Donald Trump and the Coming War With China
I'm sure we all remember the horrified look on Angela Merkel's face, when she came face to face with the madness of Donald Trump, two weeks ago.Or the rude way…
April 2017
Beau Dick, RIP
He was a Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief but also an extraordinary artist. Lisa and I have his work prominently placed in our home – and I came really, really close to…
The constipated Conservative contest.
Back on March 11 and 12, Babel-on-the-Bay published its morning line for the current Conservative Party of Canada leadership. We are somewhat surprised that nothing has changed. With two more…
Fraud — Pure And Simple
These days, economic nationalism is the prodigal son of the political right. Tom Walkom writes: An ardent form of nationalism has fuelled the rise of right-wing political leaders, such as…
Fallout from the Kellie Leitch Presentation in Brampton
First, before I continue to far, I will be writing about the events that took place in Toronto, Brampton, and Calgary on April first, though in the meantime we direct…
Why Trump’s Days Are Numbered.
I’ve spent the past couple of days in online searches of people I’d never heard of before and a couple that I had. What they have in common is that…
Does Donald Trump Know Anything About Public Policy?
David Pakman is a vlogger (video blogger for the uninitiated). He has a very interesting series of posts on the capacity of President Trump to actually do the job of…
This was released forty years ago today, and it is actual art, still
Every track, every note, every groove is perfect. Ras Pierre and me desperately wanted the Hot Nasties to be as cool as Television. Never were.
Your money, his pockets
So much for the theory that Brad Wall’s handouts to the oil sector would merely help his donors. Instead, the Saskatchewan Party’s plan to pay off oil barons would also…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Nick Falvo, Janice Chan and Chidom Otogwu point out that housing is just one of the areas where federal action is needed to…
The Death Throes of a Newspaper (or Two)
Vancouver’s two venerable dailies, the Vancouver Sun and the Province, are succumbing to a potentially terminal case of Paul Godfrey’s PostMedia-itis. The Tyee’s founding editor and now journo prof, David…
This morning’s April Fools thing, and the two best responses
My new job: some big news https://t.co/MDvZpfaq5K #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 1, 2017 @kinsellawarren Doesn't Lisa already run Daisy? — Lisa Raitt (@lraitt) April 1, 2017 Welcome aboard.…
Justin Trudeau and the Fight That Changed Canadian History
It's hard to believe, but it has now been five years since Justin Trudeau stepped into a boxing ring to take on the Con Senator Patrick Brazeau.And although it was…
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest on the NDP’s leadership campaign. – Karl Nerenberg sees the youth debate in Montreal as having shown more differences in style than substance, while Christo Aivalis identifies some…
Will Mad Mike Flynn Bring Down Donald Trump?
For a while yesterday morning Donald Trump must have been channelling the good old days, when Mad Mike Flynn used to get his Trumplings chanting "Lock her up, lock her…
My new job: some big news
Some of you were wondering why I abruptly travelled to Montreal on Thursday. Well, now that the appropriate approvals have been concluded, I can reveal I was there to meet…
Saturday Photo(s):Me and Me and Me
A friend sent me one of those silly tag things this week: you’re supposed to post a photo of when you were younger on your Facebook page, and then challenge…
In Biblical Terms
For nearly fifty years, we have bought into a myth — which we take to be as axiomatic as the sky is blue. Rutger Bregman writes: These days, politicians from…
Did April Fool come early this year?
We read in the Toronto Star the other day about some ‘go-bold’ re-election strategy being used by Premier Kathleen Wynne. We practically wet our pants laughing until we realized the…