Seeing With Clear Vision
H/t Toronto Star Those who believe analysis must trump hyper-partisanship will enjoy this backgrounder provided in today’s Star as part of its transparency series. The piece makes the point that…
October 2017
Even Trump Can Do the Right Thing Occasionally
It’s a small thing but it’s still important to some Americans. Donald Trump says he won’t block the release of the government’s remaining tranche of documents about the Kennedy assassination…
On Anxiety
I just finished John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down, which I read because he claimed it was his way of trying to put words around what it’s like to…
Saturday Photo: Hibiscus in October II, Inside
The plants were brought in, there was a little frost Tuesday morning, but the temperatures shot up considerably at the end of the week. Because of this–or despite it, take…
The Rise Of The City State
Jonathan Manthorpe, at ipolitics, has an interesting column about the rise of the modern city state. Cities, he writes, are where the action is: The tipping point in this movement…
Andrew Scheer and the Silence of the Rats
Well the rats in our Con media must be feeling really proud of themselves. And so must Andrew Scheer.Proud and relieved.For not only did the media's assault on Bill Morneau…
The tiny, tidy minds of reformers.
Reading about the recent report on political reform for our cities from the University of Manitoba, reminded me of my old friend David Crombie. It was almost 50 years ago…
Donald Trump and the Holy Apocalypse
As we all know, Donald Trump is now posing as a pious man, instead of a grubby pervert.A man who now prefers to read the Bible instead of Hitler's speeches.But…
When there is an extreme favorite such as California Chrome in the 2014 Preakness Stakes horse race you might see invers
boasted as the best way to a leaner, sleeker body, but that’s exactly the result they’re getting. “We ended up paying her a little to stay out of court, but…
Ronny Cameron’s October 21 Rally Polarizes Toronto Far Right
Islamophobe and "I-can't-be-racist-because-some-of-my-best-friends-are-Black" bigot Ronny Cameron has been promoting himself as a leader of men for some time now, however he hasn't really done much himself other than bother people…
A lot of times it depends on the number of plays I had in the prior week’s game. Beckoned, the NFL couldn’t leave St. By
NFL teams are looking for. Nebraska had a four star quarterback, Tyler Shough, in for an unofficial visit and didnt offer him. Lately levy has begun speaking out in louder…
Sturgeon River-Parkland: The Forgotten By-Election
Photo: Liberal candidate Brian Gold and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a campaign event in Spruce Grove on October 20, 2017. (Source: Twitter) Overshadowed by this past Monday’s municipal elections,…
Musical interlude
Big Sugar – Little Bit A All Right
Revolutionary Fecklessness
Have you ever noticed that the people who are the most vociferous proponents of radical social change are often the least competent in providing for the everyday needs of the…
Well, That Didn’t Take Long
The political two-step over Quebec’s law that would deny public services to those wearing face coverings is triggering the expected greasy responses from the NDP, the Tories, and the prime…
Working Memory and Object Permanence
This is pretty speculative, but it makes sense to me and I’d like to get the idea own on (digital) paper in case I don’t get the chance to come…
Oct. 20: The irving press as a blindfold.
The irving press of New Brunswick is great reading for the brain dead. The lead story for today is that a man who killed a girl thirty years ago is…
Alouette
Way back in the nineteen somethings, Canada was going through the sort of identity crisis we all go through when we’re about fifteen. Québec was all stomping around the place,…
Collus in purgatory
Purgatory is how a staff person described to me the current situation of our local electrical utility, Collus-PowerStream (CPS). It’s the result of The Block’s and the administration’s incessant interference,…
It’s Funny How a Little Truth Changes a Narrative
The US government and its allies never pass up an opportunity to vilify Iran. We make it out to be a horrible theocracy ruled by despotic Mullahs intent on nothing…