How Trump Saved Canada, For Now
In an alternate universe, Joe Biden won re-election for president, failing to shock the west out of its ‘moderate’ slumber.
Canada ends its World Cup journey. Plus Sunday Funday posts, Getting Old(er), Animal Crackers
Our World Cup journey is over— Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 (@jmcelroy.bsky.social) July 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM The boys did good Canada’s World Cup Journey Ends in Houston. What a Ride…
There’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge electricity plant and AI data centre near Edmonton, Danielle Smith insists
Alberta’s premier claims it’ll probably reduce electricity costs; don’t count on that, though, says the Pembina Institute But what about that other Alberta Government announcement on Thursday? Thursday afternoon at…
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Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Hamilton Nolan writes about the inherent conflict between the politics of centrist inaction and the serious and urgent problems which require courageous and immediate…
Corb Lund expresses ‘grave concerns’ about how Elections Alberta rejected his ‘Water Not Coal’ petition
‘This has been an unreasonable and opaque process from the beginning,’ musician and reluctant environmentalist says After learning that 35,000 signatures on Corb Lund’s Water Not Coal citizen initiative petition…
They Will Destroy All That Is Holy
You probably think that the only thing destroying America is the authoritarianism it has embraced, led by an unhinged man and his cadre of opportunistic enablers. And you can be…
Its Cartoon Day! Plus catching up with the news, some TrumpWatch, and World Cup stories
A few good cartoons: Catching up with the news In The Globe and Mail, columnist Andrew Coyne contrasts the American July 4 with the Canadian July 1: ...I’m old enough…
LNG: unclean energy
The following was published as a letter in Victoria’s Times Colonist newspaper Re: “B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish,’ ” June 27. While…
Are you satisfied with our democracy?
Democracy is in the doldrums these days. The Brits are going through prime ministers at... The post Are you satisfied with our democracy? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Alberta, BC, and Ottawa All Walk Into A Bar …
This is mostly going to be me processing yesterday's announcements in Alberta and BC. I haven't quite worked out what I think of it all yet, and maybe by the…
Today’s News: Absolutely excellent Canada Strong announcements, plus World Cup Stories
When July 1 happens on a Wednesday, Canadians usually take the Thursday and Friday off too, so we engineer a five-day weekend to kick off the summer. This year, that…
Channelling Mackenzie King, Mark Carney strikes a pipeline deal with Alberta and British Columbia
Saving Canada and saving the planet? Not necessarily a pipeline, but a pipeline if necessary! Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared last night to have threaded the needle between Alberta and…
Wednesday Wit: Thanks Carney, Trudeau, Marc Miller, Bryan Adams, Tod Maffin, plus Canada Day stories, political cartoons, some comments on the passing scene, and World Cup Stories
Thanks Carney! And this time he waited until the pancake was set before he flipped it - I think he's taken some lessons! Heads up, Stampeded -- PM Carney now…
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Wednesday Morning Links
This and that for your Canada Day reading.- George Monbiot points out that the determination by petropoliticians to deny climate change and the heat stress it causes is a threat…
Kicking Back on Canada Day! Plus more Forward Guidance, World Cup stories and Pride update
This cartoon is an oldie but a goodie -- hope you are also enjoying just kicking back and swatting those annoying mosquitos!Brittlestar explains Canada Day to Americans: I feel like…
Finance Minister Jason Nixon admits Alberta just missed its annual fiscal report deadline, offers two lame excuses
Government news release fails to mention the omission actually breaks the law, but there’s no penalty, so why worry? Happy Canada Day! The summer solstice has already come and gone.…