It’s Time for a National Housing Strategy
One of the big bads from the 1980s is starting to emerge again in Alberta. Jingle mail — the act of walking away from an underwater mortgage by mailing your…
2016
It’s Time for a National Housing Strategy
One of the big bads from the 1980s is starting to emerge again in Alberta. Jingle mail — the act of walking away from an underwater mortgage by mailing your…
Decision-Based Evidence-Making #nlpoli
The government’s “renewal initiative” is supposed to be guided by something called “evidence-based decision-making.”It’s right there, right after “affordable and sustainable public services” as one of five principles listed in…
Conapocalypse: The Confessions of Jenni Byrne
She was called Stephen Harper's "enforcer", or just "The Beast." The one who took no prisoners.She ran the last Con campaign, and drove it off a cliff.Before she was tossed…
In his week’s Hill Times: son, not the father
Growing up in Calgary, as I did, there were certain things you just didn’t do. If you didn’t you were just asking for trouble. You didn’t, for instance, ever offer…
Eating up the Hill: Nando’s peri-peri chicken
I ventured off the Hill for lunch on Monday to satisfy my craving for Portuguese chicken -- but, in fairness, downtown Ottawa's newish Nando's franchise is located in the James…
Will simply uniting Alberta’s right add up to victory over the NDP? A conservative strategist concludes it won’t
PHOTOS: Oh, what fools these Tories be? Please forgive this Puckish caption. Former Progressive Conservative campaign manager Susan Elliott, below left, suggests that her party’s members think carefully before they…
Dear Daddy-Video
1 in 3 women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, usually from a male partner (WHO). Show that you never tolerate violence against women. Share the…
Surprises – Jam Report #13
You just never know what you are going to get at the Jam. Friday night at Cafe Kali being no exception to this rule as things started off quietly, perhaps
Eating up the Hill: Nando’s peri-peri chicken
I ventured off the Hill for lunch on Monday to satisfy my craving for Portuguese chicken -- but, in fairness, downtown Ottawa's newish Nando's franchise is located in the James…
Daughters, and St. Joan
Funny story: this morning I woke up, and Joan of Arc was gone. You’ve got to understand: I have worn a (blessed) Joan of Arc medal around my neck every…
Trudeau announces end of Islamic State bombing mission by Feb 22
PM Justin Trudeau has kept his promise to end Canada’s bombing mission in Syria. Conservative opposition leader Rona Ambrose and her caucus have been very critical suggesting that we will…
Ian Jessop show, CFAX1070, Feb 8, 2:30 pm
The audio file below is a recording of my time on CFAX 1070 with Ian Jessop February 08. We talk of debt, jobs and deceitful government.Your browser does not support…
Too much cynicism?
Rafe Mair distributes commentary through Rafe Mair Online, The Common Sense Canadian, The Tyee and other places. One of those is an email distribution list.I appreciate almost anything Rafe creates…
Is the Petro-Economy a Millstone Around Canada’s Neck?
Didn't we imagine that this was going to be our ticket to Easy Street? Hell we had almost as much oil as Saudi Arabia and the world was going to…
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
I recently went to a fund raising lunch at a Church. The lunch raised funds to help resettle in Canada refugees fleeing from civil unrest in Syria. This event got…
The Ponzi Economy and The Ride of the Looter Class
We're already well into our eventual environmental meltdown. Are we now also on the cusp of a global economic meltdown? There is a growing chorus of voices warning that the…
Feb 8: insanity
The part on the Irving press will be (blessedly) short.Section A barely qualifies as village gossip.The editorial still has nothing in particular to say. All the other columns are at…
They Voted For Heads On Pikes
@mattgurney Pilots bombing were probably into the love and forgiveness business instead. #corollary — Saskboy (@saskboy) February 8, 2016 @DeuceKindred @mattgurney It's important to stay detached while bombing people from…