Wall: Sunshine Premier Makes History
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall • Photo from Public Domain Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall has earned a major place in Saskatchewan’s political history. On April 4 he broke the back…
2016
PEN Canada Surveillance Survey is Now Live
Photo by steve p2008 Contribute to PEN Canada’s study on the impact of surveillance on writers here. How does surveillance impact your work? PEN Canada has joined Canadian Association of…
we still like lists: recipe for effective activism
What it takes to be an effective activist:1. Hopefulness2. Persistence, perseverance3. Reliability4. Enjoyment of teamwork5. Willingness to take direction from others6. Willingness to make space and time in your life…
Mainstream media sucked in, report whatever politicians, GM say.
Note: In journalism school students are taught to report not what people say but what they do! All the big newspapers and TV networks breathlessly reported word-for-word what they were…
Mainstream media sucked in, report whatever politicians, GM say.
Note: In journalism school students are taught to report not what people say but what they do! All the big newspapers and TV networks breathlessly reported word-for-word what they were…
Mainstream media sucked in, report whatever politicians, GM say.
Note: In journalism school students are taught to report not what people say but what they do!All the big newspapers and TV networks breathlessly reported word-for-word what they were told…
Mainstream media sucked in, report whatever politicians, GM say.
Note: In journalism school students are taught to report not what people say but what they do!All the big newspapers and TV networks breathlessly reported word-for-word what they were told…
Could Scotland Block Brexit?
Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, says the UK can't leave the EU without the consent of the Scotland's parliament. Sturgeon added that the odds are slim to none of the…
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, #Remain ( #Brexit #EUref )
I'm expanding on a Facebook rant I went on.From Facebook.One of the tenets of a strong democracy, is a loud vocal opposition. So, I say this to the Remainers ...The…
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, #Remain ( #Brexit #EUref )
I’m expanding on a Facebook rant I went on. From Facebook. One of the tenets of a strong democracy, is a loud vocal opposition. So, I say this to the…
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, #Remain ( #Brexit #EUref )
I'm expanding on a Facebook rant I went on.From Facebook.One of the tenets of a strong democracy, is a loud vocal opposition. So, I say this to the Remainers ...The…
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, #Remain ( #Brexit #EUref )
I'm expanding on a Facebook rant I went on.From Facebook.One of the tenets of a strong democracy, is a loud vocal opposition. So, I say this to the Remainers ...The…
The Postmortal
Mortality. We all get it. It’s the one one incurable ailment all humans succumb to without a chance of succor. Mortality is always 100% fatal. No medicine, no therapy, no…
WHAT BREXIT MEANS TO UK CAREGIVERS AND WHY POLICY MATTERS EVERYWHERE
News feeds are awash in stories of the BREXIT referendum debacle in the UK. Weak and deceitful campaigns on both sides of the argument about whether to leave the European…
WHAT BREXIT MEANS TO UK CAREGIVERS AND WHY POLICY MATTERS EVERYWHERE
News feeds are awash in stories of the BREXIT referendum debacle in the UK. Weak and deceitful campaigns on both sides of the argument about whether to leave the European…
Stuff Still Happens, week 25: Brexit, stage right
The huge story this week was the result of the so-called ‘Brexit’ referendum. United Kingdom voters (that would be Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland) were asked whether they wanted to…
Kool-Aid, Anyone?
Unless you have taken a strong slug of a particular Kool-Aid, I suspect you will be suitably appalled by the following. Indeed, the responses of the folks who were asked…
There’s a name for people who complain after votes
Losers. Referenda are blunt instruments? So are elections. What matters more is what is on the ballot. The ballot is a fine instrument. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 26, 2016
What’s Jason Kenney doing? And who cares?
Yes, the Conservative Party of Canada is having a convention in a year or so to pick a new leader. After all, the party could hardly allow temporary leader Rona…
we movie to canada 2015-16. this year there’s a part 2.
From the I Have Too Much Going On, Systems Are Breaking Down department, this year's we move to canada awards omitted a big chunk of viewing. I was very surprised…