Of Courage and Cowardice
I’m beginning to fear that our society is more seriously, intractably divided than I had imagined. The Harper Decade of Darkness was spent focusing on the dark art of wedge…
November 2015
Nov. 15: Yes…
….the killings in Paris were terrible…. I watched Obama on TV as he extended his deepest sympathy to the people of France for what they had suffered. And I thought……
Our RIDM suggestions: urban development, rural Jesus, protest music, and more
RIDM always has way more films that look fantastic than any one person with other commitments can reasonably see in the space of ten days, which is a great problem…
Where Is Justice To Be Found?
For Adam Nobody, the answer appears to be ‘nowhere.’ Last week retired judge Lee Ferrier ruled at a police disciplinary tribunal that Toronto police Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani should lose five…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Robert Reich writes about the growing disconnect between the few well-connected people who have warped our political and economic systems for their…
Defining Terrorism
Terrorism is a major concern in modern life. Canada has been called a “peaceable kingdom” but there has been plenty of politically motivated violence in Canada’s past. Ignoring the 1837…
We get letters: meet Osama bin Laden’s BFF
Kind of stuff I’ve been getting for pointing out (as I did on CITY-TV last night) that the vast majority of ISIS victims are Muslim.
How to Help an Alzheimer’s Caregiver (Share This Post With Friends and Family!)
A Guest Post by Vee Cecil Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is an incredible challenge, both physically and emotionally. Often, primary caregivers are spouses who are also…
Justin Trudeau and the Day the Cons Came Back From the Dead
It seems only too tragic that just ten days after being sworn in as Prime Minister after promising to restore our Canadian values, and bring back sunnier days, that Justin…
The makeover of Brother Brown.
The best thing you can say about Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is that he is a real piece of work. He is a person who works very hard…
As Predicted……
To judge by a report released Tuesday by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the outgoing Harper government was unduly optimistic in its forecasts and estimates. (thats putting it ‘nicely’!)……that suggests that…
Closer To Home Than They Realize
https://whisper.sh/whisper/ It’s been surreal to watch and listen to Stephen Harper’s former cabinet ministers distance themselves from their boss. Bob Hepburn writes: Let’s start with Rona Ambrose, the new interim…
The possible shift #nlpoli
If the polls are right, we could be looking at an unprecedented shift in politics in Newfoundland and Labrador. We could be looking at lots of things but it’s a…
You’re in for it now, Canada! Wildrose has a plan to make you love pipelines … or else!
PHOTOS: Some of the 2,000 or so Albertans who turned up in defence of their pensions in minus-30 weather on March 2, 2014. Turns out a lot of them voted,…
Shawnigan residents deserve clean, safe water. Protest 7-9AM Near SIA Entrance-Stebbings Rd.
Shawnigan residents deserve clean, safe water. Please join Area Director Sonia Furstenau and Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver. Let’s stand together to protect the place we live and love. 7-9am…
Is there something vaguely familiar about the Wildrose Leader’s ‘interactive event’?
PHOTO: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean gazes into the future, or into a pond, or something. For $150 bucks, you can sit there with him. The annual general meeting pages on…
100 groups urge Trudeau to halt Canada’s “broken” tar sands pipeline approval process
More than 100 groups from across Canada and the U.S. have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to halt Canada’s “broken” tar sands pipeline approval process. The post…
Stuff Happens, week 44: Dark night in the City of Light
Way back at the beginning of the year, when I first started writing Stuff Happens, the first topic was the attack on the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo. That was an…
The Paris Attacks Weren’t Caused by a Want of Bombs
It didn’t take long for the usual suspects to demand that Justin Trudeau reverse his decision to withdraw Canada’s penny packet of CF-18s from the hapless bombing campaign against ISIS.…