BC Hydro, the next steps
I’m disappointed in the provincial government’s decision to continue Site C. It is not the choice I would have made, were I in a position of influence. However, I understand…
December 2017
TREVOR’S STORY: FROM ADDICTION TO CAREGIVER
If you told me a decade ago that I’d be responsible for someone else’s life, I’d probably have laughed. Back then, I was barely able to take care of myself.…
The Corporate Imperative At Work
Robert Reich continues to fight the good fight. Recommend this Post
On Fildebrandt: I nominate Fildebrandt for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation 2018 Teddy Awards
For over two decades, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has described what their vision of good public policy should be. One of the best symbols, descriptors, of their view has been…
Dec. 13: We need big changes ( that aren’t happening)
Dear voters, Voting Liberals or Conservative is not going to change anything for the better. Both of those parties, for example, are the ones who approved laws that made it…
USA Today Journalistically Burns Trump in Effigy
Don’t sugar coat it, fellas. The editorial board of USA Today decided to do a long overdue drive by on the Mango Mussolini that should be music to a lot…
If Moores racism hadn’t trumped his pedophilia, he’d be a senator today
If eight African American women had come out against Roy Moore, their voices wouldn’t of been heard, because Moore is a god fearing, good old Roy and in Alabama black…
It Must be Wednesday. New Study. Arctic Permafrost. Worse Than We Imagined.
Not welcome news, especially in petro-pimp Canada, but NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, has released a new report on Arctic permafrost, the repository of vast amounts of…
Pill relief
I’m awaiting delivery of my next two weeks’ worth of medications with a major change in the blister packs. Gone will be Norvir, Prezista, Truvada and Nevirapine, all taken twice…
A Moore Too Far
Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan. So, who gets credit for the razor-thin victory in yesterday’s Alabama Senate vote and who gets the blame for the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – PressProgress points out Statistics Canada’s latest numbers on Canada’s extreme wealth disparity – with 60% of the population owning only 10% of the…
The Toughest Road
Donald Trump likes to think of himself as a winner. So does Steve Bannon. But neither man won last night in Alabama. Quin Hillyer reports in The New York Times:…
Let’s get Boys to Feel More Things
In adults we know that having the ability to feel a range of emotions to be a good thing, it allows us to better appreciate the world around us. Yes,…
Donald Trump and the Miracle in Alabama
As you know, I didn't think that Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for Senator, had much of a chance of defeating the homophobic Bible thumping pervert Roy Moore.Not in backward…
Shin Godzilla: the reboot
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that, of all the Godzilla films I’ve watched, I can recall the exact details of few. I cannot remember, just by looking at the title,…
Why we won and they lost, in one short video
Roy Moore’s campaign spokesman says Muslims shouldn’t be in US Congress because they have to swear on the Bible. He responds with silence, mouth agape, when @jaketapper informs him that’s…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday December 13, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Beating off the NAFTA bogymen.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) might not make it to New Year’s. Who knows? Mr. Trump might just like to go out of this year with a clean…
The politics of harassment-free workplaces – UCP House Leader Jason Nixon walks right into a trap of his own creation
PHOTOS: A steely-eyed Alberta Premier Rachel Notley meets the media in the Alberta Legislature yesterday in this screenshot of a Government of Alberta video. Below: United Conservative Party House Leader…
Sexual harassment firing is a gloomy cloud over Jason Kenney’s by-election victory parade
Photo: UCP MLA Jason Nixon endorsing Jason Kenney’s bid for the leadership of the United Conservative Party. United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney is expected to slide to an easy…