Donald Trump and the Holy Bigots
He's a dirty old man, a grubby sexual predator, a racist, a white supremacist, and an anti-gay bigot.He steals from the poor to give to the rich. He's trying to…
2017
The Many Crusades of the Con Monster Andrew Scheer
As I'm sure you know by now, the sinister religious fanatic Andrew Scheer is on a crusade to try to turn Canada into a theocracy.Two days ago I told you…
Two NDPers on bicycles.
Reading a fatuous op-ed in the Toronto Star the other morning was funnier than the comics. It was signed by two city councillors who are New Democratic party supporters. And…
Update on Jimbo’s Minimum Wage Wager
It’s been over a week now since I challenged the authors of 5 business-friendly economic reports to a friendly wager over the future trajectory of employment in provinces that are…
Justin, Jagmeet, and the Triumph of the Millennial Voter
It's that time of the year. The leaves are finally turning red, the nights are suddenly cool. After one of my the wildest summers ever, it's time to put away…
Ryan Dean Impersonating Dan Dubois of Canadian Combat Coalition…. Badly
A few weeks back Carl Fleury in Alberta posted to Facebook announcing that he was the new head of the Alberta branch of the Canadian Combat Coalition and that they…
How to read the competing Calgary election polls
With just two days left before most Calgarians finally get their election over with, dueling poll releases from Mainstreet Research and everyone’s favourite Forum have painted some very different pictures…
David Suzuki: It’s time to nix neonics
David Suzuki on why it’s time for Canada to ban neonics, a class of widely used neuro-active insecticides that harm not only the pests they’re designed to kill, but also…
Musical interlude
Avicii – X You
My Take on the Assassination of John Kennedy
I remember the day when we were sent home from school early after John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas. A few of us were hanging out in the front…
Unflinching post about a tweet about a book
Take a look at @PublishersWkly's review for @kinsellawarren's #RecipeForHate, an "unflinching page-turner": https://t.co/Eop0eiFRVp pic.twitter.com/lnFkCv7cCH — Dundurn (@dundurnpress) October 13, 2017
Five Things We Learned from the Damning Report on the University of Calgary’s Connections with Enbridge
Senior administrators at the University of Calgary suppressed academic freedom and failed to address glaring conflicts of interest while attempting to establish an Enbridge-funded research centre, according to a report…
When Professor Walt Looks at Trump He Sees – ?
When Harvard prof, Stephen Walt, looks at Donald Trump he sees – Silvio Berlusconi perhaps? Close but no cigar. Trump is frequently compared to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi,…
‘No World-Class Spill Response Here’: Heiltsuk First Nation Pursues Lawsuit One Year After Tug Disaster
Kelly Brown was awoken at 4:30 a.m. on October 13, 2016, by the kind of phone call nobody ever wants to receive : an environmental catastrophe was unfolding a 20-minute…
Lest We Forget
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz reminds us of some unpleasant truths: San Juan mayor responds to Trump's Puerto Rico tweets: "This isn't politics. This is about saving lives." https://t.co/9CA3Ips4Aq…
And This is Why I Despise the Liberals
The first line in the Globe article sums it up: Canada’s transition to a low-carbon future must include new pipelines to expand oil exports to a diverse global marketplace, federal…
Trump Won’t Be Happy Until America’s Word Is Worth As Little As His Own
Donald Trump’s life story can be reduced to one word. He’s a “grifter.” He’s a con artist, a veteran swindler, who has left a wake of bankruptcies, unpaid creditors and…
Is This The Way To Remove Donald Trump From Office?
Yesterday I wrote a post suggesting among other things that while Donald Trump is clearly unravelling, we can't count on Bob Mueller to save us.And managed to depress the hell…
Responding To "Suppressing Dissent" – A Guest Post
This morning I received a comprehensive commentary from BM, who was responding to my post Suppressing Dissent, which expressed criticism of the visit by Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins’…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday, October 13, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills,…