Getting while the getting is good. #nlpoli
As if on cue, Danny Williams' publicist tweeted praise for Ed Martin as soon as news broke that Danny Williams' right-hand for so many years was leaving the energy corporation…
2016
The Bard’s Best? Nope…
To help celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23), the website Mashable has put together a “battle” for the “Best Shakespeare Play Ever.” It’s done up as…
Manitoba PC’s Thump the NDP – Whither Today’s NDP!
By Éric Grenier, for CBC News The Manitoba Progressive Conservatives under Brian Pallister won a majority government in a historic fashion Tuesday night, putting up some of the biggest numbers…
Trump Support Falters
Okay, well not so much. Still it's one sure vote that DJT can no longer count on. And for the record, it wasn't S.J. Harper, it was J.J. Harper, and,…
Opposition to Petronas LNG ‘Extensive,’ First Nations Leaders Tell Trudeau
First Nations from northwest B.C. are strong in their opposition to a proposed liquefied natural gas project near Prince Rupert and will fight it in the courts and on the…
What’s Coming Canada’s Way??
"Hey, dad, what's that in the backyard?""Oh that? Don't worry son, it's a rhino."A few months back I discussed this idea as a business concept with a friend in the…
No Simple Solutions
Over the years, I have learned to be wary of those who promise simple solutions or argue issues within a black and white framework. People who embrace, for example, Donald…
Speech at Public Policy Forum Dinner
I recently received the Public Policy Forum’s Emerging Leader award. It was presented at their annual Testimonial Dinner, which brought together a pretty remarkable group of over a 1000 policy,…
Just What Are You Thinking?
Maybe you don't want to believe that the deck is stacked. Maybe you don't want to believe that you live in a Predator State. Maybe you don't want to believe…
But, Wait, Those Are Our Friends !!
I remember when a certain nation, whose name will go unmentioned lest I be denounced an anti-semite, began to go after a bunch of militants who had gone to hide…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Aditya Chakrabortty comments on how massive amounts of wealth are both being siphoned out of our social systems, and used to buy the politicians…
Back to the masters.
Albrecht Dürer 1490 Portrait of the Artists Father from Uffizi catalog pg 166. I go back to this catalog to draw a few things that catch my eye, and shame,…
Update on that neo-Nazi rag
Image from this morning’s Twitter feed of YWN editor James Sears, a.k.a., “Dimitri the Lover.” The latest on Your Ward News, the racist, homophobic, misogynistic, Holocaust-Denying neo-Nazi rag that Canada…
Never Disregard Kierkegaard
There is a trend in our culture to be proud of how busy one is – and this approach to busyness isn’t a good attitude. Instead, we should look to…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 20, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 20, 2016 at…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons) Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won.…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons)Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won. What…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons)Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won. What…
What the Irish Ate Before Potatoes (repost)
This coming Sunday marks the celebration of the life of St. Patrick, the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland some time in the early 400s. And if you eat at…
Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the Jacobin Club (repost)
Let us be terrible, so that the people do not have to be. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the…