Seeing Above The Clouds
One of the consequences of being a longtime follower of politics is the development of a cynical perspective on life, one that recognizes the avarice, self-interest and self-promotion that all…
2015
So Trudeau is a Pseudo Fascist, Just Like Harper
So Trudeau is a Pseudo Fascist, Just Like Harper To my Liberal friends sorry, but voting and supporting Bill C51 in any way shape or form is a deal breaker…
Beer as Medicine
Beer is delicious and it can be healthy to drink on its own. Apparently, back in the day, beer was used to deliver medicine. It turns out that this isn’t…
Lessons learned in Alberta
Nobody trusted the pollsters. They were the only ones who saw what would happen to the Alberta Conservative dynasty in Tuesday’s election. Babel-on-the-Bay failed to judge the extent of the…
C-51: we criminalized the promotion of hatred
…and all three federal political parties supported that, and rightly so. Just as we criminalized the promotion of hatred, we should criminalize the promotion of hate’s bastard brother, terror. Anyone…
Bill C-51, Stephen Harper and Mr Handcuffs
Despite the best efforts and all the warnings Bill C-51 has now passed, and Canada is now on its way to becoming a police state. And although I regret that…
The Fourth Party #nlpoli
A Telegram editorial on Wednesday contained a curious comment. The subject was news that broke this week about the provincial government;s energy corporation. Two senior corporate officials are refusing to…
The Alberta NDP and proportional representation
I never thought I’d live long enough to see the day, but here it is. The NDP have been elected to the government of Alberta. I am ecstatic. Nonetheless, while…
Thunderclap in Alberta election By Peter Ewart
By Peter Ewart As the poll numbers came in, it was clear. The NDP have won a resounding majority government in the Alberta election. This result comes as a…
Alberta Election 2015 By The Numbers
Date of Alberta’s 2015 election: May 5, 2015 Date of Alberta’s 2016 fixed-election: Between March 1 and May 31, 2016 Total number of votes cast in the 2015 election (unofficial…
UK ELECTION IN PICTURES
Courtesy nod to The Telegraph, whose raw photos I have adapted slightly to give my view of the essence of the election just half an hour before voting starts. Now,…
The Monstrous Harper Cons and their New Albertastan
Holy flying monkey. What a difference a day makes. Up until yesterday Alberta was the Con's favourite province, their shiny Oily Oz.But then came Rachel Notley as the new Dorothy,…
Climate Justice Provides a Moral Case for the Aggressive Switch to Renewable Energy
The future of fossil fuels looks grim. The popularity of coal, oil and natural gas is waning in the face of rising production and transport costs, along with a growing…
The Hilarious Alberta Election
Last Alberta election it was the ridiculously wrong polling that was the news story. I think everyone is missing the big #abvote shocker: The polls were right! — Kevin Aschenbrenner…
Rafe Calls On BC NDP Leader John Horgan To Rethink His Position On Woodfibre LNG Proposal
Rafe Mair In light of the stunning Alberta election, I’m going to revisit one or two things that I’ve dealt with recently which I believe are apropos. First of all,…
Moving: Thus Prate the Pundit blog
Hello, if you follow(ed) this blog, I’m in the process of resurrecting it. The new location for the tech, CI, content management types of content is http://www.knowfore.com/blog/ and the RSS…
Costs against the Crown
R. v. Munkonda, 2015 ONCA 309: Historically, it was very rare for court costs to be awarded against the Crown in criminal cases, and such awards were used to call…
First We Take Alberta,Then We Take the Hill…
When the NDP swept into Quebec four years ago almost to the day, I was flabbergasted. Long a stalwart, I knew there was support for progressive candidates, but nothing prepared…
What the NDP’s Alberta Win Means for Energy and Climate Change
In a stunning and historic move, Alberta elected a majority New Democrat government on Tuesday. The Progressive Conservatives, which finished in third place, consistently mismanaged the environmental and climate change…