The Trump – Thatcher triangle.
Trump finally did it. He lost it all over a mosquito. It was enough to make you wonder if the mosquito was real or imagined. And it was an example…
2016
Stephen Harper and the Blessing of Jason Kenney
For weeks Jason Kenney has been all but begging Stephen Harper to endorse his crusade to unite the right in Alberta. He promised us his master's blessing was coming. He's…
The Last Of His Generation
It's been a week since Elie Wiesel's death. Avi Benolo writes that he was the last of his generation:His generation was the generation of the 20th century that struggled to…
Vancouver Islanders more depressed than other B.C. residents
Life on Vancouver Island beats the alternatives. At least that is how I feel and what I have always thought. But why the higher depression levels compared to the rest…
Electric Cars cleaner than Gas Cars!
Here’s a blog post worth reading about the relative pollution from electric vehicles compared with the more common gas burners. “For the longest time, I wanted to write about the…
Saturday Photo: In Clover…
When something is going good, you can say that it's in clover. Certainly thing are not going in the world these days, but it's nice to know that clover still…
Saturday Photo: In Clover…
When something is going good, you can say that it's in clover. Certainly thing are not going in the world these days, but it's nice to know that clover still…
Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and the double standard of the side hustle (repost)
Alton Sterling was outside of a Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge selling CDs on Tuesday when an encounter with police left the 37-year-old man dead on the pavement,…
THE LIMITATIONS OF LOVE
Nearly two weeks ago, everything was going along smoothly. Writing was coming easily and I'd just had a visit with my Mom in Montreal, buying her fresh flowers for her…
THE LIMITATIONS OF LOVE
Nearly two weeks ago, everything was going along smoothly. Writing was coming easily and I'd just had a visit with my Mom in Montreal, buying her fresh flowers for her…
July 9: Call it a bad mood.
The front page, must-read story is that Syrian women will be selling homemade Syrian food at local farmers' markets. I'm glad to hear it. I 'll certainly buy some. But…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Lana Payne discusses how inequality and insecurity inevitably serve as the key explanation for the rise of right-wing populism. And Adam Johnson rightly challenges…
Gun-loving+government-hating=Dallas
The #NRA wants armed-to-the-teeth citizens who are hostile towards government. Which, this week, resulted in #Dallas. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 9, 2016
Etiquette and Online abuse. . .
There is little doubt that as society has "progressed" notions of etiquette and manners have become considerably more lax. Of course, there are still some conventions that people adhere to…
Etiquette and Online abuse. . .
There is little doubt that as society has "progressed" notions of etiquette and manners have become considerably more lax. Of course, there are still some conventions that people adhere to…
We Can’t Have It Both Ways
Despite Justin Trudeau's sunny assurances that meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and pipeline expansion are not mutually exclusive, most people, if they think about it at all, will see…
Jason Kenney, Tony Clement, and the Mediocrity of the Cons
It may seem hard to believe, but many in the MSM are saying that Jason Kenney's decision to leave his job in Ottawa to go fight the commies in Alberta,…
HOT highway lanes are hilarious.
Was that not a joke recently that Ontario is going to have a lottery to test paying for highway space on public highways? Was April Fools Day held over? That…
Plenty Of Blame To Go Around
There is a long history of race hatred in the United States. Last week added a particularly horrific chapter to that history. Most tragically, the party which was born out…