Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- The Star-Phoenix duly calls out the Wall government's short-sighted slashing of funding for homeless shelters:Regardless of how the government frames the changes, access…
2016
Stuff Still Happens, week 7: Horse racing put down; The Rebel yells
Edmonton Northlands, the so-called ‘agricultural society’ that has been a force in Edmonton since Edmonton was in diapers, announced a sweeping plan to rebuilt the soon-to-be-vacant arena and the area…
The US Economy Has Not Recovered and Will Not Recover
Photo by Dave Center The US economy died when middle class jobs were offshored and when the financial system was deregulated. Jobs offshoring benefitted Wall Street, corporate executives, and shareholders,…
Sanders, American Socialism and the Legacy of the Occupy Movement
Photo by Key Studio Four out of 10 people who went to participate in the Iowa Democratic Caucus told pollsters at the door that they identified themselves as socialists. It…
Could Bernie Sanders’ surge be the end of Tom Mulcair?
Photo by Gage Skidmore This is an odd time for those on the Canadian left who are used to Americans looking longingly north of the border. For now, as long…
The Price We Pay
*WARNING: This is one of those blog posts that is more philosophical than it is political. However, in another sense, it pertains to a worldview that, if more people were…
It’s leadership that builds our future.
This is just an idle thought for a bleak February in Barrie. It is what a difference leadership can make. This comes to mind with the sour grapes announcement by…
Small Town Democracy
This week a number of observers have been focusing on the place and influence that the MSM, in particular print media, have upon our democracy. More particularly our 'need to…
Sentencing and immigration consequences
R. v. Freckleton, 2016 ONCA 130: In sentencing, an offender's individual circumstances must be taken into account. Thus, the fact that the offender faces the collateral consequence of deport...
The Politics of Hope and the Desperation of Rona Ambrose
I can only imagine how Rona Ambrose must be feeling this weekend, but it can't be a pretty picture.For weeks, with the help of the Con media, she has been…
Small Town Democracy
This week a number of observers have been focusing on the place and influence that the MSM, in particular print media, have upon our democracy. More particularly our 'need to…
This Is War
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George Clark’s parking lot putschists deliver an unintended compliment to Alberta’s NDP Government
PHOTOS: Alberta First Plebiscite Warriors leader George Clark, in a screen shot from a video interview shot not long before someone stepped on the hose from his media oxygen supply.…
‘SETTLING FOR’ – THAT’S WHAT CAREGIVERS DO
settling for, to be satisfied with:to settle for less.I had a dream and it was to become an actor. I studied performance at university and went on to work in…
The Conservatives’ shameful motion
Late last week, the Conservatives made a motion in the House of Commons that was unworthy of the place. The motion was to "reject the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)…
Double standard? Of course!
Mount Polley.........no fines,no charges.......its who you know #christyclark #bcpoli https://t.co/y3IclftEqe— Danny Boy (@digitaldannyboy) February 20, 2016Couple fined $100K for causing 2013 landslide into #WestVan creek https://t.co/0w3PplkeOA...
Saturday Photo: Ice Is Nice
It was this cold earlier this week--down near where Farhnheit and Celsius meet if you factor in the wind chill. For one of the first times this winter we had…
Ex-Hydro CEO: Injunction vs. Site C campers “Fundamentally flawed”
Former BC Hydro CEO Marc Eliesen has slammed the organization's push to evict farmers and First Nations from Site C protest camp in a court affidavit. Rather than costing Hydro,…