Not So Fast on the Nenqay Accord
My initial response to the successful negotiation of the Nenqay Demi Accord announced this February was highly positive, because I viewed the Accord primarily from the perspective of the Chilcotin…
2016
First Nation Chief to Trudeau: “You can demonstrate that Indigenous lives and Treaties do matter”
Last week, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation Chief Erwin Redsky welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his community by reminding him that "unfortunately, we have a whole museum full of…
"New Pipelines to Tidewater"
Prison culture has its own lexicon, words that have a prison-specific meaning. One of these is "bitch." In prison the word describes a person who is easily cowed and then…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Robert Frank comments on the connection between recognizing the luck and social support which lead to one's own success, and being willing to…
When controlling media, look like you’re not.
The other day Lisa LaFlamme of CTV News was actually gushing when she said she was reporting from Northern Iraq. She was flattered and delighted to be reporting from just…
From The Same Folks
We've been told that the "Sharing Economy" is the way of the future. But a new book by Tom Slee questions that proposition. Tom Walkom writes:But as Tom Slee writes…
james connolly, sid ryan, and marxism 2016
This is The Proclamation. The Proclamation was read by Padraig (Patrick) Pearse outside the General Post Office in Dublin on April 24, 1916. This marked the beginning of the Easter…
Montreal Simon 2016-05-01 02:18:00
The other day I told you that the ultra secretive right-wing Civitas Society was holding a conference in Ottawa this weekend.And how I was sure that Stephen Harper would attend…
Ten years of Daisy
Ten years ago today, Daisy Group opened for business in Yorkville. We’re still here (as a business, and in Yorkville, too). Ten years late, I will confess this much: I…
Only In Your Dreams
Old myths die hard. One of them is the wild delusion of Canada as an "energy superpower."First problem. A superpower, by definition, calls the shots. When it comes to oil…
April 30: Why count killings by U.S. police?
It's not an attack on the U.S. police in particular or on police in general though, sometimes, I think The Guardian leans a bit to placing all the blame on…
Saturday Photo: Forsythia
Next up: forsythia. The first week in May is the week when the trees leaf out here. While the last week was pretty cold, with temperatures below freezing several mornings,…
Saturday Photo: Forsythia
Next up: forsythia. The first week in May is the week when the trees leaf out here. While the last week was pretty cold, with temperatures below freezing several mornings,…
On The Earl’s Thing: A Brief Note
From an employee's Facebook page:The intention of this post is NOT to state my opinion or upset anyone but simply make a plea. That plea being that no matter what…
On The Earl’s Thing: A Brief Note
From an employee's Facebook page:The intention of this post is NOT to state my opinion or upset anyone but simply make a plea. That plea being that no matter what…
Disobedience-The Rise Of Global Fossil Fuel Resistance
It has become crystal clear that our governments will only move as far and fast as they have to. The pressure from the corporate fossil fuel world, their bankers,…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Martin Lukacs highlights the Canadian public's broad support for the Leap Manifesto - and the opportunity available to any party willing to put its…
rtod: we only want the earth
On the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, these Revolutionary Thoughts of the Day are brought to you by the great Irish socialist, James Connolly.The day has passed for patching…
“From Morinville to Oxford to Ottawa…”
Edmonton-Centre Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault is on the cover of this month's Avenue Edmonton magazine.
What’s That in Erdogan’s Hand? Oh Yeah, It’s Europe’s Balls.
You gotta give him credit. Turkish strongman, Recep Erdogan, knows it doesn't matter how much he's reviled so long as he has his critics by the balls. In this case…