listening to joni: footnote #2
I decided to solve the problem of over-interpretation of lyrics in Reckless Daughter (described here) by putting down the book. I’ll go back to it in the future. For now…
December 2017
The Sheer Desperation of Andrew Scheer
Andrew Scheer isn't smiling as much as he used to these days, as he tries one thing after the other to make himself more popular.And destroy Justin Trudeau.But even with…
Worse Things Await
Michael Harris’ contempt for Justin Trudeau keeps growing. He’s particularly ticked at Trudeau’s response to the bonfire Trump has set in the Middle East: Issuing timorous platitudes in response to…
Donald Trump and the Trumpocalypse
It couldn't have been a more sordid, or scary spectacle. Donald Trump addressing a Make America Great Again rally in Pensacola, Florida.Weaponizing Christmas, and urging his deplorables across the border…
As the pendulum swings.
There can be a pendulum effect in politics. It means that for every aberration noted in one election there is often an equal and opposite reaction in the next election.…
The prosecution rests
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Musical interlude
The Stills – Being Here
A continuum of unabated violence: Remembering the massacre at École Polytechnique
In 1982, the late NDP MP Margaret Mitchell was laughed down by her fellow MPs when she stood in the House of Commons and presented evidence showing that one in…
What the Heck Is Acid Drainage, and Why Is It Such a Big Deal?
What is that yellow goop in the water? Tags: acid mine drainage acid rock drainage mining tailings
Dec. 8: The danger gets worse….
Think about this one. Think hard. Think very hard. http://theantimedia.org/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-nuclear-war/ This is a pretty good source. Ellsberg was well-placed to know what he’s talking about. So you can be sure…
Republican Sellout
David Brooks understands what has happened to the Republican Party. He used to be a Republican cheerleader. Today he can find nothing and no one to cheer about — because…
Skip the Dishes: Poster child for precarious work
Photo by Alex Tétreault In March of this year, Winnipeg-based food delivery company SkipTheDishes came under fire for cancelling the second interview of a prospective employee after she asked about…
Precarious workers fight for their rights!
Photo from The Independent Over the past year, delivery riders working for U.K.’s largest fast food delivery company, Deliveroo, have taken effective industrial action, giving lessons on how to organize…
Resurgence or revelation? White nationalist legacies in Canada
Illustration by Canadian Encyclopedia There has been a great deal of discussion and debate around iconic Canadian symbols like Sir John A. Macdonald who, on the one hand, is a…
Trudeau’s forked tongue reconciliation at the UN
Screenshot from YouTube On September 21, Justin Trudeau addressed the United Nations in New York. It was, by all accounts, a historic speech. For the first time, a Canadian prime…
Race, class, & The Revolt of the Black Athlete
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I stand with Trudeau
We used to be friends, we had a falling out. And: he has a very different style than my guy, the Shawinigan Strangler. We were the undersell and over perform…
Is Donald Trump Medically Fit To Remain In Office?
It was like the happy part of a nightmare, if you know what I mean. Brief but welcome. As I watched Donald Trump set fire to the Middle East. Just…
Wall of Wonder.
Is the American President going to select his wonderful wall for Christmas? Hopeful contractors have erected eight samples of wall in San Diego, CA for his decision. All he has…
It was wall-to-wall Brad Wall as premier exits, stage right, before wheels fall off Saskatchewan Party bus
PHOTOS: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, smiling like old times, says farewell in this video screenshot to an adoring media on his last day in the provincial Legislature in Regina yesterday.…