Saturday Photo: Sitting Pretty
This weekend–Thanksgiving in Canada, Columbus Day in the US–always marks the end of summer in my books. The weather, even in these days of climate change, is cooling, and the…
2012
Justin Trudeau: Latest poll debunks Quebec myth about Trudeaus
Justin Trudeau – The Healer? The good news for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals just keeps pouring in, with the latest Decima poll showing that the Trudeau name is poison…
An Ounce of Prevention: Cancer and Environmental Toxins
It is estimated that over 22,000 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and nearly ten times as many in the United States. Almost a quarter…
JB sings: "Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I reckon ol' Gerry Ritz might be better off if he hides out. Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz? If you're sick and you don't…
JB sings: "Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon ol’ Gerry Ritz might be better off if he hides out. Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz? If you’re sick and you don’t…
JB sings: "Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I reckon ol' Gerry Ritz might be better off if he hides out.Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz?If you're sick and you don't knowwhat to…
JB sings: "Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon ol’ Gerry Ritz might be better off if he hides out. Where the Heck is Gerry Ritz? If you’re sick and you don’t…
Employment Redistribution: The Case For A Bigger Bureaucracy
Let’s recap: Unemployment rates are stagnant. and Living in this country is much more expensive than, say, 30 years ago. Coins are property of the Royal Canadian Mint And with…
Oct. 6: contamination that is there and….
questions that aren’t there. At the bottom of my Oct. 5 column is a comment by a reader that, in fact, the Times and Transcript did report on contamination at…
Why Obama now
Daily Kos: BRILLIANT: Animator for The Simpsons & Family Guy Creates “Why Obama Now”
The U.S. squeezes the Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority has announced that before the end of the year (but after the U.S. presidential election) it will press for a vote by the General Assembly for upgraded…
Justin Trudeau and tic-tac-toe politics
Justin Trudeau does not believe in tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses to some of us) politics: As for Stephen Harper’s policies now, Mr. Trudeau says they are dividing the country, as…
On blurred lines
In today’s Leader-Post, John Hopkins responds to this week’s column. But while he tries to point some fingers away from the Regina Chamber of Commerce, he only raises larger issues…
Dunderdale on track for 100% #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale tied the record on Friday for senior executive changes in the provincial public service. She appointed an acting deputy minister of justice to replace a fellow who…
On contrasting treatment
BigCityLib comments on the Cons’ hasty backtracking over Helen MacMurchy. But I find it particularly interesting to note the contrast between their treatment of MacMurchy and their handling of John…
The Last Refuge #nlpoli
Call them the Dam One Percent. Call them Dan-Dam Style. Call them Millionaires for Muskrat. Call them MFers, with tongue firmly in cheek. The business people who back Muskrat Falls…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Michelle Ervin discusses Ed Broadbent’s ideas to start closing Canada’s yawning income gap: Broadbent outlined four broad prescriptions for bridging this gap, and…
The Mask of Gender
Normally, I’m not one to promote something if I’m in it. That kind of thing is horribly self-aggrandizing. So I’ll apologize right off for doing that here. But given the…
So You’re Not Interested in Politics, Eh?
Oh yes, I am in a bit of a scolding mood this morning, and the object of my vituperation is that substantial group of Canadians who demonstrate their apolitical natures…
FordNation Collapses
I know this isn’t probably the most noteworthy thing in the world, but Rob Ford is probably one of the worst mayors a large, cosmopolitan, and complex major city like…