Movin’ On Up
Canada has moved up. We are now the second biggest supplier of arms to the Middle East.The most authoritive defence industry publisher, Janes, also puts Canada 6th overall in global…
June 2016
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Louis-Philippe Rochon reminds us why even if we were to (pointlessly) prioritize raw GDP over fair distributions of income and wealth, inequality is bad…
The United States of Assholery
How did America give birth to this sub-culture of total assholes? Case in point, Tennessee representative Andy Holt.Just days before the Orlando massacre, Holt announced a fundraiser would be held…
What Do Bill Maher and Donald Trump Have in Common?
According to Foreign Policy's Judy Ioffe, comedian Maher and comedian Trump share the same warped Islamophobia.Speaking after “appreciating the congrats” on the Orlando shootings, Donald Trump again insisted that what…
Saudi Prince Snubbed?
In the wake of Hillary Clinton's remarks linking Saudi Arabia to Islamist terrorism, a possible new rebuke to Riyadh, this time from the White House.It was billed by Riyadh’s state…
Are We Spoiling For a Fight?
Yesterday it was CSIS egging the Canadian government on with dire warnings that Vlad Putin was mobilizing Russian forces and war could be imminent.Today comes word that the US Navy's…
Does Europe Offer a Glimpse Into Our Future? Is the Old Political Dynamic Passing Away?
The mass support shown for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump has been a measure of the powerful disaffection among the American public. Both are/were anti-establishment figures who spoke to public…
The Christian Wrong
That, I humbly submit, should be the new name for the Christian right. They are wrong and depraved morally, ethically, theologically and humanly. It should be a source of collective…
Gas Production, not Power Byproduct
This clip makes it seem as if CCS is more about producing gas to enhance oil recovery, and not so much about trapping a dangerous byproduct of dirty electricity production.…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 15, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun…
The Ghastly Con Michelle Rempel Disgraces Herself. Again
As you all know the ghastly Con Michelle Rempel aka Rempelstiltskin, has recently been out of control in the House of Commons.First she accused the opposition and the Speaker of…
Glad I’m Not An American
Fellow Canadian Samantha Bee articulates the reasons for my gratitude:Recommend this Post
Marathons Aren’t as Impressive as Running a 5K
Running a marathon is seen as the big goal for committed runners – and it’s quite the triumph since running for so far and long is a big challenge no…
Cabinet shuffle or spring cleaning?
Canada’s Inuit used to have a traditional remedy for aging that involved putting the elderly on ice flows and waving goodbye. The Ontario Cabinet showed us the modern approach the…
And we want these guys handling our Stats Can (personal) data?
The same company responsible for managing personal data with Stats Can recently lost 100,000 files with the US Air Force.
Getting To The Bottom Of The Afghan Prisoners Debacle
In May of 2007, The Toronto Star ran a story about how Afghan soldiers -- who had been captured by Canadians -- were being abused in prison. Michael Byers and…
The ISIS Crazies Threaten To Attack the Toronto Pride Parade
The other day I told you that I'm planning to attend Toronto's Gay Pride parade, even though I'm recovering from knee surgery.Because I want to honour the victims of the…
Cash Debt and GDP #nlpoli
For those who find this stuff interesting, here are some numbers to mull over.You may have heard of comparing the net debt to the gross domestic product. Somebody gave Tracy…
OMG! Energy industry faces ‘existential threat’ from Hollywood, ‘ever-growing matrix of activists’
PHOTOS: Brad Wall, increasingly the Mr. Disagreeable of Confederation. Below: Calgary’s Glenmore Reservoir as dreamed of by supporters of the Saskatchewan Party of Alberta. Actual Calgary beaches may not appear…
The Revolution starts at the Hyatt Regency
Premier Rachel Notley received an endorsement from 97.8 percent of New Democratic Party delegates at this past weekend’s convention at the fancy Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Calgary. The event…