Gord Downie and the Spirit of Chanie Wenjack
Like everybody else I knew Gord Downie was dying, from an aggressive form of brain cancer that grows fast and spreads quickly.But I was amazed at how long he lasted…
October 2017
Celebrating the Day Justin Trudeau Defeated the Harper Cons
It's now been two years to the day since Canadians gave Justin Trudeau a crushing majority. And he sent Stephen Harper packing… And into the garbage can of history. Who…
A Total Screw Up
Surely, no man has screwed up more consistently — and spectacularly — than Donald Trump. Witness has treatment of the family of a dead soldier. Richard Wolfe writes: This week…
Advice You’ve Never Thought Of! Tips for Travelling with an Older Parent
My Mom grew up summering in Kennebunk Port in Maine – all her best memories are of playing in the sand and surf with her brothers and sister there. Now…
Horse Race Journalism and 2019?
It is unlikely that Jaime Watt was talking about Babel-on-the-Bay in a recent op-ed piece. The Conservative political pundit referenced “horse race journalism” as being premature and meaningless in discussing…
The secret costs of the EPCOR deal
Whether or not The Block sell our share of our public electrical utility to the for-profit, Edmonton-based EPCOR, it will still cost taxpayers millions. And I don’t mean just the…
Climate Change – Turns a Calamity into Catastrophe
Even the most affluent nation on Earth can’t escape the knock-on effects of climate change. The Pentagon thinks of it as a “force multiplier.” It magnifies difficulties, makes them more…
Paul Fromm to Speak Before Ontario MPPs
On Thursday, a committee studying Bill 163 (An Act to enact the Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017 and to amend the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy…
‘This is All a Lie’ by Edmonton’s Thomas Trofimuk remains atop Audreys Bestseller List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 15, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Donald Trump and the Cannibals in Hollywood
A few days ago I wrote about how Donald Trump is counting on the Christian right to help keep him in office, now that almost every other group is abandoning…
It’s Not Just Some Fable Any More.
Thanks, Aesop, the tortoise will take it from here.
9 Favourite Tragically Hip Songs
I’ve never considered myself a Tragically Hip superfan, but in the wake of singer Gord Downie’s passing last night, it is hard not to feel impacted. The group produced many…
The Foundering Ship Of State
Were you to examine my blog posts prior to the last election, you would see that I had grave reservations about the fitness of Justin Trudeau for Canada’s top office.…
Oct. 18: An Angry Day
Today’s Moncton Times and Transcript had a columnist. today, who is the new champion of ignorance, pomposity, arrogance and self-importance. He’s Bill Whitelaw, president and CEO at JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group.…
Is It Unreasonable?
It’s a simple question. Is climate change an existential threat? Does anthropogenic global warming imperil the continuation of life as we know it on Earth? C’mon people. This question is…
Dear Conservative readers of this web site
It’s been several hours, and I still think this is the stupidest political move I’ve seen in months – and that’s saying something. Why, you ask? This isn’t a decision.…
Will Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Oilsands Pipeline Become the Standing Rock of the North?
The battle against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline could lead to the next Standing Rock and destroy any investment case for the project, according to a newly released report.…
The Rodents, the Filters, the Slinks: RIP Gord Downie
Those were some of the early names of the Tragically Hip. They got their start in the early Eighties in the nascent Kingston punk scene. A lot of bands got…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Drew Brown discusses how the Libs’ claim to represent – or even understand – the interests of Canada’s middle class is disappearing. And…