Liberals have the progressive base on their side – can they keep it?
Liberals are often accused of running (a campaign) on the left and governing right(wing). but recent polling shows that so far, the voters on the progressive left have been rather…
2016
Peter, Parkinson and Adams
C. Northcote Parkinson, Lawrence J. Peter, and Scott Adams are for me the ‘holy trinity’ of philosophers of modern bureaucracy, within both the public service and the corporate structure. As…
The Killer Drug and the Killer Cons
I took this picture yesterday of a humble monument next to a community clinic in Toronto.It's believed to be the first monument anywhere, to those who died of drug overdoses…
Bring out yer dead #nlpoli
In the end there was something perfectly fitting in the way New Democrats dumped their failed leader.Every pundit around and lots of New Democrats believed that Mulcair would easily pass…
NDP leadership woes
So Saskatchewan NDP leader Cam Broten has resigned after losing his seat, and federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair was voted out – though apparently he still wants to hang around…
NDP leadership woes
So Saskatchewan NDP leader Cam Broten has resigned after losing his seat, and federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair was voted out - though apparently he still wants to hang around…
NDP leadership woes
So Saskatchewan NDP leader Cam Broten has resigned after losing his seat, and federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair was voted out - though apparently he still wants to hang around…
My Stieglitz Shot
The things we do to get a good picture… One of the first very important figures to passionately endorse photography as an art form was Alfred Stieglitz, perhaps even better
Vacation Almost Over
Hello folks!So, uhm.... the lead writer (and lately only writer) on the blog went on vacation and forgot to tell anyone. And when I write, "went" I mean still on…
Province Orders Enbridge to Seek New B.C. Environment Certificate for Northern Gateway
Enbridge will have to secure an environmental assessment certificate from the B.C. government if it wants to proceed with its Northern Gateway oil pipeline according to an order issued by…
Dear Rachel, Relax
Dear Premier-Next-Door Notley:Don't get your orange knickers in a bunch over the Leap Manifesto. It's just the latest family business of the Lewis clan. Think of it as a conversation…
THE INFALLIBLE PRESENCE OF JOY
Priya Soni is a new friend and fellow caregiver. Like me, Priya has a background in theatre as well as a natural love for storytelling. Like me, she seeks meaning…
Emission Omission: Canadian government plans to assess only some pipeline greenhouse gases
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 The Canadian government wants to know what you think about its plans to co...
April 11: A change of pace
Instead of the Irving press, let's begin with the world press stories that I'm quite sure won't be in the Irving press._________________________________________________________________For those who thought I was exaggerating when I…
Lame Duck L’Orange
An orange shock wave rolled over the Canadian political landscape yesterday. In its wake Tom Mulcair’s leadership of the NDP came to a sudden, even shocking end. Some time ago…
What? In the Globe & Mail?
In today's G&M, the CEO of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, Don Forgeron, asks why our federal government is doing next to nothing to prepare the country for severe climate…
Rafe: NDP’s LNG reversal is a game-changer for BC election
The up and down world of politics has visited British Columbia driven to a large extent by the LNG plays of Premier Christy Clark and the evolving positions or near…
Chris Hedges and the Rise of America’s Crisis Cults, a Harbinger for Us All
In his latest essay for TruthDig, Chris Hedges explores the decline of the American Empire.When a society laments the past and dreads the future, when it senses the looming presence…
The Most Important Thing We Don’t Know About Climate Change
We keep thinking that, at last, we know and then something comes up to prove us wrong. The most important thing we don't know about climate change is how bad…