Musical interlude
The War on Drugs – Pain
September 2017
On structural barriers
As the NDP’s federal leadership race approaches its conclusion, Tom Parkin has been doing some noteworthy writing on some of the issues which voters may want to keep in mind.…
Forget Paris: Justin takes LNG, Kinder Morgan over climate, democracy
Justin Trudeau joined by Canadian premiers at Paris climate talks in 2015 (Province of BC/Flickr) Justin Trudeau is not as young as he looks – obviously. If he was, he…
Sept.1: Time is running short.
Today, I’ll start with a commentary from this day’s irving press. (Actually, I have to mention that today’s paper has an excellent column on education by Alec Bruce. New Brunswickers…
Why We’re Taking Canada to Court Over That Promise of ‘World-Class’ Oil Spill Response
By Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett and Councillor Jaimie Harris, Heiltsuk Nation. This piece first appeared on The Tyee. On Oct. 13, 2016, shortly after 1 a.m., Kirby Corporation’s tug the…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Alex Himelfarb writes about the need to expand our idea of what’s possible through collective action: Is Trump the product of over forty…
It Won’t Be Long
Houstonians are wading in waist deep water. Chemical plants are exploding. Devastation is the order of the day. Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan write: Houston, the Petro Metro, is home…
There Is A Lesson Here For All Of Us
While no rational person could fail to see ever-worsening climate change as a major contributor to the Houston flooding, there is a compounding problem, as the following report makes clear.…
Andrew Scheer And His Inner Beast Revealed
The night Andrew Scheer was elected Con leader I remember thinking how little I knew about him, and wondering why the media had failed so miserably to let us know…
Is Donald Trump Preparing To Wage War On His Own People?
Now that Donald Trump has revealed his inner fascism, and how far he is prepared to go to flout the rule of law.Now that a poll commissioned by his beloved…
The Morning Line: Canada’s NDP Leadership
Our best advice to the New Democratic Party is that they forget the next Federal election and concentrate on finding a modern direction for their party. And we have no…
Alberta premier’s quietly capable chief of staff, John Heaney, returns to his family and law practice in B.C.
PHOTOS: John Heaney last spring at the Alberta Legislature. Below: Mr. Heaney’s predecessor as Premier Rachel Notley’s chief of staff, Brian Topp, and his successor, Nathan Rotman (Photo: Twitter). The…