Poilievre’s Plummeting Polling
The CPC is polling just a hair below 30%, and Pierre Poilievre's "favourability" as next PM is now tied with "Undecided" at 18%. Add to that, another CPC MP just…
Forget the elbows already
It’s time to stop talking elbows and start the overdue discussion on the Canada we want and what it will take to take back our future. I have never much…
Today’s News: Carney working, Trump flailing, Covid stories, Wildfires update
So Trump called Canadians "nasty" but Carney didn't rise to the bait. View on Threads In fact, it sounds like Carney has decided the time is right to push Trump…
Guest post by Lorne Fitch: 20 reasons Albertans should be concerned about conservation
Professional Biologist, author and educator Lorne Fitch, a frequent contributor to this blog on environmental and conservation topics, returns with a disturbing list of reasons Albertans should be concerned about…
Youth homelessness prevention in Dublin and Belfast
I recently helped organize a study tour of Dublin and Belfast, in partnership with A Way Home Canada. The tour’s focus was the prevention of youth homelessness. Here’s my ‘top…
The riskiest move is to keep doing what worked yesterday
After college, Ronald Garan joined the United States Air Force and became an F-16 pilot and later an astronaut. In 2008, he flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on its 35th…
Canadians? Nasty? Why yes, yes we are!!!
So on Wednesday this happened:Trump: "Canada is nasty. They're nasty."— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM He ain't seen nuthin' yet! View on Threads Americans hate him…
‘In Alberta we believe in free speech, full stop,’ Danielle Smith says – at least when it comes to hate speech
“In Alberta we believe in free speech. Full stop.” So says Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith. And it’s true … sort of. We absolutely believe in free speech here in Wild…
On the road for the CFL
For my 70th birthday this year, my three sons gave me an unforgettable gift: an all-expenses-paid vacation! To Regina. And if that wasn’t enough, Winnipeg! And we would make the…
UPDATED: A Tiresome Man
I know I'm not the only one who finds the incessant government of Ontario ads tiresome, just like the man behind them. Self-promotion paid for by the taxpayers, (last year…
Language As A Weapon
Prime Minister Mark Carney was criticised for using British spelling in December of last year and is now, according to several articles, being pressured to do exactly that by the…
Wednesday Updates: Nobody wants Poilievre’s job. Plus Carney success stories, Trump fantasy stories, wildfires update, and its Venn Day.
Looks like Poilievre has a job that no one else wants. CTV News reports on a new Nanos poll:There is “no obvious challenger” among Conservative politicians in Canada to Prime…
Having made Alberta’s blue flag a symbol of separatism, separatists are furious some folks see it as a symbol of separatism!
Alberta separatists, having run our uninspiring Tory Blue provincial flag up the metaphorical flagpole and declared it to be a symbol of independence and “absolutely gorgeous” to boot, have their…
Journalists Missing The Picture
I woke up this morning to CBC's Jason Markusoff and The Toronto Star's Richard Warnica talking about Alberta separatism on the Front Burner podcast. As I listened to the discussion,…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of August 4, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 4, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 4, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Gordie Howe bridge to open to cars today after months of cross-border controversy…
A Review of the Biopic Elvis
I grew up in the 1950s, and heard him on the radio (AM stations playing pop music, of course) in the late part of the decade when Elvis was at…
Catching Up with the News: Trump fails in Iran and in Spain, plus a wildfire update and the final Commonwealth Games update
Cartoon roundup about Trump's Iran quagmire Both Paul Krugman and Phillips O'Brien are saying now that the winner of the US-Israel-Iran War will be China. China? Huh? Krugman writes: ...…
UPDATED: Who Do You Trust?
One of the pleasures of writing this blog is the opportunity it gives for expressing my and others' views. Although I often draw upon the thoughts and analyses of others,…