Mulcair and Trudeau Ignore the Facts
To Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau, Israel’s butchery in Gaza is merely self-defence. That’s their opportunistic story and you’ll get nowhere trying to shift them off it. All of which…
August 2014
When the bitumen bubble bursts.
The last time Canada had a real leader, it was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The least understood and the most vilified of the actions he took on behalf of Canadians…
Peacekeepers ignored by Harper.
Today our Canadian military members and veterans as well as police officers come together in ceremonies across the country to honour and remember all Canadian peacekeepers who have served or…
Racism taints Kwikwetlem reporting
My initial reaction to reports of compensation paid the Kwikwetlem First Nations Chief was plain wrong. Until detail was gained, I assumed Ron Giesbrecht committed an egregious abuse of public…
The Return to Harperland and the Great Progressive Depression
Well I'm finally back home in Toronto, after spending two weeks in Scotland, and a few days in Montreal.And although I'll miss the excitement of the Scottish referendum campaign, and…
Another White Nationalist Running For Public Office: Jeff Goodall in Oshawa
We've gotten a lot of positive feedback regarding our SOS Stooges series. However, we have discovered that not all of our readers are fans: We first wrote about Goodall when…
The Big Sh*t: What Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson Have Taken
The vaunted Big Shift is indiscernible, with all evidence pointing in the opposite direction. It appears that the Canadian public are now moving to the centre and left and this…
Global Day of Rage calls for sanctions against Israel – photos: Barnaby Raine speech – "Jewish Bloc Against Zionism"
August 9 saw Day of Rage demos around the world protesting Israeli actions in Gaza and calling for sanctions. Behind the fold I’ve posted a selection of photos. I’ve also…
Why Stephen Harper Is Not A Real Friend of Israel
He likes to pose as Israel's best friend. Or as Benjamin Netanyahu's best buddy. And would have us believe that supporting the right-wing Netanyahu regime is the best way to…
Is It Time to Leave the Muslim World to Sort Out Its Own Troubles?
Harvard international relations professor Stephen Walt makes a compelling argument for a new American approach to the Middle East – hands off. “…the Middle East today is riven by a…
Warning from Germany – We Are "Mentally Mobilizing" for War
Every war is accompanied by a kind of mental mobilization: war fever. An editorial in a leading German financial paper, Handelsblatt, warns of the dangerous spread of war fever through…
Cat and moon
Only recently been interested in drawing again. Filed under: art
Pottery Barn Rule
Reading today’s news about Iraq — Obama warns of long-term strikes — I conclude that the United States is now caught by the Pottery Barn rule — you broke it,…
#DayofRage: For Gaza, Palestinians, History and Humanity
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Sat. Aug 9, 2014 “Die-In” protest in front of NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s office in Montreal, held on Aug 5, 2014. (Photo: Darren…
We’re Back
Effective immediately The Disaffected Lib is back in business with no end of thanks to Lorne for putting up with me these past several months. I laid out my reasons…
If Only the Kaiser Had Won
“Imagine a hundred years from now they’ll be celebrating all this.” Stephen Harper might be in an orgy of triumphalism over the First World War, celebrating Canada’s grand victory, but…
Saturday Photo: All Roads Lead to Rome
Back to working on the next non-fiction book, Road through Time. One of the pleasures of our trip earlier this summer was a day in Conímbriga, a Roman town in…