2016
Trump’s Win Contains Lessons for Canada’s Environmental Battles
I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq. Driven by grief and a sense of helplessness (I couldn’t even…
Trump’s Win Contains Lessons for Canada’s Environmental Battles
I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq. Driven by grief and a sense of helplessness (I couldn’t even…
Trumped
The end of the world as we know it The Trump victory in the US presidential election is a victory for incoherence (also racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and denialism). During the…
Life In Scarborough: Wisdom From Out In Scarborough
Was sitting in my favorite working man’s pub out in Scarborough today, and heard something which I thought was quite deep. One of the fellows at the bar said: “If…
B.C.’s First LNG Plant Gets Investment Green Light
This article originally appeared on The Climate Examiner at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. British Columbia’s first major liquefied natural gas project is set to go ahead with Woodfibre…
B.C.’s First LNG Plant Gets Investment Green Light
This article originally appeared on The Climate Examiner at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. British Columbia’s first major liquefied natural gas project is set to go ahead with Woodfibre…
And I missed the fall, too
Well, I thought at the end of August that I was recovering but instead I just kept on getting sicker and sicker. Finally I went into hospital the third week…
Life In Scarborough: Wisdom From Out In Scarborough
Was sitting in my favorite working man’s pub out in Scarborough today, and heard something which I thought was quite deep. One of the fellows at the bar said: “If…
Tens of thousands of youthful protestor’s hit the streets a cross America. I smell a rat!
There is a great deal at play here. The controllers of the USA must have felt that they have been dealt ‘Aces and Eights.’ Their days at the palaces of…
Nov 11: The election of no choice.
Norbert Cunningham has, not surprisingly, a stunningly hackneyed commentary on Remembrance Day. It’s all about how Canadians fought to bring peace and freedom to the world. I wish we had.…
And I missed the fall, too
Well, I thought at the end of August that I was recovering but instead I just kept on getting sicker and sicker. Finally I went into hospital the third week…
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words –
He’ll have a hard time backpedaling on his promise to kick start AmeriKa’s coal mines back into production. That probably begins by eviscerating the Environmental Protection Agency, perhaps getting rid…
Are Establishment Republicans Cowering in Their Cellars?
Once he’s sworn into office, could Trump unleash his very own, Republican Reichsmordwoche or “night of the long knives”? That was the week when Adolph Hitler purged his movement of…
Robert Reich Calls For a What? A "New Democratic Party" Whatever That Is.
During the campaign, Robert Reich urged American progressives to hold their noses and vote for Hillary. He also said that, the day after the election, they should mobilize, perhaps around…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Anthony Hilton writes that stronger protections for workers tend to increase productivity. And Fiona McQuarrie makes clear that we don’t have to settle…
The Liberals: The Natural Governing Party Returns Under Justin Trudeau
Since 1984, when Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives won a large majority of federal ridings in Quebec, the federal Liberal Party failed to win a majority of seats in Quebec in…
The Liberals: The Natural Governing Party Returns Under Justin Trudeau
Since 1984, when Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives won a large majority of federal ridings in Quebec, the federal Liberal Party failed to win a majority of seats in Quebec in…
The Liberals: The Natural Governing Party Returns Under Justin Trudeau
Since 1984, when Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives won a large majority of federal ridings in Quebec, the federal Liberal Party failed to win a majority of seats in Quebec in…
He’s My Man: Leonard Cohen
I’m sure most people are still trying to understand Trump’s win, but seriously, they’re missing the meaning of Cohen’s loss. He made the personal epic, but in the right way.…