Unpopulism
Around the world, populism is shaking the foundations of what were once liberal democracies. Larry Elliott writes: The rise of populism has rattled the global political establishment. Brexit came as…
March 2017
Coddling the Cyberphobic.
Why are we doing this? Why are we catering to the cyberphobes among us? Why should they dictate progress? Or lack thereof? After a career in computers with a side…
The Andrew Potter Affair #nlpoli #cdnpoli
For those interested in the controversy caused by an opinion piece in Macleans, here are some useful links. 1. “How a snowstorm exposed Quebec’s real problem: social malaise” Sub-head: “The…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Profile: Pat Stogran
The latest putative entrant in the leadership race is Pat Stogran – well-known for challenging the Harper Cons’ callous treatment of veterans in his role as veterans’ ombudsman. So how…
What Does a “Free Enterprise” Leader Look Like?
Jason Kenney promises to return Alberta to prosperity if Albertans vote for his Wildrose/PC “free enterprise” party. Given the paucity of information around what his “free enterprise” party stands for,…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Profile: Niki Ashton
For Ashton alone among the NDP’s leadership candidates, we’ve been through this exercise before. But for a candidate who stood out for her youth in 2012, it’s remarkable how little…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Profile: Guy Caron
So far, media coverage of Guy Caron’s NDP leadership campaign has focused largely on one note (that being his basic income proposal). But there’s plenty more to his candidacy –…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Profile: Charlie Angus
If Peter Julian’s leadership campaign has been surprising in its relatively push toward controversy, Charlie Angus may be defying expectations in the opposite direction – as the punk rocker has…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Profile: Peter Julian
I’ll start my series of NDP leadership candidate profiles with the first to enter the leadership race – and the one who’s likely done the most to shape the campaign…
Carleton’s unbalanced approach to wellness
This op-ed appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on March 14, 2017. It’s hard to overstate the naïveté at the heart of Carleton University’s initial decision to remove the scale from…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 10: The beginning of the end for The Donald?
So, what’s the over/under on the Trump presidency? I would have thought two years before he was impeached, but now I’m leaning towards one year. Eighteen months, max. Trump has…
A Brief Pause
The metaphorical road beckons. See you in a bit. Recommend this Post
Leadership 2017 Links
A few notes worth a look in advance of today’s youth-focused debate… – Kyle Duggan reports on Pat Stogran’s imminent entry into the race. And The View Up Here features…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Olive offers his take on what a basic income should look like – and is optimistic that Ontario’s ongoing experiment should…
The Great Dealmaker gets dealt
Dowd. End is odd. But main point is assuredly true: DC has figured out the Unpresident, and they are playing him like a proverbial fiddle. He’s the kind of guy…
Fortress Amerika Begins To Pay A Heavy Price
Now that the parody of a president selected by the American people has infected the U.S. national psyche with more than its usual quotient of paranoia and xenophobia, those same…
Michelle Rempel’s Outrageous Assault on Justin Trudeau
It's a sad thing, but Michelle Rempel's behaviour is starting to alarm a lot of people in Ottawa, or deeply concern them.For she just can't stop acting like she's boozed…
Saturday Photo: Last Snow? Good Thing Easter’s Late
Surprise! A little snow on Friday that stuck to all the trees most beautifully. It’s gone now, and the sun is high in the sky, so perhaps we really are…
Lies. And Trudeau-Trump lies.
You have come to expect it in the daily reports from the American White House. You know that the man in the White House tells lies. You just do not…