Rumours are rampant. Tweeters are a-Twitter. Pundits are prognosticating. Herewith, the Grit pros and cons. PRO eliminates the PC’s huge financial advantage capitalizes on post-budget bounce potentially catches the opposition…
The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) predictssignificant deficits over the next several years – despite also predicting significant economic growth. Using the government’s accounting method, the FAO is predicting budget deficits…
VLC plays anything you can throw at it as it’s an amazing piece of software. The application is focussed on doing one thing really well: playing media. It’s so good…
Here’s what The Rebel is saying about a fine Canadian company, Sears, which quietly declined to advertise with The Rebel. Got that? Okay. And here’s just one thing found on…
The latest from the federal NDP’s leadership campaign… – Charlie Angus has made his pitch for a national pharmacare program as one way of reducing health care inequality. – Guy…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dennis Howlett comments on the distortions in Canada’s tax system which redistribute money upward to those who need it least: It’s time for…
Flying used to be glamorous. Not any more. It has become a demeaning and uncomfortable experience. Those people in line for security in their smelly stocking feet should bleat like…
I can only imagine what kind of state Donald Trump must be in as James Comey, the FBI director he fired, prepares to testify tomorrow.But it can't be very pretty.Not…
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray. Below: Opposition MLAs Greg Clark and Richard Starke, who contributed amends to the act passed in the wee hours of yesterday morning. In the…
Coiled cats.
Collingwoodites can take small comfort from the wisdom of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. I’ve been told that last week at its annual convention in Ottawa, FCM delegates failed to…
For decades many Americans were fond of chants praising, well, themselves. “We’re Number One, We’re Number One,” or the always popular, “U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.” It was a great way to…
Without commenting on the particular events in U.S. politics that give rise to these issues, I want to consider the argument that it is reasonable to allow religiously-based schools to…
Fortunately for U.S. state secretary, Rex Tillerson, his visit to Wellington was a mere 8-hour drive by event. As Tillerson’s motorcade proceeded to the New Zealand parliament building, crowds of…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Harris discusses the appeal of Jeremy Corbyn’s tendency toward genuine conversation rather than soundbites. And Gary Younge notes that the pundit…
Now in HuffPo! My preferred graf: You’ll never get him off Twitter. Ever. He thinks he’s The Shakespeare of Twitter. So, invite people to tweet at him about challenges they…
Think of it as an environmental equivalent of the “nuclear clock.” Earth Overshoot Day marks the date each year on which we, mankind, have squeezed more from nature than our…
Guatemala is a gorgeous country with a rich Mayan history, particularly around Lake Atitlán (and the more famous Tikal). The country will now be home to a UNESCO project toking…
My friend Dave was elected Alberta Liberal leader on the weekend. He’s an amazing guy, and I believe he’s got what it takes to win. He’s also got a few…
