The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump Or a Caisson-Ride Down Pennsylvania Avenue
Let's hope he doesn't pick Ted Cruz as his running mate. That said I doubt Trump would want a running mate whose popularity could drag down his own. Trump-Cruz, possibly…
May 2016
Kids, I Think You’re Going To Have To Take Your Future Into Your Own Hands
Has there ever been a phrase more inviting of abuse than, "for their own good"?People with power like to invoke that phrase to justify what they do to those without…
There Goes the Neighbourhood. Chalk Another One Up for Fascism. And, Yes, It Has Nukes.
Washington is rightly concerned with who else has nuclear weapons.North Korea is a case in point. The US has to fret that whatever iteration of lunatic Kim runs the place…
John Oliver On Why Elbowgate Isn’t a Real Scandal
I think that most sensible Canadians understand that elbowgate isn't a real scandal.No matter how loudly Ruth Ellen Brosseau screamed, or tried to look as if she had been shot.And…
An appropriate salute to Queen Victoria.
The following is a repeat of our 2013 salute to Queen Victoria. Nothing has changed. Enjoy your long weekend. Happy birthday Your Majesty! As children in Ontario, we used to…
Are the Cons About To Tear Themselves Apart?
After more than six months of self imposed silence, Canadians are about to hear from Stephen Harper again.When in three days time he delivers a speech to the Con Convention.…
Abacus on Trudeau going Raging Bull
Top two findings: • While Ottawa politicos and media seemed captivated by the incident, just 14% of our respondents followed it very closely. • The broad majority of those surveyed…
Kagan On Trump
Robert Kagan has been a consistent neo-conservative voice for the last twenty-five years. From his desk at the Brookings Institution, he has advocated for a tougher, more militaristic American foreign…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP’s delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
How government decides – From Bow-Wow to Basenji #nlpoli
The Liberals' signature policy initiative is Bill 1.It is so important that it is the only piece of new legislation the Liberals have introduced in this session that is directly…
Donald Trump and the Fascist Question
Donald Trump may be looking and sounding crazier than ever. Calling for guns to be allowed in classrooms.While also calling for Hillary Clinton's bodyguards to be disarmed.But despite his deranged…
"The Party of the Charter" and Parliamentary Democracy
As a former member of the Interior Health Authority’s Clinical Ethics Committee, I can attest that assisted dying is one of the mostly deeply controversial and difficult subjects under the…
"The Party of the Charter" and Parliamentary Democracy
As a former member of the Interior Health Authority’s Clinical Ethics Committee, I can attest that assisted dying is one of the mostly deeply controversial and difficult subjects under the…
"The Party of the Charter" and Parliamentary Democracy
As a former member of the Interior Health Authority’s Clinical Ethics Committee, I can attest that assisted dying is one of the mostly deeply controversial and difficult subjects under the…
This “new” feminism is the same feminism started by our grandmothers
Our grandmothers showed us a bigger, better feminism with women’s rights, racial equity, and gender justice at its heart, writes award-winning journalist Dani McClain. The post This “new” feminism is…
The Wildrose Vision (such as it is)
Brian Jean, leader of the Wildrose party, has a vision for uniting Alberta’s conservatives. It’s based on “the best elements” of Peter Lougheed and Ralph Klein’s legacies and rejects the…
When everybody is acting like an asshole. Canadian Parliament daycare.
This weeks hijinx in the House of commons just shows why it is hard to get anyone to take our political process seriously. Here is what I think….I may swear.…