How Long?
http://www.businessinsider.com/In the wake of Justin Trudeau's trip to Davos, Gerry Caplan a...
January 2016
Blessed be the gadflies
Metaphorically speaking, and only with regard to issues of the greatest importance, I wholeheartedly agree: “When confronting your enemy, go for the jugular, and never back down.” – Alexander Cockburn…
FFS STFU About Pipelines
Drop it. Just drop it. There is more to the world and Canada's economy than oil pipelines. We don't want them. So STFU.
Confronting Evil: Not with a bang, but a whimper? Neither, I say
Yes, it is best to be cordial, courteous, friendly and respectful, and to avoid harsh words and harsh speech, generally speaking. But when it comes to confronting power, when it…
Prognosis: Sanders or Civil War
I will make a prognosis for the United States. Considering the deep internal divisions in the nation, which are only growing deeper and more inflamed by the day, I see…
What if the judge got it wrong?
After a hearing in Court the judge or justice of the peace will make a decision. Almost inevitably the decision will not please at least one person – indeed, sometimes…
New Poll: Sanders Leads Clinton In Iowa
Substance begins to overtake slime. Whoops….did I say that? I meant to say, an honest candidate who has defended and worked for the people, consistently for over 30 years, and…
Bernie Sanders: The backlash is on – surprise, surprise!
Bernie Sanders was effectively silenced and blacked out of the media, by and large, for a long time, until he became too popular and too prominent to ignore. Now, the…
Ship of Fools
Having compassion, respect and love does not mean we must become grinning, blinkered, deferential, obsequious and obedient, compliant fools, unable to tie our own shoe laces without the approval of…
Revenue problem #nlpoli
Jon Parsons has an interesting take on the provincial government;s financial mess. It’s worth taking a few minutes to go through it. Follow some of the links he offers as…
In this week’s Hill Times: – 30 –
A good newspaper, playwright Arthur Miller once said, is a nation talking to itself. So what happens when our newspapers start to die? Will the nation die, too? Full disclosure:…
Trudeau: CRA must allow charities to do their work “free from political harassment”
In his recent Ministerial Mandate Letter to Diane Lebouthillier, the Minister of National Revenue, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) must allow charities to do their…
One Year on, Syriza has sold its soul for power
by Costas Lapavitsas Today marks a year since a radical left government was elected in Greece; its dynamic young prime minster, Alexis Tsipras, promising a decisive blow against austerity. Yanis…
On the rocker.
Just another afternoon for this senior boy.Filed under: art
Jan. 25: Just the Irving press in this one.
I'm starting this very late on a Monday night. (It's been a tough day.) The front page headline isn't really a headline. In fact, it's not really a news story…
The Halalt First Nation Sue Crofton’s Catalyst Pulp Mill For 2 Billion Dollars For Polluting Their Land And Water
Don Maroc Richard Hughes By Don Maroc and Richard Hughes The Halalt First Nation has had enough of the Crofton pulp and paper mill polluting their land and water, damaging…
Vanishing revenues
With land developers, the largest funders of the BC Liberal Party are natural resource companies. They've contributed millions of dollars to encourage government sympathetic to their needs. No administration in…
Flint’s poisoned water and capital’s second contradiction
Flint River, circa 1979 • Photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers In recent days Flint, Michigan has been in the news because the city’s water has not only become…
Life In Scarborough: Goodbye, Old Car!
So I finally pulled the plug on my '97 Cavalier yesterday afternoon. I feel OK about it. I'd put a new engine in last February and hoped this would squeeze…
On TPP, Trudeau Must Think Like a Keynesian
Photo by Alex Guibord Place your bets. Will Justin Trudeau and his economic advisors choose a neo-Keynesian approach to the growing economic disaster facing the country or will it stick…