It’s About Sharing The Wealth
On October 1st, the minimum wage went up in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. It was Alberta’s increase that caused a lot of howling. Alan Freeman writes: Following…
October 2016
Robert De Niro On The Hoggy Bozo Donald Trump
A lot has been said or written about Donald Trump's disgusting remarks about women.And I've made my position clear.But while I like what Hillary Clinton has to say about that…
And then the children’s hour.
It was the turn of the American Vice President contenders the other evening. As did most watchers, we gamely stuck with it for the first half hour. That was the…
Donald Trump’s Disgraceful and Disgusting Non Apology
I can only imagine what the atmosphere must have been like at the Trump Tower last night.But it couldn't have been pretty.The panic, the wailing, the sheer desperation. And the…
GOP Meltdown
“When you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.” It’s over for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after a tape leaked in which he tells Billie…
Musical interlude
Moist – Leave It Alone
How the ‘use of force’ industry drives police militarization and makes us all less safe
The growing militarization of law enforcement agencies, fueled by the “use of force” industry, has anti-police violence groups protesting and arguing that governments should prioritize human needs over militarization and…
The most powerful statement I have heard in a long, long time
Lisa and I were in the Jeep, tuned in to CNN on the radio (as always). Ana Navarro came on. She was so powerful, so extraordinary, we pulled over to…
Has Donald Trump Just Destroyed His Own Campaign?
We already knew that Donald Trump was a sexist hog and a grubby misogynist. We knew he called women pigs and dogs. We knew he was a dirty old man.…
Trump and the new Fascism. . .
John Ibbitson, the conservative shill who told us not that long ago that Harper's Conservative Party would be in power for a century, (to give you some idea of his…
Trump and the new Fascism. . .
John Ibbitson, the conservative shill who told us not that long ago that Harper’s Conservative Party would be in power for a century, (to give you some idea of his…
Trump and the new Fascism. . .
John Ibbitson, the conservative shill who told us not that long ago that Harper’s Conservative Party would be in power for a century, (to give you some idea of his…
New President, Same Old War
It was George w. Bush’s war for nearly 7-years and Barack Obama’s war for the next 8. Soon, America’s longest running cluster f#@k will become a new president’s war, probably…
Oct. 7: Insanity
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-drought-new-normal-1.3789627 This is rather an important story. If a heavily populated state like California – not only with a large population but also an important producer of food – runs…
Desmond Tutu Backs Assisted Dying
Archbishop Desmond Tutu wants the option of assisted dying and is urging his government to implement such a law. The 85-year old cleric and legendary anti-apartheid activist believes all dying…
Robyn Allan Q&A: Trudeau Government ‘Dangerously Misled’ on Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Economist Robyn Allan has a penchant for details. The former president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia also sees the benefits of informed decision-making, which is why…
Getting Ready for the Tory Storm in Manitoba
Photo by Dano No one has a crystal ball that allows them to foresee precisely what’s going to happen as the new Tory government of Manitoba really gets down to…
Recalculating the Climate Math
Image from Public Domain The future of humanity depends on math. And the numbers in a new study released Thursday are the most ominous yet. Those numbers spell out, in…