The Con Media and the Aga Khan’s Island
It's the last thing I needed to do at this time of the year. Stare at a picture of a lovely Caribbean island with all that light blue water and…
2017
A Losing Game
Donald Trump has a chaotic mind. That conclusion is buttressed by everything he says and does. Most recently, that chaos was evident in Trump’s statement on international security. Tom Walkom…
New column day
Here, on some of the economic ideas on offer from Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon in Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership campaign. For further reading…– I’ve talked about some of the points…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Owen Jones discusses how an ideology of individualism has undermined both freedom and security for most of the UK’s citizens: There are…
By jingo, Trump’s a xenophobe.
In an era of social media on the Internet, people are having a hard time deciding what is suitable for private conversations and what is suitable for public discussions. Nobody…
Kent Hehr: He’s not necessarily an empathetic guy, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing
PHOTOS: Kent Hehr, back in the days he was an Alberta Liberal MLA. I have to tell you, Mr. Hehr is not crazy about this picture, probably because he regrets…
The Ballad of the Social Blemishes, 40-plus years later
Forty-seven years. Forty-seven years ago tonight, the Social Blemishes – me, Ras Pierre, Rockin’ Al and a few others miscreants – took to the makeshift stage in the gym at…
Park board delays discussion on pool plan
Jessica Kerr / Vancouver Courier December 20, 2017 01:00 AM Those waiting to hear what park board commissioners think of the proposed long-term plan for the city’s pools, beaches and…
Dec. 20: On the Brink…
One of the ways journalists create fake news is by using prejudicial language in reporting it. There was the case of western news media referring to a North Korean soldier…
Have We Just Witnessed the Biggest Scam Ever Perpetrated by the US Congress on the American People?
According to MSNBC host, Joy Reid, the Republican congressional caucus has just filleted the American people. With mid-term elections less than a year away, why would Republicans in the House…
Watch this Rosemary Barton exchange with Justin Trudeau. Wow.
It is truly something else. Among other things, it means that Trudeau needs to get better prepared before he scrums again on this mess. And it means CBC needs to…
David Akin broke the Aga Khan story, so he should have the definitive word
And it’s a brutal one. PMJT first PM in history to violate a federal statute while in office: "Mr. Trudeau did contravene sections 5, 11, 12 and 21 of the…
THE 12 DAYS OF A CAREGIVER CHRISTMAS
My words to the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” are fun, but they reveal a truth about caregiving, too. We all begin with a task or two. “Oh, it’s…
Smooth Sailing Ahead For the Global and Canadian Economy?
The consensus forecast of just about everybody – the IMF, the OECD, the Bank of Canada, the Canadian banks – is that Canada will share in a global recovery from…
Letting Go
One of the hardest things most of us endure in life is letting go. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a failed relationship or a particularly hurtful personal…
The Decadent States of America
Has America succumbed to decadence, the terminal stage of the once great state? Foreign Policy’s James Traub sees clear parallels between modern day America and Rome at its end or…
Trudeau broke ethics rules?
Yes. So says the Ethics commissioner: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke multiple federal ethics rules when he accepted a ride on the Aga Khan’s private helicopter and stayed on his…
Trump Goes Full Thug
America’s UN ambassador, Niki Haley, has a warning for her colleagues. Donald Trump has his eye on them. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has warned UN…
Just What Was Going On With the Republican Tax Overhaul?
By all accounts the Republicans’ tax coup d’etat is massively unpopular among the American people. Given that its benefits will mainly flow to corporations and the 1% that’s not surprising.…
It’s Called "Creeping Normalcy" and It’s a Killer
It’s part of human nature. It’s what we do. We develop a form of mild amnesia about our reality of twenty or thirty years earlier as we accept our current…