On a play date with the Hair in Holland.
The Hair and friends are not going to let that kid Vladimir play in the G8 sandbox this time. The newly described G7 are meeting in The Hague this week…
2014
Majority of Canadians Oppose Harper’s “Unfair Elections Act”: POLL
by: Council of Canadians | Press Release A new poll released today shows that a majority of Canadians oppose central features of the so-called “Fair” Elections Act, known as Bill…
Will wonders never cease? #nlpoli
As it turned out, the “robust” oversight of the Muskrat Falls project that everyone was making a big deal about a few weeks ago is – as your humble e-scribbler…
Five reasons we don’t need jets on Toronto’s waterfront
“Whisper jets” is the biggest oxymoron since “airline food” Jets belong at Pearson, where they can keep company with the other jets The waterfront is a mess as it is…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 25, 2014: 4 arrested in 1WTC jump Obama to Propose Legislation Ending NSA Bulk Records Collection…
Harper’s Empathy Deficit
It’s no secret that Stephen Harper lacks people skills. What he really lacks, Tasha Kheiriddin writes, is empathy: But Harper displays little understanding of human emotions. And that’s where his…
Who do you complain to? New regulation expands complaints process but also adds confusion
Making a complaint within a health care setting has always been a delicate process. It used to be in home care the terms of your service suggested that if you…
A Lesson In Language
With my flooring project continuing at a pace commensurate with my rudimentary skills, I will likely devote much of the day working on the second room, the first finally completed…
The First Birds of Spring, and Moas
Most years the first red-winged blackbirds show up by the end of March around here. Usually there is open water at the edge of swamps, ponds, streams. Many times we’ve…
Piketty on Canada: Oil and inequality
Alright, so the title is a bit of a cheap hook, taking advantage of the popularity of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. In his book, French economist Piketty…
Quebec: so much for my theory about the electability of guys with beards
Thomas Mulcair, take hope. All is not lost. (All is not lost for Canada, either, apparently.)
Harperland and the Great Canadian Resistance
For years Stephen Harper and his PMO thugs have had their way with this country. Defiling our values and traditions, muzzling our democracy, and dragging us into their filthy darkness.But…
How do they run things? Budget Lead-Up #nlpoli
Finance minister Charlene Johnson will read the new provincial budget speech on Thursday. In keeping with the provincial Conservative tradition, though, they’ve been announcing bits and pieces of the budget…
The Bates Motel and the House of Cons
One of the few television programs I watch is the Bates Motel. The series shot in Aldergrove BC, that sets out to explain how Norman Bates became the homicidal maniac…
Canada’s Seeks the OECD Record for Income Inequality
America: Where the rich get richer faster than in so many other places! Yesterday I wrote about the rebooting of the Occupy Movement in 10 days. I’m very excited. And…
Top 25 of #25KLunch Meme Finalists Announced!
Okay, folks! The moment has come to see your Top 25 Finalists for the #25KLunch meme competition! I can’t even tell you how many messages I’ve received telling me
Time to fold the Progressive Conservatives of Alberta.
It’s over. When a party is on its third leader in three years, offends both conservative and liberal wings of its party, and its message offends Albertans so much that…
White Man’s March and Canadian Factionalism
You know, we have to admit to having a bit of a soft spot for Sebastian Ronin of the grandiose sounding Renaissance Party of North America. Sure, he's an unjustifiably…
In Tuesday’s Sun: Barack Obama, we no longer know ye
As I type this, a big sign from the 2008 Obama presidential campaign hangs above my head. Around my office, there are no less than a half-dozen Obama campaign posters…
Kinsella vs. Kouvalis: a comparison
Because the media are in the shorthand business – and because social media renders everything bite-sized and/or stupid – some people have taken to comparing me to John Tory’s campaign…