"Ethnonationalists" Are You F@#king Kidding?
When the picture shows a thug with a pistol on his belt and the Klan logo on his shirt, he’s not an “ethnonationalist.” He’s a racist and worse. Ethno-nationalism was…
2017
I Thought We Were a SuperPower
Didn’t those US trade types get the memo? Canada is an energy superpower. You can’t treat an energy superpower the way Boeing is treating Bombardier. 220 per cent duties on…
Our friends Laura and Scott won!
Lisa and me are high above Manitoba, but we just got word that our pal Laura Miller – and her amazing lawyer (and Lisa’s, and mine) Scott Hutchinson – won…
The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel.
It was Samuel Johnson who first coined the above phrase. Watch the brief video embedded below to see how germane it is today: .@POTUS on NFL owners: When it comes…
Education and Training
We’re reorganizing again and I was recently asked about my education and training. I wasn’t sure exactly what to submit but here’s what I came up with: Philosophy – (BA,…
A Little Bit of Exercise Goes a Long Way
You don’t have to go to a gym to live a healthy lifestyle, you can work out while you vacuum. Recent research has concluded that even a mild amount of…
Cats and beasts #4
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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday September 28, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Ontario’s probate fees are $250 for the first $50,000…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kevin McKean discusses how inequality undermines the goal of ensuring a healthy population. Matt Bruenig examines new data showing that the concentration…
Donald Trump and the Republican Civil War
Donald Trump likes to compare himself favourably to Abraham Lincoln, the only president he believes who was (slightly) greater than him.And when there's a full moon, he has even been…
It’s The Politics, Stupid
Peter Donolo has an interesting column in this morning’s Globe and Mail. Donolo believes that the NAFTA negotiations are not about trade. They’re about politics. The giveaway is that the…
Singh misreads Canadian acceptance.
Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh is heading for some disappointment. It would really be better if he faced it this weekend instead of in the next federal election. As the obvious…
September 30 Anti-Government/Anti-Muslim Rally in Ottawa: More Division… This Time Over Clothing
Dan Dubois, president of the Canadian Combat Coalition (after the coup that pushed out Ryan Dean in Alberta) claims that the following groups will no longer be attending the protest…
Part III: Northern Guard and Known Racist Supporters
The far-right in the country are continuing to prepare or September 30 and their Anti-Trudeauoloza festivities planned for various spots along the border. ARC is guessing that it will probably…
Balloon ban not such a blowhard idea
Grant Lawrence — Westender POP! There goes that idea. Last week, a proposed balloon ban for Vancouver parks and community centres was defeated by a vote of 5-2. Green commissioner…
Punditry rings hollow
I originally published A false notion in June 2010 and repeated it two years later. It came to mind after Postmedia’s senior west coast pundit wrote B.C. Hydro’s Site C…
Here’s why YOU need to give climate groups a ‘kick-in-the-butt’
Introduction: This article is for the many thousands of individual Canadians who give $-millions each year to environmental and conservation groups. When it comes to fighting climate change*, you’re not…