What Is a Left-Leaning Green to Do?
With less than a week to go before election day and polls tightening across British Columbia, I find myself in the all-too-common predicament of dreading the electoral options before me.…
2017
Harjit Sajjan and the Opposition’s Dirty Game
It may be the most overhyped story to hit the Commons in a long long time. And the most racist.But the Cons are desperate to find something, anything, to try…
Infighting Amongst Canadian Islamophobes: Part 2
The Islamophobic groups ARC have been following for the past few years really like rallies and protests. They also seem think that these events are of great historical significance and…
As the temperature rises, so will the risk – some thoughts on the Fort Mac Wildfire, one year ago today
PHOTOS: Cars full of refugees from the Fort McMurray Wildfire flee the flames on May 3, 2016. (Wikipedia) Below: Premier Rachel Notley, then Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee, and Opposition…
A tale book-ended by 2 Trudeaus: Canada’s foreign aid since 1970
Soon after the 2015 federal election, Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau affirmed that Canada was “back” as a “compassionate and constructive voice in the world” after a decade of Conservative governments.…
Inclusion of 1905 act in Constitution means Brad Wall’s ‘Notwithstanding Clause’ gambit is no slam-dunk
PHOTOS: Premier Brad Wall of Saskatchewan (Photo: CBC). Below: Edmonton lawyer Simon Renouf. If Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall thinks he can just snap his fingers and the Notwithstanding Clause of…
The flight was brief, the landing less than graceful
I was on my way for a hair-cut this morning when, at the corner of Sherbourne and Gerrard Streets, I momentarily took flight. Picture Peter Pan on his worst day.…
Beaver
Signifying security. By Kwakiutl artist R. Adams of Alert Bay. Picked up during a quick swing through Ottawa to get a daughter (100 per cent on final exam!), talk to…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Colourful cats.
River High, Shore Erosion In Verdun
The Saint Lawrence has been much higher than usual this spring in Verdun. Today I walked between the Natatorium and the Marina and there were parts of the lower path…
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Trade Justice reports on Justin Trudeau’s role in pushing for an international corporate giveaway through a new Trans-Pacific Partnership – even as…
The Day Before the Renaissance
As the Pythons would chime, “Always Look On the Bright Side of Life.“ Foreign Policy editor, David Rothkopf, revisits a lesson he learned from his father that should be welcome…
Ever Heard of "Late Capitalism"?
Late capitalism. It’s a term with roots in the disciples of Karl Marx but, like “neoliberalism,” it’s come to mean many things to many people. The Atlantic explores the depth…
One Step Forward; Two, Maybe Three Back.
This Harjit Sajjin business brought to mind something that appeared in Harper’s about recent Afghan peace talks. On hand were representatives of the Afghan government, the Talibs, Pakistan, China and…
You Don’t Have to Be An Optimist To Keep Fighting
A fellow blogger today allowed that he had abandoned hope that mankind will pull out of its climate change nose dive.I have come to the conclusion that there is no…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2017-05-02 16:39:00
TECHNOCRACY INC.
What Harjit Sajjan Really Did
Canada’s defence minister, Harjit Sajjan, has landed in hot water for claiming he was the architect of Canada’s major combat mission during the Afghan War, Operation Medusa. The Tories rather…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment: Technocracy Inc. Predicted Oil Crisis Over 50 year…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment: Technocracy Inc. Predicted Oil Crisis Over 50 year…: I thought I would re-post this article here, as it is buried deep in my RedBetweenTheLines…
5 Reasons to Give a Shit About the B.C. Election
Provincial politics. There, I said them — two of the most boring words in the English language. There’s no denying it. Provincial elections fail to capture the imaginations of citizens…