Singh misreads Canadian acceptance.
Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh is heading for some disappointment. It would really be better if he faced it this weekend instead of in the next federal election. As the obvious…
September 2017
September 30 Anti-Government/Anti-Muslim Rally in Ottawa: More Division… This Time Over Clothing
Dan Dubois, president of the Canadian Combat Coalition (after the coup that pushed out Ryan Dean in Alberta) claims that the following groups will no longer be attending the protest…
Part III: Northern Guard and Known Racist Supporters
The far-right in the country are continuing to prepare or September 30 and their Anti-Trudeauoloza festivities planned for various spots along the border. ARC is guessing that it will probably…
Balloon ban not such a blowhard idea
Grant Lawrence — Westender POP! There goes that idea. Last week, a proposed balloon ban for Vancouver parks and community centres was defeated by a vote of 5-2. Green commissioner…
Punditry rings hollow
I originally published A false notion in June 2010 and repeated it two years later. It came to mind after Postmedia’s senior west coast pundit wrote B.C. Hydro’s Site C…
Here’s why YOU need to give climate groups a ‘kick-in-the-butt’
Introduction: This article is for the many thousands of individual Canadians who give $-millions each year to environmental and conservation groups. When it comes to fighting climate change*, you’re not…
Here’s why YOU need to give climate groups a ‘kick-in-the-butt’
Introduction: This article is for the many thousands of individual Canadians who give $-millions each year to environmental and conservation groups. When it comes to fighting climate change*, you’re not…
The Killing of History
One of the most hyped “events” of American television, The Vietnam War, has started on the PBS network. The directors are Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Acclaimed for his documentaries…
It’s not just Quebec: The NDP Leadership Race and Racial Dog-whistles
Photo by ideas_dept In basic terms, the current NDP leadership contest has been a cordial one. Especially among the four remaining candidates, there is a general agreement that a move…
Four’s Company: Where NDP Leadership Candidates Stand on Energy and Climate Policy
It feels like an eternity since federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair received the boot from delegates at the party convention in April 2016. The lengthy leadership race hasn’t exactly helped…
Great. How About Some Happy News For a Change?
Found this on The Tyee. Many Canadians aren’t too familiar with the B.C. Hydro Site C dam controversy that has plagued the province especially during the Liberal Party of British…
Sept. 25: To Market, to market…
To buy a fat hog.Home again, home again,Jigetty Jog. Back to all the excitement and insight of the Irving press. Today’s gem was an editorial saying that an oil pipeline…
Shannon Sharpe Wades Into What’s Really Happening in the NFL
Shannon Sharpe, CBS commentator and former NFL tight end, on the curious solidarity of NFL owners with the league’s black players. He’s also got a few choice insights into America’s…
Questioning the Direction of Public Spending
Hundreds of billions spent on roads and defense while people are still getting whacked by trains and kids suffer in hot classrooms like puppies in a locked car. Our priorities…
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest from the federal NDP’s leadership campaign as the first voting window closes. – Robin Sears frames the choice of members as being between a comfortable fit with Charlie…
A Chill On Democracy?
I think it is indisputable that thanks to the online world of social media, civil discourse has been hobbled. If, for example, one reads comments in newspapers or in public…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday September 27, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have…