Uncomfortable Dinner
Canada’s federal Minister of Health has just slapped Saskatchewan’s hands for offering pay-to-use MRIs, prompting the Saskatchewan Minister of Health to thumb his nose at the Feds, in an act…
2016
Trump Reich
…that’s the working title of my next book. It’s the sequel to Web of Hate. And my sense is that I’m going to have no shortage of source material. Steve…
Top 10 Legal Headlines
Here are our top 10 legal headlines from last week. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 28, 2016 at 8:17am PST – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Chris Hedges Says All Roads Lead To….
No, not Rome. Hedges thinks they lead to a post-democratic America. We await the crisis. It could be economic. It could be a terrorist attack within the United States. It…
(Bitter) Fruits Of Our Neoliberal Governments
It would seem that Star reader Douglas Porter of Peterborough sees with unusual clarity what so many prefer to ignore: It seems that many things in history do a repeat…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 28, 2016
Here are this week’s leading legal news stories from Wise Law on Twitter. Reasonable Doubt: legal aid in Ontario is far from perfect Here are our top 7 tips for…
The European elite have developed a death wish | Paul Mason | Opinion | The Guardian
From the French right’s selection of Fillon to the Italian referendum and Austrian election, Europe’s centre is oblivious to its own existential crisis. They might want to dust off their…
Calgary Midnapore and Heritage by-election updates
With federal by-elections expected to be called in the next few months in the ridings of Calgary-Heritage and Calgary-Midnapore, candidates are stepping up to seek party nominations. In Calgary-Heritage, where…
James Burke Connections App for Your Thinking Needs
James Burke is known for his series on BBC called Connections, which was all about how seemingly random inventions (or concepts) are actually connected in interesting ways. He has spent…
Why Justin Trudeau Should Attend Fidel Castro’s Funeral
As you know the Cons and the Con media are going after Justin Trudeau's statement on the death of Fidel Castro, like a pack of hysterical hyenas.And are trying to…
Fools That We Are
These days, when it comes to public discourse, nuance is nowhere to be found. Michael Harris writes: There is no public discourse, just an ongoing screed between those fighting for…
That Tory Leprechaun Leitch.
You would swear that woman was a graduate of Trump University rather than a medical specialist. We are talking about Kellie Leitch M.P. here. She is the Conservative member for…
The Vultures of False Equivalency Descend
I really shouldn’t be surprised that even the much beloved Humans of New York decided it was Trump supporters who needed to be humanized in the wake of at least…
The graveyard of ambition #nlpoli
Think of it as an inside joke. James McLeod interviewed Premier Dwight Ball about the horror show that has been Ball’s first year in office. “Ball also came under heavy…
Wildrose offices burgled, computers stolen, membership data being misused
David Climenhaga over at AlbertaPolitics.ca has the scoop. Here is an excerpt from his piece tonight: In an email to supporters sent late Sunday with the bland subject line, “A…
Breaking news: Wildrose Edmonton office burgled, computers stolen, membership data being misused, Brian jean says
In an email to supporters sent late Sunday with the bland subject line “A Wildrose Update,” Opposition Leader Brian Jean drops a bombshell with the revelation someone broke into the…
Montreal Antifa Shut Down Far-Right Concert
Well, in the midst of working on an upcoming article on McKee’s Blood & Honour in Calgary, we received some welcome news in an entirely different part of the country.…
Apparently there are many Castro critics at this year’s Grey Cup
So, Tip O'Neill's truism comes to mind: never get introduced to the crowd at sporting events. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/Ry9N2l6c4D — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 28, 2016
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was the best Dictator the Cubans ever had, But Cubans deserve better than a dictatorship.
It’s Electricity Week…and the Opposition Won’t Stand for it
After the events of this week it’s unclear who the Opposition is standing for. The NDP government announced it was: settling the PPA dispute over the enforceability of the “Enron…