Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Leslie McCall and Jennifer Richeson offer another look at what happens when Americans are properly informed about the level of inequality in their…
2017
More On Neoliberal Extortion
I admit that at one time, I worshiped at the altar of the NHL, this during the time of the Original Six. But then something happened. I grew up. I…
Me on Charles Adler: about the big small biz mistake, Hillary, Bernie, arrogance, and other stuff
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Sparking Revolution
It costs money for any world leader to go anywhere. But, Michael Harris writes, because ordinary people are footing the bill, those leaders should ride herd on travel costs. Consider…
Donald Trump and the Deplorable Ship of Fools
Yesterday I wrote about how Donald Trump's dinner with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer had outraged many of his loyal supporters.After it produced a deal between the main course and…
Canada’s NDP: In the eye of the storm.
It is that period of calm before all hell breaks loose. Everything you could have done, has been done. Everything you have set in motion is now in motion. You…
Canadian government publications still don’t belong to the people as Ottawa maintains its iron grip on Crown copyright
PHOTOS: Government documents. Really! (Photo: Libraries and Archives Canada.) Legislators in Ottawa need to get cracking to make Canada’s Crown copyright law responsive to the needs of the citizens of…
From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones (repost)
Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at…
November, poems by Alberta’s Jaspreet Singh, leads Audreys Books’ Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Sept. 10, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Plug pulled on LNG
Today, China pulled the plug on Aurora LNG, the last large LNG project proposed for British Columbia. This comes 55 months after Christy Clark, leading her first general election campaign,…
centre of the universe 2017-09-14 19:19:06
The following article is mean. It’s also plaigiarised. Responding to Catholicism With Logic and Charity In this article I will address the growing issue of Catholicism, give three examples of…
Site C to Test B.C. NDP’s Commitment to Indigenous Rights
By Zoë Ducklow for The Tyee. Recent experiences with the federal government have left Prophet River First Nation member Helen Knott wary of government promises. So while she and other…
Free Pass to Conference Board of Canada Summit
Carbon49 will give away one free pass (value $1,195) to The Conference Board of Canada’s flagship event in sustainability, Business Usual: Profit from Purpose Summit. The conference will showcase how…
The Day Donald Trump Blew Up His Own Base
In one of my last posts I looked at the budding menage-a-trois between Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer.And how it was making many Republicans really nervous.Well last night…
Arnold Chan, RIP
So so sad to learn of passing of my friend and fellow former McGuinty advisor Arnold Chan. What a huge loss. #Cdnpoli #lpc — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 14, 2017
Terminating Site C Dam, Building Alternatives Could Save B.C. Over $1B: Economist
Karen Goodings avoids the Site C dam area on the Peace River because she finds it too heart-wrenching to look at the havoc caused by construction work, but, for the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Jackson, Tavia Grant et al, Kate McInturff and Trish Hennessy each look at Statistics Canada’s new income data which shows worsening…
New column day
Here, on how the Libs’ weakness in closing even modest loopholes is allowing tax entitlement to win out over tax fairness. For further reading…– Justin Ling offers a useful look…
A Low-Risk Takedown
If you read my post from yesterday, you will know who Nick Shcherban is. Watch the following brief video, and ask yourself this: Have you ever heard of a noise…