The test of integrity
I’ve been complaining all this term that Collingwood’s standing committee system is broken. It is redundant, ineffective and expensive. It continues in use only because it was the brainchild of…
2017
Exclusive: Monia Mazigh Responds To Omar Khadr Settlement
(Monia Mazigh Human Rights Advocate and Author Best Known For Her Advocacy of Her Husband Maher Arar Responds to Omar Khadr Settlement) Mind Bending Politics sat down with Monia Mazigh…
July 12: Enough Hypocracy
Forgive me for a long intro. Skip it if you like. It’s angry at first. Then it gets damned nasty and, in the view of many people, unpatriotic. (For which…
Confused about universality? So are NDP leadership candidates
There some pretty confused stuff on universality and means-testing during last night’s NDP leadership debate. Here are some thoughts that might help clear things up a bit. First, Singh’s attack…
The Problem With Climate Doomsday Reporting, And How To Move Beyond It
It’s not often that an article about climate change becomes one of the most hotly debated issues on the internet — especially in the midst of a controversial G20 summit.…
The Toronto Public Library hosts Neo-Nazis
I spoke to the chief librarian of the whole system & she won't relent. Cites 'charter' & freedom of speech I said 'who cares' let them sue — John F…
Michael Geist: What Lies Behind Canada’s Net Neutrality Success Story
The Canadian net neutrality success story is notable for how the government, regulator, many companies, and the public have supported net neutrality policies, writes Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair…
Rafe: Liberal Opposition will make life very difficult for NDP-Greens
BC Liberal MLAs in the Legislature (Province of BC / Flickr) I wish John Horgan and his new government well. He has his work cut out for him. There has…
Digging up some old garden gnomes
Paper is shifting its image sharing system to something else, meanwhile, if you type dougrogers on paper into Google, you get a search page with various links to my stuff…
I cheer for the apes
As has been the case since I was eight years old and living in Texas, I will be cheering for the apes. Also, I am cancelling a fun weekend trip…
If Russia Did Swing the Election to Trump, This Is How.
Special forces do it all the time. Two or three go into combat areas where they identify and target enemy forces for air strikes. Now the Congressional and Justice Department…
A 5,800 Sq. Km. Iceberg
Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf just got a trillion tonnes smaller. That’s the approximate weight of the massive iceberg that has now calved. Then again it’s only about half as…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The Global Alliance for Tax Justice examines the most common tax evasion practices used to allow the wealthy to avoid paying their fair…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 12, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many couples live separate and apart “under one roof,” following…
Nothing To See Here
Of course not. Of course not. Recommend this Post
Now on HuffPo: my stirring defence of Trudeau and Alberta
Here. Key quotage: None of the Conservatives who leapt on Trudeau’s gaffe — Jason Kenney, Brian Jean, Michelle Rempel, et al. — were nearly as outraged as they claimed to…
Even Massive Multinationals Support Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is what allows the internet to be what it is, and without it the internet would be pretty much useless. The Trump administration is presently trying to eliminate…
Putting Junior’s Emails In Context
Until now, the general consensus has been that Donald Trump is an idiot — which explains his administration’s profound incompetence. But, Ezra Klein writes, the story behind Trump Junior’s emails…
Sooner Than You Think
Yesterday’s NYTimes has a lengthy article, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” subtitled, “What Climate Change Could Wreak – Sooner Than You Think.” In a nutshell: “…the swelling seas — and the cities…
On being nice to Premier Wynne.
It could be hard to get used to doing this. The problem basically is that as a liberal all my life, it is very difficult to accept Kathleen Wynne as…