Just Win, Baby
Nation, as you’re no doubt aware by now, the “silly season” is upon us, with 4 by-elections slated for October 27th, to take place in Edmonton-Whitemud (to replace Dave Hancock),…
October 2014
Just Win, Baby
Nation, as you're no doubt aware by now, the "silly season" is upon us, with 4 by-elections slated for October 27th, to take place in Edmonton-Whitemud (to replace Dave Hancock),…
Just Win, Baby
Nation, as you’re no doubt aware by now, the “silly season” is upon us, with 4 by-elections slated for October 27th, to take place in Edmonton-Whitemud (to replace Dave Hancock),…
Why Not Bomb ISIS?
Nine planes for six months; no ground fighting. Why not? As a matter of history, many things went wrong with the Arab Spring, but the nature of The West’s commitment:…
Outrageous roaming fees and remarkable concentration. Canada’s mobile market has a long ways to go.
As you may have heard earlier this week, the Competition Bureau has revealed that the Big Three mobile providers (Bell, Rogers, and Telus) are systematically blocking new affordable options for…
Spotted in the White House Mail Bag.
Hi, Barack. Please, just hear me out. I know I was way out of line when I told everyone that you asked for Canada’s support in the war against ISIS.…
Site C Dam Proposal Puts Treaty Commitments to the Test
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. B.C. First Nations chiefs recently travelled to Ottawa to urge the federal government to pull the plug on the costliest infrastructure project…
Site C Dam Proposal Puts Treaty Commitments to the Test
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. B.C. First Nations chiefs recently travelled to Ottawa to urge the federal government to pull the plug on the costliest infrastructure project…
Are you being noble or just happy to be there
Filed under: 2011 Election
PM to reveal ISIS combat mission plan today
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-to-reveal-isis-combat-mission-plan-today-1.2786101
About That War Thing
I am dismayed over the general collective amnesia that has once more taken hold of political leaders and the public over the latest so-called world threat. In the solution being…
The Reason Why We Need Local Government Boards and Why Governments Want to Cut Them
The Liberal government of Philippe Couillard is anything but “liberal” in the sense of progressive or englightened. It is slashing government spendings, endorsing austerity while denying that is its aim,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Following up on yesterday’s column, Michael Harris offers his take on how Stephen Harper refuses to accept anything short of war as an…
Letting losers elect is no answer Ms. Wynne.
You have to love it when a politician decides to wing it and comes out with another really dumb idea. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne thinks that municipal voters can have…
A Year Without Politics
From October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015, I will be abstaining from politics. Those who know me are probably wondering if they should be dragging me to the nearest…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 3, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 3, 2014: New York supermarket employee accused of leaving with $1,200 worth of meat in his…
Not For You
http://www.ipolitics.ca/ Stephen Harper tells us that there are lots of things we can’t afford — like veterans affairs offices, lawyers to check the proposed constitutionality of legislation, and home mail…
My Speech at the All-Candidates’ Meeting
Here’s the two-minute speech I gave Wednesday night at the Collingwood Legion, plus the wrap-up: In two minutes, I can’t list everything this council and staff have accomplished on your…
Life is full of irony
Many politicians, meanwhile, are full of something else.