Alternative Facts: Prairie Dipper edition #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Erin Weir is the New Democrat member of parliament for Regina – Lewvan. In the House of Commons on Monday, Weir used alternative facts – i.e. stuff that is utterly…
February 2017
What you should worry about when you worry about President Trump – hint: not where Ivanka sits!
PHOTOS: The controversial photo of Mr. Donald, Ivanka Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto … Wait! That’s Joe Trudeau! Below: U.S. Presidents whose “First Ladies” weren’t necessarily their wives, for one…
Hans Rossling
Hans Rosling, one of the most enlightening science communicators, passed away last week. It was his first Ted talk that thrust renowned Swedish academic Hans Rosling into the international spotlight…
The Break, by Katherena Vermette, returns to top of Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Feb. 10, 2017, compiled on Feb. 14, 2017, by Audreys Books…
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The greatest story ever told ended today: Stuart McLean, the host of CBC Radio’s The Vinyl Café and an award-winning humorist, has died at age 68 after a battle with…
“The Break” by Katherena Vermette tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Best-Selling Books List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ending Feb. 10, 2017, compiled on Feb. 14, 2017, by Audreys Books…
The loss of a great Canadian storyteller. RIP Stuart McLean
Each Christmas season for many years, my parents would buy our family tickets to Stuart McLean’s show when it stopped in Edmonton on his cross-Canada tour. It became an annual…
Trump’s border plan for Canada? So far, not a wall
The fist meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump seems to have made it clear that there will be no wall between the 8,891 km Canada-US border.…
Your Daily Nazi: Nazi Salutes At Rebel Media Event Attended By CPC Leadership Candidates
.@ezralevant says @HilaryBeaumont is lying about seeing a Nazi salute in the crowd, but, ummmm… (c/o @sdbcraig) pic.twitter.com/RMgHDlbI0J — Beisan Zubi (@beisan) February 16, 2017 PS. Anyone with more crowd…
You’re Daily Nazi: Nazi Salutes At Rebel Media Event Attended By CPC Leadership Candidate
Nazi salutes at Rebel event. https://t.co/U2cILtsG3A — Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) February 16, 2017 Also, this guy talking to Ms. Leitch looks familiar (albeit thinner than usual):But I’m not sure enough to…
My Head Is Starting To Spin
CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday humiliated Donald Trump’s claim that the barrage of negative news stories related to his administration are “conspiracy theories,” taking moment to explain to the president…
Why Trump Would Give Up the Presidency Before He Would Cough Up His Tax Returns.
All the hoopla about National Security administrator, Mike Flynn’s, quiet calls to the Russians is the tip of the iceberg. Of course Flynn called the Russians and assured them that…
Alberta Regulator Failing to Accurately Record Oil Spills: New Study
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. A study commissioned at the request of a First Nation says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has not reported accurately on the scale…
Feb. 15: Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes.
(Bow, bow,ye tradesmenBow ye masses.. With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan) When I worked in Hong Kong, it was ruled with absolute power by a governor appointed by the British.…
Green Party Membership Backs Resolution on Palestine by Overwhelming Majority
The Green Party membership has ratified a resolution supporting Palestinian human rights by a 90 per cent approval vote. Nine out of ten, that’s fairly conclusive even if it does…
Psst, Wanna Stop Protecting the Environment?
On December 31, 2018, the US government will stop protecting the environment. If the Kill-the-EPA bill passes, the US government will certainly slow down protecting it until they blow out…
Intelligence officers: “[Trump] will die in jail”
Wow. Check this out. On Wednesday, former NSA intelligence analyst John Schindler provided some insight into the reaction of national security officials. “Now we go nuclear,” he wrote on Twitter.…
Alberta Regulator Failing to Accurately Record Oil Spills: New Study
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. A study commissioned at the request of a First Nation says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has not reported accurately on the scale…
Feb. 15: Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes.
(Bow, bow,ye tradesmenBow ye masses.. With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan) When I worked in Hong Kong, it was ruled with absolute power by a governor appointed by the British.…
We Are Not Agreed
A few days ago University Ventures authored a piece in response to a post from the New America Foundation comparing Republicans who defend for-profit colleges to climate change deniers. The…