Bombing Libya Into a Failed State. Mission Accomplished. Next?
Nobody listened to me. They didn’t listen to al Qaeda either. And now Libya is poised on the brink of collapse, a failed state. Back in February, 2011 when the…
2015
It’s Official: Homeopathy is Bunk
“Homeopathy not effective for treating any condition, Australian report finds,” reads a headline in The Guardian this week. Well, that’s hardly news. But it repeats saying anyway. It’s a story…
Work ain’t what it was—it’s worse
Work is getting worse. In any case, that’s the tale told by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in its Employment Quality Index. The index measures three key areas of…
Why do we allow face coverings in the House of Commons?
The Prime Minister explains to the House why face coverings are unacceptable to Canadians
Anti-Abortion Group Against Trudeau
So, this happened. Campaign Life Coalition Youth (CLCY) and the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR), two anti-abortion groups, announced that they are launching a nationwide campaign against Justin Trudeau…
Letter to the editor on C51
Over at openmedia.org they have a form to write letters to the editors of your local newspapers about C51. I'd encourage everyone to do so. As readers know I have…
Letter to the editor on C51
Over at openmedia.org they have a form to write letters to the editors of your local newspapers about C51. I’d encourage everyone to do so. As readers know I have…
Shocking critique from Site C Panel Chair should have govt pulling plug
Site C Joint Review Panel, with Chair Harry Swain seated in middle (250 News) In a highly unorthodox move for a person in his position, the chair of the Joint…
Mr. Harper’s Veiled Threats
What do you call a solution without a problem? If you’re Stephen Harper, you call it an election strategy. The Conservative government has been proposing solutions in desperate need of…
Decree on religious facing coverings for women
Quote: 31. – That this be the better observed at all times and by all Sisters in every place, we decree that all the Sisters shall so adjust their kerchiefs,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, March 12, 2015
Your news links for today: Bill C-51: Privacy watchdog Daniel Therrien blocked from committee witness list – CBC News Privacy, security and terrorism: Everything you need to know about Bill…
Derailments Raise Questions About Volatility of Oilsands Diluted Bitumen
When a CN train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire last weekend near Gogama, Ontario, it became the fifth loaded oil train to leave the tracks in North America…
Derailments Raise Questions About Volatility of Oilsands Diluted Bitumen
When a CN train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire last weekend near Gogama, Ontario, it became the fifth loaded oil train to leave the tracks in North America…
New column day
Here, condensing this post on the component parts of the Cons’ terror bill. For further reading…– Michael Geist writes that C-51 represents the evisceration of privacy in Canada. – Jim…
Teenage Lament
Royal Niblet, currently in Miami, wanted this 1977 Hot Nasties tune to learn the guitar bits. Here it is. The rest of you, carry on as you were. https://web.archive.org/web/20150312144837/http://warrenkinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/21-Teenage-Lament.mp3
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Following up on last week’s column, Frances Ryan laments the UK Conservatives’ choice to inflict needless suffering on anybody receiving public benefits:…
From the archives: me on the niqab, hijab and veils, March 2010
The full post: Possible lawbreaker. BR Ignatieff Veil Source: The Canadian Press Mar 27, 2010 3:13 MONTREAL – Michael Ignatieff is weighing in on the Muslim face-covering debate that’s raging…
All Hat, No Cattle
http://quoteimg.com/ Chris Westdal, former Canadian ambassador to Russia, is not impressed by Stephen Harper: I thought leaders in times of crisis were expected to keep calm and carry on, maintaining…
On unwanted obligations
Mike McKinnon reports that austerity elsewhere isn’t being applied to continued seven-figure spending on a Lean tour. But it’s particularly worth noting how that particular money pit is still drawing…