Duffy should please just shut up for a while
I think Canada has had quite enough of Mike Duffy.I know I certainly have.Apparently we aren’t supposed to hold this grown man responsible for understanding such complex rules as:1. If…
2016
Duffy should please just shut up for a while
I think Canada has had quite enough of Mike Duffy.I know I certainly have.Apparently we aren't supposed to hold this grown man responsible for understanding such complex rules as:1. If…
Duffy should please just shut up for a while
I think Canada has had quite enough of Mike Duffy.I know I certainly have.Apparently we aren't supposed to hold this grown man responsible for understanding such complex rules as:1. If…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Branko Milanovic discusses how our current means of measuring inequality may leave out the most important part of the story in the form…
Congratulations, John, But Don’t Spend It All in One Place
Stephen Harper's most loyal journalistic lickspittle, John Ibbitson, just pocketed the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize for political writing for his biography, "Stephen Harper."The award was announced just days before Justice…
On the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death
“Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Bad’ Shakespeare Play?” asks a recent article on the Smithsonian website. It adds, “Shakespeare, despite the efforts of notable dissenting critics and writers…
Words, Words, Words
Talk, as they say, is indeed cheap.During his New York trip, the prime minister touted an all-of-the-above approach where additional oil production can coexist with cleaner technology, and more wealth…
Duffy’s Revenge and the Ashes of Stephen Harper’s Legacy
I'm pretty sure Mike Duffy must dream of telling Stephen Harper what he thinks of him. Dream of suing him, and his little monsters in the PMO, and his Senate…
STAMP out hate
More coverage, here and here and here – and there was a huge amount of coverage on CITY-TV, but I can’t find it. More to come. STAMP out the racist, homophobic, Islamaphobic, misogynistic, Holocaust-denying Your Ward…
The Left’s lost moment in time.
Why do so many political writers believe that groupthink is achieved by constantly rewriting history? Never a fan of Ed Broadbent or the Broadbent Institute, it was still dismaying the…
That’s No Accident
Despite what happened in Edmonton two weeks ago, progressivism is finding new life across the country. Ed Broadbent, Michal Hay and Emilie Nicolas point to a string of issues which…
The New Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s Scary Attack Ad
Donald Trump has been on his best behaviour recently, as he tries to change his tone to try to look more presidential. Donald Trump defended Saturday his method of striking…
Escaping the growth trap
The recent meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington resulted in the usual conversation about economic growth—the need for more of it. That we are…
Escaping the growth trap
The recent meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington resulted in the usual conversation about economic growth—the need for more of it. That we are…
Escaping the growth trap
The recent meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington resulted in the usual conversation about economic growth—the need for more of it. That we are…
The Searchers
I like discussing influences which may also be a way of simply saying I am not ashamed to admit where it all comes from….anyway, took a shot of a “back
Climate Change Will Take a Big Toll But Let’s Hold On to What We Can
In this week's "Days of Revolt" segment, Chris Hedges and documentary film maker, Josh Fox, discuss the new documentary, "How to Let Go of the World and Love All the…
Correct Me If I’m Wrong, But
I had always thought that Canada claimed ownership of the North Pole, a claim that was now disputed by Russia and even Denmark.Hell's bells I hope I'm wrong about that…
You Mean Rivers Aren’t Supposed to Burn? Who Knew?
He's as "digger" as they come. Australian Green MP, Jeremy Buckingham demonstrates the terrific thermal effects to be had in local waterways near gas fracking operations.
We Arrived in a Wave. No Surprise We’re Leaving the Same Way.
Interesting piece at BBC speculating on the sharp increase in celebrity deaths in recent months. The backed it up with this chart of obituaries of prominent types for the first…