Canadian Logistics. Montreal arguably…
Saturday Photo: Resilient Beauty
Saw these flowers this week. Growing between paving stones on a busy street can't be easy, but nevertheless they have succeeded. A lesson for us all when it seems the…
Honest Conservative is an Oxymoron in Canada
Way back in the 90s, Preston Manning admonished Reform party candidates as follows: "Don't tell voters what you really believe, get yourself elected first" (this is a paraphrase). That has…
Wrapping up the week by waiting for the next one
This week seemed like one of those "Waiting for Godot" weeks -- everyone is waiting for the Quebec election on Monday, the Nobel Peace Prize announcement next Friday, the Alberta…
Teddy Doze-evelt
TIME magazine published the full transcript of its interview with Donald Trump. It makes a strong case for more effective constitutional and political means of removing a president who is…
Some Friday Funnies, plus Trade War Dispatches, Canadian News, and Signs of the Apocalypse
Friday FunniesI was today years old when I saw this great cartoon from August 26. And it reportedly ended cartoonist Sue Dewar's career at the Toronto Sun, as described by…
Ottawa designates Alberta’s latest bitumen pipeline to the Salish Sea a project of national interest
Hallelujah! Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Canadian government has designated Alberta’s next bitumen pipeline to the Salish Sea a project of national interest, big smiles all ’round – including, of…
Photo Versions – Same Scene, Different Day, Time, Lighting and Sky
This is a series of photos taken from outside our cabin at Killarney Lodge on Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Provincial Park. The photos of the same scene (approximately)…
Truth and Reconciliation – it’s a journey, not a destination
Kent Monkman The Scream The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is Canada's most important National Day. I don't know if younger people can realize how much our relationships between…
Rob the poor, give to the rich
A paper published by the Rand Corporation in 2023 had a fundamental conclusion that U.S. economic growth since the mid-1970s has been distributed far less evenly than in the postwar…
No unconditional loyalty
The B.C. NDP deserves criticism. But the reassembly of the disassembled B.C. Conservative Party offers little confidence that it is ready to govern. Let the Conservatives first demonstrate that they…
Formerly confident Alberta separatists pivot to lamely pleading with voters to ‘send Ottawa a message’
Have you noticed how Alberta separatists who a few months ago were boldly predicting a massive separation victory on Oct. 19 have turned to whinging about how we need to…
Republican Senator Eric Schmitt humiliates himself attempting failed “gotcha” moment against former special counsel Jack Smith during Senate hearings….
This is the height of Republican intelligence and research under Donald Trump’s tenure, let’s face it.Oh my word! This shameful and hilarious episode in today’s Senate Judiciary hearings is making…
Amidst The Tumult
Amidst the tumult of the trade war, it is easy to suspend one's critical thinking and simply join in the national fervour of support for Mark Carney and his initiatives.…
The Lifetime Reading Plan
Author and editor Clifton Fadiman published the first edition of his Lifetime Reading Plan in 1960; a collection of his short essays about and descriptions of recommended authors and their…
We cannot have AI without BI
It has been said that “the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.” This is the…