Improve Your Soil to Fight Climate Change
Suburbanization and poor land policy have done incredible damage to soil and food systems. It turns out that the damage down to the soil itself is a contributing factor to…
November 2015
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for the Week of November 2, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: “He had a right to shoot at this drone, and I’m going to dismiss this charge” “Courting disaster: 24…
Disciplined
There are only a couple of days left until Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is sworn in – and there still has yet to be a leak about who will be in…
Michelle Rempel’s Bizarre Political Marriage of Convenience
Well we all knew Michelle Rempel was desperate, and I mean desperate to become the interim leader of the shattered and shell shocked Cons.Her late night boozy woozy Twitter monologues…
E-FLAP #000002 – Sweet Lord Baby Jesus on a Crutch The Burning STUPID!
So I am over at Ezra’s Rebel Media Facebook page calling out Ezra on his biased bullshit as usual, and I get ask to provide ten stories where Ezra’s E-FLAPs(1).…
Blue balls #nlpoli
Ryan Cleary didn’t become the punchline to any New Yorker cartoon at 3:00 PM last Friday afternoon. Peg Norman and other local New Democrats may want to believe he did. …
This Week in Alberta Politics
Here are a few items to watch out for in Alberta politics this week: Which of the four Liberal Members of Parliament will be appointed to the federal cabinet on…
That Old Canard
In yesterday's New York Times the Arthur C. Brooks argues that there is systemic bias against conservatives in academia. This is my response. It must be coming around to election…
That Old Canard
In yesterday’s New York Times the Arthur C. Brooks argues that there is systemic bias against conservatives in academia. This is my response. It must be coming around to election…
Budget 2015: The Neutrino Problem
Scientists solved the problem of the Ghost Particle in less time than it’s taken the Alberta government to come up with a creative approach to economic diversification. For 40 years…
The sounds of silence
In era where little impresses, be impressed: absolutely nothing has leaked to date about about @JustinTrudeau's cabinet. Impressed. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 2, 2015
The Guardian’s Obituary for PostMedia
Did the shameful performance of Canada’s major newspaper chains sound their deathknell? Have they so broken faith with the Canadian people that the days are numbered for would-be media giants…
PR—an essential first step
Our brand spanking new Liberal government has promised us electoral reform. Specifically, it is “committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting…
Electoral Reform: Will it be set up to fail?
So say many commentators, included failed MP candidate Craig Scott. There are three lines of attack on the Liberal Party promise of “electoral reform” during the election.Critics are rushing to…
Ed Mead Interviewed on Prison Radio
Former political prisoner Ed Mead, whose autobiography Lumpen was published by Kersplebedeb earlier this month, was interviewed last week on CKUT in Montreal’s Prison Radio show. More than a memoir,…
Electoral Reform: Will it be set up to fail?
So say many commentators, included failed MP candidate Craig Scott. There are three lines of attack on the Liberal Party promise of “electoral reform” during the election. Critics are rushing…
Topham Hate Crime Trial: Week One
This past week saw the long awaited Arthur Topham hate crime trial. For years Topham had posted blood libel screeds against the Jewish people on his website RadicalPress and despite…
Time change – Fall-back
Spring forward does not bother me but Fall-back makes the first day very long.
Nov.1: Try, try again.
Justin Trudeau has just chatted with Japan’s prime minister Abe. both have agreed that the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership is essential. That’s Justin’s first stamp of approval on a major Harper…