Welcome to the new dark ages, where only the wealthy can retire
Photo from Pixabay.com As never-ending politically motivated austerity takes hold, more and more people will find they cannot afford to stop work. But it doesn’t have to be like this.…
2017
Trump Decapitates the Russia Peace Initiative
Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo Trump folds under totalizing corporate media and war-state pressures today. The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn decapitates his presidency’s peace initiative with Russia…
Justin Trudeau on electoral reform: deception, cynicism, and misrepresentations
Photo by Andrej Ivanov The year 2015 will be the last federal election under the First Past The Post (FPTP) electoral system. This was the promise Justin Trudeau made during…
South Africa and the Changing Possibilities for the Left
Photo by CSP-Conlutas With the claims that a new trade union federation will be launched in March 2017, it is appropriate to draw up a balance sheet of the labour…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Martin Lukacs argues that the way to avoid a Canadian Donald Trump is to ensure people have a progressive challenger to the corporate…
This Thursday! Come sing along!
Cherry Cola’s, Bathurst at Queen W., 9:30 or so!
Globe and Mail tries to promote a Canada vs refugees ideology
An Angus-Reed poll finds this : In a poll released Monday, 47 per cent of respondents said Canada is taking in the right number of refugees, while 41 per cent…
Globe and Mail tries to promote a Canada vs refugees ideology
An Angus-Reed poll finds this : In a poll released Monday, 47 per cent of respondents said Canada is taking in the right number of refugees, while 41 per cent…
Eating up the Hill: Finally a brunch that’s more lunch than breakfast
As faithful readers will know, I’m a regular at the Parliamentary Restaurant’s now near-weekly (they need the revenue, I think) open to the masses Friday buffet brunches. And if I…
Congratulations, Donald. One Month and Counting.
Dear Donnie: It hardly seems like you were sworn into office a month ago. Hard to believe. It seems like so much longer. Who can forget your predecessor, Barack “No…
Lest We Forget: Bearing Witness
In my view, this next story has absolutely no redemptive value. Nothing good emerges from such a grievous, historic injustice. And there can be no redemptive value in a recantation…
Eating up the Hill: Finally a brunch that’s more lunch than breakfast
As faithful readers will know, I’m a regular at the Parliamentary Restaurant’s now near-weekly (they need the revenue, I think) open to the masses Friday buffet brunches. And if I…
Keeping up with the Torys
It’s been a few years since I’ve written anything about John Tory, so I figured I would take a break from stressing over the decline of Civilization into anarchy and…
Keeping up with the Torys
It’s been a few years since I’ve written anything about John Tory, so I figured I would take a break from stressing over the decline of Civilization into anarchy and…
Lest We Forget: Bearing Witness
In my view, this next story has absolutely no redemptive value. Nothing good emerges from such a grievous, historic injustice. And there can be no redemptive value in a recantation…
Fragile Egos And Political Power
I have been dumbfounded by Donald Trump’s supporters. If the polls are correct, about 35% of Americans believe Trump can get and do nothing wrong. That conclusion is obviously contrary…
How Can We Get Rid Of Donald Trump?
Donald Trump has now been president for a full month, and already his presidency seems to be falling apart.His ratings are falling like a stone, psychiatrists can't decide whether he's…
The Con Leadership Race Descends Into Farce
I didn't watch the latest Con leadership debate in Vancouver yesterday afternoon, for two very good reasons.One, I couldn't find it on any TV channel I get, or anywhere on…
Fragile Egos And Political Power
I have been dumbfounded by Donald Trump’s supporters. If the polls are correct, about 35% of Americans believe Trump can get and do nothing wrong. That conclusion is obviously contrary…
How Can We Get Rid Of Donald Trump?
Donald Trump has now been president for a full month, and already his presidency seems to be falling apart.His ratings are falling like a stone, psychiatrists can't decide whether he's…