Saturday Photo: After a Very Dark Week, Looking for the Light
Last Sunday we celebrated birthdays–Elin’s, Lee’s and mine–because it was one day we all could get together. It was great fun, and I was very pleased that Lukas and Sophie…
November 2016
Judicial Bias
I was planning a post different from what I am writing today because of a set of circumstances that occurred yesterday, when a friend on Facebook pointed out an article…
Trouble In River City
During the American election campaign, I kept thinking of Harold Hill. His creator, Meredith Willson, grew up in Mason City, Iowa. He tapped into something deep in the American character.…
Our electoral discontent?
There was an item among progressive blogs the other day that said Canada needed to change how it votes so that what happened in the U.S. did not happen here.…
Now We Know Why The RCMP Didn’t Charge Nigel Wright
It was for me the burning question at the heart of the Mike Duffy scandal. The one that never got answered.Why did the RCMP charge Duffy with bribery, and not…
The Outrageous Case of the Judge In The Trump Hat
Imagine you're having a really bad post U.S. election nightmare, where you're being dragged before a judge for joining in an anti-Trump demo. And when you look up from your…
Self care Saturday, Nov 12: Siobhan as a cat .gif p3
Siobhan dealing with chasers Siobhan examining paystub after taxes Siobhan getting a text after 9 PM when she’s in bed -Shiv
RCMP explanation of why Nigel Wright was never charged doesn’t quite pass sniff test
PHOTOS: Sen. Mike Duffy arrives at the courthouse for the final day of his trial in April 2016 in this screenshot. A couple of hours later he would look considerably…
Hillary Clinton: “I’m sorry that we did not win this election” [VIDEO]
Addressing Americans for the first time since her defeat to Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton said she hoped Trump “will be a successful president for all…
Musical interlude
Non Tiq – Quiet
Trump’s Win Contains Lessons for Canada’s Environmental Battles
I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq. Driven by grief and a sense of helplessness (I couldn’t even…
Trump’s Win Contains Lessons for Canada’s Environmental Battles
I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq. Driven by grief and a sense of helplessness (I couldn’t even…
Trumped
The end of the world as we know it The Trump victory in the US presidential election is a victory for incoherence (also racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and denialism). During the…
Life In Scarborough: Wisdom From Out In Scarborough
Was sitting in my favorite working man’s pub out in Scarborough today, and heard something which I thought was quite deep. One of the fellows at the bar said: “If…
B.C.’s First LNG Plant Gets Investment Green Light
This article originally appeared on The Climate Examiner at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. British Columbia’s first major liquefied natural gas project is set to go ahead with Woodfibre…
B.C.’s First LNG Plant Gets Investment Green Light
This article originally appeared on The Climate Examiner at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. British Columbia’s first major liquefied natural gas project is set to go ahead with Woodfibre…
And I missed the fall, too
Well, I thought at the end of August that I was recovering but instead I just kept on getting sicker and sicker. Finally I went into hospital the third week…
He’s My Man: Leonard Cohen
I’m sure most people are still trying to understand Trump’s win, but seriously, they’re missing the meaning of Cohen’s loss. He made the personal epic, but in the right way.…