The Federal Role in Poverty Reduction
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I’m co-author of a blog post titled “The Federal Role in Poverty Reduction.” Points raised in the blog post include…
February 2017
Donald Trump is not funny anymore.
The presidential oath of office in the United States needs to borrow a clause from the Hippocratic Oath of doctors: to do no harm. Come the time for an accounting,…
Some Uncomfortable Lessons that Progressives Can Learn From Steve Bannon: A Canadian Green’s Perspective
In an effort to understand the apparent anarchy that’s seized the White House since Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th, the U.S. news media has been devoting a lot of…
The Horror of Syria and the Human Slaughterhouse
I must admit I didn't think that anything that happened in Syria could shock me more than it already has.The more than 400,000 dead, the countless wounded and traumatized, the…
Steve Bannon and the Undermining of Pope Francis
Much has been written recently about Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's closest adviser, and the man many believe is the real president of the United States.The alt-right fanatic who believes that…
The Classroom Jungle #nlpoli
CBC aired the first of three half hour programs on Monday night featuring a bunch of teachers talking about problems in the Newfoundlandand Labrador school system. The rest will come…
The Classroom Jungle #nlpoli
CBC aired the first of three half hour programs on Monday night featuring a bunch of teachers talking about problems in the Newfoundlandand Labrador school system. The rest will come…
In subversive move, Edmonton school board chair calls for optional Catholic programs in public schools
PHOTOS: Edmonton Public School Board Chair Michael Janz. Below: CBC evening drive show host Portia Clark, and the logos of the Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association and Edmonton Public Schools.…
Misericordia versus Royal Alex: A legacy of poor long-term planning by the old PC government
Campaigns to rebuild two Edmonton area hospitals now competing for scarce funds to fix crumbling infrastructure are being run by organizations that include former Tory insiders who sat at the…
Soldiers of Odin: Infighting, Drug Arrests, Accusations of Corruption
UPDATE: The Alberta chapter of the SoO appears to have defected as well according to an article in the "Edmonton Examiner" dated February 8, 2017. When we posted our article…
Soldiers of Odin: Infighting, Drug Arrests, Accusations of Corruption
When we posted our article our article regarding the defection of the entire Saskatchewan Chapter of the Soldiers of Odin from the national and international movement, there was one part…
Feb. 7: Still lost in the middle of moving.
Well, my household move is (almost) complete. So here’s a try at a blog. The news media are still coming down hard on Trump. I’ve no doubt he deserve it.…
What goes ’round comes around, you loathsome GOP obstructionist bastards
How truly ironic it'd be if 9th Circuit rejects Trump – and a 4-4 split #SCOTUS keeps it that way. Touché, #GOP. https://t.co/RFCixzihCX — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 8, 2017
Feb. 7: Still lost in the middle of moving.
Well, my household move is (almost) complete. So here’s a try at a blog. The news media are still coming down hard on Trump. I’ve no doubt he deserve it.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Floored cats.
B.C. Government Payments for LNG Support Called ‘Bribery,’ Divide Gitxsan Nation
By Trevor Jang for Discourse Media. Earl Muldon sits at his kitchen table surrounded by family, sipping coffee. His wife Shirley brings over a plate of cream cake topped with…
B.C. Government Payments for LNG Support Called ‘Bribery,’ Divide Gitxsan Nation
By Trevor Jang for Discourse Media. Earl Muldon sits at his kitchen table surrounded by family, sipping coffee. His wife Shirley brings over a plate of cream cake topped with…
The Circus That Is Our Unaccountable Education System Coming to A School Board Near You
(Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Likely To Read From A Blank Book On School Board Accountability) Over the past few months, the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) in Ontario has…
cairo, day one
Greetings from the Pyramids View Inn, Cairo, Egypt. Although I don’t post photos until after we return (sometimes well after!), this is one photo you have to see now. This…
Is a People’s Reform Referendum the way to electoral reform for Canadians?
Here’s one interesting take on the electoral reform debacle of Justin Trudeau’s government: But Justin Trudeau had several unwitting accomplices in the crime — the federal New Democrats and Green…