April 4, MLK
Since I was a kid – since this day in 1972, in fact, when I started writing a daily journal – I have always taken note of April 4, and…
April 2017
Two by-elections, three probes, and plenty more: All the Alberta political news that’s fit to print
PHOTO: The decision desk at AlbertaPolitics.ca calls it for Conservative candidates Bob Benzen and Stephanie Kusie in two Calgary by-elections yesterday. Actual Alberta political bloggers may not appear exactly as…
KEITH OLBERMANN ON TRUMP PANICKING
Keith Olbermann, formerly on NBC I believe, is doing an informative series of Video Blogs on Trump administration. He is worth a watch…and a careful listen. Even worth a YouTube…
Who is Bugging Ottawa?
Somebody has Parliament Hill under surveillance. Nobody knows who it is. CBC Ottawa has discovered that there’s an IMSI at work. The devices, sometimes known by the brand name of…
April 3: It will soon be time to add some constructive thinking to all this.
Below are four stories from Monday’s CBC news. Note that all of them are important to know about.http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-executive-compensation-1.4052533 http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/trudeau-message-to-refugees-1.4051008http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/unproven http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-machine-learning-employment-future-1.4047837 Next are ‘major’ stories from today’s Brunswick News here in…
The hospital, the trolley and political ethics
In its decision about the redevelopment of the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, Collingwood Council is evidently taking the track less travelled, trolleyology-wise. Seen as an ethical issue, our council…
If You Were a Gambling Man
What are the odds? What are the odds that Donald Trump will be impeached or that he’ll serve his full first term or that he might be re-elected to a…
The Beneficiaries of Conflict With Russia
Photo by SSgt Ian Houlding GBR Army On January 30 NBC News reported that “On a snowy Polish plain dominated by Russian forces for decades, American tanks and troops sent…
Why Trump Lies
The Los Angeles Times doesn’t think much of America’s newly minted president. Just two months into Trump’s first and only term, the paper is publishing a four-part editorial. The second…
This week’s column: are you gay?
“Are you gay?” It was 1983 or so, and my Carleton journalism professor, Roger Bird, had asked me if I was gay. I was surprised. “Is that an issue?” I…
Let’s Give Trump a Break
Maybe it’s not all bad. Maybe he’s doing about as well as could have been expected. Trump is no Barack Obama. He’s not even up to George w. Bush snuff.…
Lockheed’s Never Ready Warplane
There has been a spate of feel good stories about the F-35 over the past few months. Stories about how the warplane was already in combat service with the Israeli…
B.C. Liberals Grant Major Political Donor Permission to Log Endangered Caribou Habitat
The B.C. government is granting logging permits in critical caribou habitat, despite evidence that B.C.’s Southern Mountain Caribou are being driven to extinction by habitat loss — a move that…
Returning to the Home that is No More There
Photo by Daniel A. Anderson/University Co/Random House Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial…
Toronto’s Buried History: The Dark Story of How Mining Built a City
Photo by Mining Injustice Solidarity Network On Sunday March 5th, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) hosted its 85th annual conference in downtown Toronto. With more than 20,000…
MESSAGE FOR NATIONAL CAREGIVER DAY: I SEE YOU, I SALUTE YOU
The first Tuesday in April is National Caregiver Day. It’s a day to stand up and pay special attention to YOU who care for someone you love. Or YOU whose…
Why Are Donald Trump and His Gang Behaving So Strangely?
It was one of the weirdest scenes I've ever witnessed. Donald Trump leaving an executive order signing ceremony, without signing anything.And his behaviour just keeps getting more and more bizarre,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ed Finn reminds us how the economy as a whole – including the private sector – suffers when austerity is inflicted on public…
The only good advice I can ever give you
Half the success in an office environment is never hitting "reply all." — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 3, 2017