Guest Article: What’s Going on in Québec? (Part 2: The Politics)
At the end of the last article, I mentioned the provincial consultation on systemic racism that Storm Alliance and La Meute were mobilizing against. So now I think it’s time…
2017
La Meute and Storm Alliance Merging? Support and Opposition.
Recently the Quebec-based hate group La Meute has been in the news as a result of a charity declining their offer to participate in the collection of gifts for disadvantaged…
Pumpkin! 2017
Filed under: art
Another FBI Investigation to Worry Trump. This Time It’s Whitefish.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI has launched an investigation into the incredibly smelly $300 million no-bid contract given to Montana company, Whitefish Energy, to rebuild Puerto Rico’s…
School Library Journal: Recipe For Hate “a compelling and jagged read”!
.@sljournal calls Recipe for Hate by @kinsellawarren “a compelling and jagged read.” It’s available now: https://t.co/qsIMJwVVV2 pic.twitter.com/NOdaPvY231 — Dundurn (@dundurnpress) October 30, 2017 With a title ripped from a Bad…
Garrison Keillor Pens Donald Trump’s Obituary
Who better than Garrison Keillor – author, humourist, creator of the long-running radio show, “Prairie Home Companion” (1974-2016) to write Donald Trump’s political obituary. “Donald Trump is Done,” from The…
They’re Back. Putin Exploits Trump Again. This Time It’s Cuba.
Donald Trump may be incapable of doing anything good for the United States but he keeps delivering a bountiful windfall to Beijing and Moscow. As Trump tears down or undermines…
Trump campaign conspired with Russia: guilty plea proves it
That Robert Mueller is one crafty guy. He knew the Unpresident would say (a) the Manafort/Gates indictment doesn’t mention me or my campaign (b) they were bad guys I haven’t…
America’s Flood Fiasco
For some time I’ve been writing about the US national flood insurance fiasco, where climate change meets climate change denying America. Hard to tell how much is cognitive dissonance, how…
"Idiots", "Anarchists" and "Assholes" – John Boehner Sums Up Today’s GOP
He was a movement conservative, through and through, and a Republican powerhouse in his day, but former GOP house speaker, John Boehner, doesn’t think much of the current Republican crew…
Three Million Years, Are You Kidding? Another Record for Mankind.
Atmospheric CO2 levels got a bump last year to 403.3 ppm, up from 400.0 ppm in 2015. This is all getting into ancient records territory. The last time our planet’s…
Oct. 30: Our Fading Chances.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iraq-canadian-special-forces-suspended-1.4376244 Early in my teaching days, back when I thought history books told the truth, I used to teach that Canada became a commonweath nation in 1930, and so had…
Minimum wage whack-a-mole
Minimum-wage whack-a-mole is the best way to describe what I’ve been up to the past couple months. It seems like every week or so in August and September, the business…
And the Hits Just Keep on Coming
It’s raining Trump conspirators. Just after word got out that Paul Manafort (plus one) has been indicted for tax evasion and money laundering, it’s being reported that another Trump aide,…
Manafort Told to Turn Himself In
And so it begins. Special counsel Robert Mueller has called on former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, to surrender himself to authorities for arrest on money laundering and tax evasion…
In Photos: The Canadian Mining Boom You’ve Never Seen Before
“If you’re in Vancouver this is way out in the middle of nowhere, but way out in the middle of nowhere is our backyard.” Those are the words of Frederick…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Tom Parkin writes that the Trudeau Libs have proven themselves to be far more interested in protecting Bill Morneau and his wealthy friends…
Trump’s campaign manager is indicted – for conspiring against the United States
Here is the first page of the multi-count indictment. Read it. It is extraordinary. And there can be no doubt, now, that Trump’s campaign was effectively run out of the…
Existential chair
Filed under: art Tagged: sigh
Flying Blind
Many will recall that during the Harper era, our country moved toward greater self-regulation in various industries, often with disastrous results. From tainted meat to railway disasters, the lesson is…