Quebec’s Niqab ban is a shameful sop to nativist voters
Photo by AMISOM Public Information Less than a year ago, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard responded to the murder of six men at a Quebec City mosque with rare and welcome…
October 2017
Venezuela’s Former MUD Leader Slams Opposition’s Failure at Polls
The former executive secretary of the Venezuelan opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable, MUD, Jesus ‘Chuo’ Torrealba, has blamed the leadership for their losses during last weekend’s regional elections. Torrealba said a…
What Is Behind the Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation?
Photo from thenation.com.pk Egypt’s enthusiasm to arbitrate between feuding Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, is not the outcome of a sudden awakening of conscience. Cairo has, in fact, played a…
He’s flashed the full range of abilities through two seasons but has yet to put the whole puzzle together. The video, wh
going into uncharted territory for him. If he’s what I think he is, then he’ll rise up to the challenge and play the way I know he can play.”. It…
The “Ugly Canadian” is on the March: Trudeau is its New Face
Photo by DoD News The “Ugly Canadian” is on the march but now with a much prettier face at the helm. Across the planet Canadian mining companies are in conflict…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Richard Hill wonders whether neoliberalism is approaching its end, while noting the dangers of allowing progressive themes to be used to prop…
Dialogue With The Dumb
William Rivers Pitt admits that, inside his head, he carries on a dialogue with Donald Trump. Part of the dialogue goes like this: You are certainly a man of the…
The league dropped the proposal and said that it would not change the length of the season in the future without the pla
one week after the last playoff game. Tishomingo Inn Motel 609 W. This group is more likely to play with friends and form private leagues. Goodell has promised to make…
A Time For Reflection
Last evening, I received this beatifically-expressed post from The Salamander: .. calm .. strong .. get there slip aside from the wordshe said or he said or someone else said..…
After the New Yorkers looked like Lafayette in its game against last week no offense to the Leopards the real line opene
has arrived from New England to form an intimidating receiving corps of Jordy Nelson, Devante Adams and Randal Cobb. Division, TE ZACH MILLER has 10 receptions for 119 yards TD.…
Is Facebook a threat to democracy?
Regular readers of this blog / forum (all two or three of you) will know I am no great fan of Facecrap and in fact do not subscribe to it…
Bad business at Bombardier.
You sometimes wonder what kind of business people are running Bombardier. They got sucker punched by Boeing in the United States and they ran crying into the arms of Airbus.…
Meet Canada’s New and Dangerous Trudeau Haters
As I'm sure you know, I have been fighting back against the virulent Trudeau hate which is infecting our country like a hideous disease.It's normalizing bigotry, it's slowly killing our…
It seems unlikely they will make the Raiders 53 man roster, although it possible they could be added to the practice ros
to a reaction to concerns about Marks’ ability to become less interesting and discerning as a pro than he was in college.. There’s something about unbridled access to seemingly private…
Western Canada’s artificial alienation: Catalonia here we come! Then again, maybe not …
Right on schedule, us Western Canadians are feeling alienated. Really! Don’t just take my word for it! The digital editions of the gutter press are full of the complaints nowadays…
Looking forward
I assume that logic and fact will prevail and Site C, the most expensive public project in BC history, will be cancelled. It is a costly disaster but BC Hydro…
Is Trump Gearing Up for War?
An executive order signed by Trump late Friday may indicate that the Mango Mussolini has war on his mind. The order allows Trump, among other things, to press into active…
If We Don’t Get This Right, We May Pay Dearly For Failing
Like most people I had a weak grasp of neoliberalism when ushered in by Thatcher, Reagan and Mulroney as our new default governmental operating system. It’s not easy to pin…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jeremy Nuttall interviews Nelson Wiseman about the Libs’ attempts to spin their way out of a trumped-up tax controversy – and how they’re…
October 21, 2017: Toronto Anti-Government Protest and Counter-Protest Updates
Today is Ronny Cameron’s big (remains to be seen) “Trudeau Must Go” rally which also serves as a cover for an anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rally. Hate groups such as the…