Making The Same Mistake
Stephane Dion stepped in it last week when he suggested that the UN Human Rights Council choose someone other than Michael Lynk as Special Repporteur for the Palestinian Territories. Apparently,…
2016
The snob appeal of Brexit.
Babel-on-the-Bay has decided not to do any Morning Line handicapping on the question of Great Briton voting to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum (commonly referred to…
On Marie Heinen: A Brief Note
If one person came out the whole Ghomeshi mess unsoiled it was Marie Heinen. Now stupid journalists are asking her if she thinks she's betrayed the sisterhood and other such…
On Marie Heinen: A Brief Note
If one person came out the whole Ghomeshi mess unsoiled it was Marie Heinen. Now stupid journalists are asking her if she thinks she's betrayed the sisterhood and other such…
The Day Jason Kenney Accused the Liberals of Having a Hidden Agenda
It's finally official. At the stroke of midnight tomorrow Stephen Harper's ghastly little theocratic project, the so-called Office of Religious Freedom, will come crashing down.And finally be buried in the…
Remembering Rob Ford
He wasn’t a great mayor, but he will be greatly remembered.
Paying for Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
To understand precisely how insane an idea we have at Muskrat Falls, think of it this way.In Quebec, provincial government policy is to maintain a pool of electricity that is…
Plan B: Here is what Bernie Sanders needs to do if he does not win the primaries — which I certainly hope he does
These are the facts. Trump is an orangutan, obsessed with his sausage fingers, and filled with an infantile grandiosity, narcissism and egomania. He is a petty right-wing thug, very much…
Nearly $1 Trillion Wasted Globally on Unnecessary New Coal Plants
Nearly $1 trillion (£700bn) is being invested in new coal-fired power plants worldwide despite the fact that the demand for electricity generated from coal has declined for two years in…
My allergy season begins
As soon as the rain in the Spring stops making whatever so heavy and knocking it out of the air, then when it settles into the ground and causes something…
Who will stand up for Alberta’s persecuted billionaire community?
A billionaire is moving away from Calgary and we should all be worried, the newspapers tell us. Postmedia newspapers reported recently that nameless sources are saying oil billionaire and Calgary…
How Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal
Around the world, movements led by women are challenging "growing corporate power, land grabs, economic injustice, and climate change, women's movements offer a paradigm shift," writes San Francisco-based photojournalist and…
Laws
People crushed by law, have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws; and those who have much to hope and nothing…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Playtime cats.
Weaver Calls for B.C. Moratorium After Study Links Fracking, Earthquakes
The results of a new study linking hydraulic fracturing or fracking to induced earthquakes in B.C. and Alberta is reason to immediately halt the controversial extraction technique from being used…
Why Rob Ford Does Not Deserve to be Honoured With a Statue
I don't really mind that Rob Ford's body has been lying in state at Toronto's City Hall for the last two days.Even if he did so much to dishonour his…
How to Piss Off a Despot
The Germans know a tyrant when they see one. Recep Erdogan, Turkey's strongman, got supremely pissed off at a satirical video mocking the Boss of the Bosporus aired by the…
Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager Charged With Assault
Donald Trump is a foul bully who has encouraged violence at his rallies, and made it very clear that he has no respect for women.So who can really be surprised…
Unreasonable Verdict
R. v. McCracken, 2016 ONCA 228: The question for an appellate court assessing an unreasonable verdict argument is whether, on the whole of the evidence, the verdict is one that…