Bag of hammers
Check out the boldface. It's a baldfaced lie. #cdnpoli #lpc https://t.co/hyzufjpkXZ — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 15, 2017
2017
The Continuing Adventures of the Con Clown Kellie Trump
As we all know too well, and too painfully, the Con clown Kellie Leitch has been making an absolute fool of herself for what sometimes seems like forever.With the worst…
Obama on Democracy
Last Tuesday President Obama presented his final speech of his presidency before the incoming Twit in Chief take power this coming Friday. The focus of his speech was as he…
Butt out Ms. Fonda.
While it is so very nice of actor Jane Fonda to lend her celebrity concern to the rape of the environment for tar sands in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canadians should…
Obama on Democracy
Last Tuesday President Obama presented his final speech of hispresidency before the incoming Twit in Chief take power this coming Friday. The focus of his speech was as he said…
They Have To Speak French
Back in the 1990’s — when Preston Manning burst on the scene — a new kind of sign sprouted on lawns in my neck of the woods. Its message was…
Vancouver: Report Back from Anti-Alt-Right Demo (repost)
On Saturday December 17th 2016, roughly 30-40 demonstrators converged in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside at Pigeon Park, the site of the recently erected Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Survivor’s Totem Pole.…
Why are Jews, gays, and other minorities in Europe increasingly voting far-right? (repost)
Paris and Amsterdam—Leon de Winter, a Jewish bestselling novelist in Amsterdam, says supporting the Dutch political figure Geert Wilders, who seeks to “de-Islamify” the Netherlands, is “politically incorrect” and “not…
Denis Lessard (repost)
(Québec) Le resserrement des règles sur les séjours à l’étranger touche très majoritairement des citoyens nés à l’extérieur du Canada, révèlent des données obtenues par La Presse. Read the rest…
Eco-Hypocrites: Flights of the Anti-Flyers
I was just contemplating my own hypocrisy when I came across this NYTimes Op Ed on hypocrisy. Likely I’m not the only one in this position of explaining away, or…
Eco-Hypocrites: Flights of the Anti-Flyers
I was just contemplating this very idea when I came across this NYTimes Op Ed on hypocrisy. Likely I’m not the only one in this position of explaining away, or…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dean Baker discusses some of the myths about the effects of corporate globalization – with particular attention to how our current trade and…
Could Donald Trump Destroy the United States?
It’s Canada’s major trading partner so we would do well to think hard on what Donald Trump might do – not to China or Mexico or Europe – but to…
Jessica Ernst Loses Landmark Supreme Court Case Against Alberta Fracking Regulator in 5-4 Ruling
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Jessica Ernst can’t sue the powerful and controversial Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) over alleged violations of…
How Fast is Enough?
A story in The Guardian reminded me of how I’ve backed away from posting on climate change lately. The headline reads, “New study confirms NOAA finding of faster global warming.”…
SFH: new show coming up!
Placeholder poster until Bjorn gets bailed out.
Saturday Photo: Brrrr, But It’s Not as Bad as on the Greek Islands
Rather nippy this morning–down near -20 C (0 F)–and on my walk this morning I saw two things that I wished I had my camera to record The first was…
Donald Trump: still an asshole
The anti-@realDonaldTrump anthem of this generation. https://t.co/ABQL0MChoN @SFHPunks @HotNasties @ladurantaye @bjornvf3 @AronYeomanson — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 14, 2017
Sunny Ways Don’t Work With Him
Justin Trudeau is encountering a lot of blowback these days. His cash for access troubles have him in hot water. And his announcement yesterday that the oil sands will have…
Saturday Photo: Brrrr, But It’s Not as Bad as on the Greek Islands
Rather nippy this morning–down near -20 C (0 F)–and on my walk this morning I saw two things that I wished I had my camera to record The first was…