This week’s column: what Trump could’ve done, and didn’t
Undersell and overperform. Those of us who had the honour and privilege of working for Jean Chrétien knew that aphorism well. It was his mantra, and therefore ours, too. It…
June 2017
Time to Revitalize the Anti-War Movement
“War 2” by Carlos Latuff. Justin Trudeau certainly did not run on a military-strength platform. Nowhere on the campaign trail did Liberals talk about increasing military spending or using “hard…
In Memoriam – Britain Enters the Brexit Zone
Theresa May plotted to enter Brexit negotiations with the E.U. full of hellfire and fury. Then she buggered up an opportunistic general election, losing the Tories their majority. As if…
Where Trump Goes Lawyer Shopping. Where Else? FOX News, That’s Where.
The bizarre story of how Donald Trump found his personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow from Salon.com. Last week The Washington Post dropped one of the biggest bombshells of the Russia scandal…
Maybe I’ll Stick With Dreary and Cold
My daughter called me for Father’s Day. Kind of a lousy day – grey, windy, damp, maybe 15 degrees Celsius. That was here on Vancouver Island, not in Dublin where…
Bye, Bye, See Ya.
When is a daily newspaper not a daily? When it chooses to become something else, I suppose. Paul Godfrey’s National Post is giving up on Mondays. There’ll be no print…
Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of June 19, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of June 19, 2017. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 19, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 19, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Maryland and DC to file suit alleging Trump is violating the emoluments…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Phillip Inman discusses how austerity has proven to be an all-pain, no-gain proposition for the general public which is facing stagnant wages and…
Rebel Media on Finsbury: we’ll let the neo-Nazi speak for us
Robinson is a long-time white supremacist. He’s also a Rebel Media correspondent. The “English Defence League,” which he founded, has always been unashamedly neo-Nazi. Why do Andrew Scheer’s senior people…
When I Was A Lad
… had this appeared in a film, it would have been regarded as a rather crude and obvious satire. Unfortunately, it is today’s reality: You can read a detailed L.A.…
Is Donald Trump Getting Tired of Playing President?
Donald Trump made his first visit to Camp David on the weekend, no doubt hoping to escape the madding media, and try to pull himself together, after yet another terrible…
It’s Catching
Donald Trump’s last cabinet meeting was stomach churning. Each member of the Trump team — with the exception of James Mattis — dutifully genuflected before the president. Reince Priebus said…
The wonder of Wynne’s waffling.
They tell us that Premier Wynne is wondering why she has failed to connect with Ontario voters. She thinks she won the last provincial election as a politician. In truth,…
WCAI Putting On Brave, If Also Transparent, Face After Yesterday’s Dumpster Fire
It is funny how quickly half-assed best laid plans can fall apart so quickly. One minute you're planning a "MEGA Patriot Rally" that will be attended by between 500 and…
The full-court press is now under way to get Canadians ship their tax dollars to right-wing ‘legacy’ media
PHOTOS: Canada’s newspaper publishers are finally getting a grip on how to deal with this new-fangled technology stuff, like that Internet thing. Just pick up the phone and get the…
Ask a Stupid Question, Get an Unwelcome Answer.
The Age of Trump has made some of us wonder if people are simply getting dumber. There’s this inescapable, nagging feeling that people have become less intelligent. Sure, part of…
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Racist WCAI Members Don’t Like Being Called Racists
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Racist WCAI Members Don’t Like Being Called Racists
Susan on the Soapbox 2017-06-18 21:57:30
Unsolicited Advice from a Conservative Pundit This week Preston Manning, former leader of the Reform Party, offered some advice to the yet to be formed United Conservative Party (or whatever…
Fireflies and stars.
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