One of the Lucky Few?
I’ve been reading other blogs about mastectomies, and the level of pain described makes me feel like someone’s made a huge mistake, and they’ll take off all the bandages to…
October 2016
Is There Anybody In the Wheelhouse?
It was quite a week. We got the latest report, Living Planet 2016, that warned two-thirds of the planet’s wildlife could be gone by 2020. That will mark a half…
Deceptive by definition
The Saskatchewan Party’s introduction of new legislation (Bill 40, PDF) to define massive Crown sell-offs as not being “privatization” has received plenty of due attention. But it’s worth taking a…
The Danger Of False Equivalency
In this morning’s Star, Daniel Dale has a very interesting essay on why, despite the fact that it forks no lightning but provokes much outrage from his supporters, it is…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Larry Beinhart argues that aside from the gross unfairness and economic harm from growing inequality, there’s a basic problem trusting the uber-rich…
The silence of Trudeau’s lambs.
You wonder what a writer such as Thomas Harris (The Silence of the Lambs) would make of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most recent elitist appointments to the Senate of Canada.…
Electoral News
For the last few months I have been focusing on Electoral Reform here at Democracy Under Fire and in order to ‘keep up’ have a Google Alert set to give…
Electoral News
For the last few months I have been focusing on Electoral Reform here at Democracy Under Fire and in order to ‘keep up’ have a Google Alert set to give…
Why the Independence of Scotland is More Necessary Than Ever
About four years ago I made three political wishes. The first one was that Stephen Harper and foul regime be totally destroyed.And that one was granted.My second wish was that…
The New Canada and the Return of the Cool Moose
As I'm sure you know, I'm really enjoying living in Justin Trudeau's Canada, and of course the land of the noble moose. And I'm constantly battling with Cons and other…
Getting Played
Donald Trump knows how to play people for suckers. That talent — if you can call it that — has been on display throughout his presidential campaign. The latest example…
Brian Jean goes full Trump for the Wildrose masses: Total disaster! We need to Make Alberta Great Again! Believe me!
PHOTOS: I tell you, it’s a total disaster! Believe me! Brian Jean speaks with members after his Trump-like Friday evening speech at the Wildrose Party’s 2016 AGM in Red Deer…
The Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
So, around 1972 the Stones were overdue to put out some kind of a lousy album, the 60’s were gone, law of averages, times changing, etc, etc, and they go…
The meaning of dreams
Jack Kerouac woke up most mornings in the 1950s and scribbled into a bedside notebook what he could remember of his dreams. Characters from his novels interacted with fantasies and…
Disturbing Video Of RCMP Manhandling 80 Year Old Seniors-Distraught Grand daughter Screams ‘Leave Her Alone, That’s My Grandmother!”
How is it possible that trained RCMP officers can be so utterly stupid and insensitive to the circumstances as they demonstrate in this video taken following a contentious strata meeting.…
National Caregivers Month Part 1: Bullet-proof
November is National Family Caregivers month and I’ve decided to write a series about resilience. When I think about my own resilience, I am only half-joking when I tell friends…
New Hot Nasties track! Come see the reunion at Cherry Cola!
It’s the first in 30+ years – Hey There Girl! Come see the adorable deplorables – details here!
Oct. 29: Monton’s wealthy admitted to hall of fame. clap, clap, clap
The irving press is its usual, sloppy and ill-informed self. The headline says that the leader of New Brunswick’s ‘leading literacy program for children’ is outraged by falling literacy scores…
Wallonia’s handling of CETA was more democratic than Canada’s
Here’s a good article explaining who is opposed to the dispute settlement mechanism in the EU-Canada free trade treaty, and why: If the answer to an expression of democratic will…
Wallonia’s handling of CETA was more democratic than Canada’s
Here’s a good article explaining who is opposed to the dispute settlement mechanism in the EU-Canada free trade treaty, and why: If the answer to an expression of democratic will…