Certifiable
It’s a teeny-tiny backyard, but this year we added six bird feeders, some native plants, a composter, a bird bath and a mister. Now we’ve got a bunch of regulars…
July 2015
A more accurate nightmare I’ve never seen
You won’t recognize Canada when I’m done with it Filed under: art Tagged: caricature, deepdreamer, Harper, nightmare, politician
Change for the better
It seems so long ago when it was conventional wisdom that no party in contention for government in Canada would dare talk about cooperating to get things done, no matter…
About that "One Child" Rule?
China seems poised to breed itself out of a looming demographic problem. The most populous nation on Earth may scrap its old “one child” rule in favour of a “two…
While All Eyes Were on Athens
Media accounts have given the impression that Greece is the locus of the malaise endangering European unity and the E.U. However fiscal woes extend the breadth of the EU Mediterranean,…
New column day
Here, taking a look at the voter pools the NDP will be looking to win over in order to come out ahead in if this fall’s federal election turns into…
“Can ‘people over profits’ become a reality in Greece?”
This is the full transcript of my podcast interview with John Milios; it appeared earlier this week in Jacobin. John is a prominent figure within Syriza; he was the party’s…
“Can ‘people over profits’ become a reality in Greece?”
This is the full transcript of my podcast interview with John Milios; it appeared earlier this week in Jacobin. John is a prominent figure within Syriza; he was the party’s…
The Conservative Party of Canada . . . . (Really??)
Let me admit with complete honesty that the Conservative Party certainly didn’t turn out quite like I thought it would. I am as far from Conservative as one can be…
Hairy
It’s weird, the stuff I think about. But, then again, politics is weirder. 1. Trudeau's hair: in ads. 2. Harper's hair: subject of news stories. 3. Mulcair hair: on his…
Harper is No Conservative. In His Black Soul, He’s a Mangy Junkyard Dog Posing as a Conservative.
Richard Benyon, a Tory MP and former environment minister under David Cameron, writes that Tony Abbott is no Conservative. By Mr. Benyon’s standards, neither is Steve Harper. Mr. Benyon wrote…
Harper is fighting the deficit battle but losing the economic war
Finance Minister Joe Oliver • Photo by Harvey K The evidence is mounting that Canada’s economy may already be in an outright recession. Recent data on investment, exports, building permits…
Ten reasons why E-L Liberals shouldn’t vote for Eve Adams
Her candidacy has enraged Liberals across the country – including veteran, elected Liberals. The Conservatives were delighted – genuinely and truly delighted – that Trudeau took her after they’d dumped…
This #deepdreamer cat is all eyes
The Mac app Deep Dreamer public beta has produced this terribly sad and frightening portrait of a black cat looking at something. A pretty remarkable interpretation of a funny little…
The Harper Regime In One Easy-To-Understand Graphic!
H/t Boycott The Harper Conservatives For those of you who are more text-oriented or want a comprehensive recounting of the depredations of the Harper years, I encourage you to check…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Brendan O’Neill writes that the UK Cons are following in Stephen Harper’s footsteps by pushing the concept of thought policing. And George…
White House Planning to Close Guantanamo Bay’s Infamous Torture Centre
Guantanamo Bay on the beautiful island of Cuba sounds like a great place if you don’t know anything about it. We do know what happens there and it’s immoral and…
Ezra Meets The Truth, Lies To Its Face
Ezra’s back in Dutch with the Alberta Law Society for an alleged breach of their professional standards. He writes in his own defense: To my knowledge the decision to prosecute…
Olivia Chow’s train has left the station.
New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair must be desperate for subjects the media will cover. The other day on his ill-conceived Ontario campaign tour Mulcair was even speculating about Jack Layton’s…
New video sets out action plan to tackle Canadian privacy deficit, as hundreds of thousands continue to speak up against Bill C-51
Plan lays out tangible steps for federal government to take to restore Canadians’ digital privacy July 23, 2015 – Today OpenMedia released a new online video, based on input from…