Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tom Campbell notes that we may not be far away from seeing the world’s first trillionaire – and that there’s a strong likelihood…
2017
Best and worst of Canadian political 2017
For my bestest-ever editor, the Hill Times‘ Kate Malloy – who oversees one of the few truly still-successful newspapers in Canada, by the by – I’m doing my clichéd year-end…
She Knows How To Get Things Done
Jane Philpott has her work cut out for her. But, Tim Harper writes, she’s determined to get it done: The federal Indigenous services minister has ambitious plans when it comes…
Facing Hypocrisy
Last month, I read an article by the redoubtable George Monbiot that left me both shaken and, for a period of time, quite depressed. It forced me to face some…
Fake News, Fake President and the FBI.
From 1924 to 1972, J. Edgar Hoover organized and controlled the federal law enforcement of the United States of America. He built a flawed and highly politicized organization into the…
Andrew Scheer’s Desperate Attempt to Change His Image
As I'm sure you have noticed, Andrew Scheer is looking a little ragged these days. For six months he has been attacking Justin Trudeau like a bat out of hell,…
Synagogues in Five Canadian Cities Targeted And Jewish Couple Found Dead; Antisemites Pleased As Punch
ARC has been publish articles focusing on the Islamophobia movement in this country as well as the dehumanization of Muslim-Canadians and refugees. And it is not uncommon to note that…
Vancouver Greens’ Stuart Mackinnon elected Park Board chair
By Simon Little Digital Reporter CKNW December 19, 2017 8:43 pm Mackinnon will take over as chair from fellow Green Commissioner Michael Wiebe. Stuart Mackinnon / Facebook At its last…
BC’s oil and gas industry regulator withheld fracking data
BC’s Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) withheld information confirming that fossil fuel industry fracking operations could contaminate surface waters and groundwater sources, and absolved companies of the responsibility to act…
Colour in a black cat
Still looking to find colour in a black cat, when I have the occasion. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats at rest.
Booklist: Recipe For Hate “explodes off the page…a dark and engrossing tale”!
Wikipedia: “Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. Booklist’s primary audience consists of libraries, educators, and…
B.C. Supreme Court Overturns Gas Pipeline Approval Because Regulator ‘Unreasonable’ in Dealings with First Nations
The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) was “unreasonable” and “intransigent” in its dealings with the Fort Nelson First Nation as the regulator considered and eventually approved a 39-kilometre natural…
City plans for snowfall over winter holidays
December 19 2017 “This year, we have added new areas for snow and ice removal, including pedestrian pathways, arterial corner ramps, bus stops, and some steep laneways that will help…
If We Want Solutions We’ll Have to Pay For Them
An excellent article from Forbes that shines a light on the link between climate change and global poverty. The upshot is that, if we’re to have any hope at all…
Subtlety is for the weak
Fuck you, you anti-Semitic piece of shit. https://t.co/dyAnv01oAG — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) December 19, 2017
The End
Hart Williams writes that the Republican tax bill — which is speeding its way toward passage — marks the end of democracy in the United States: Think about it: a…
Lower Murder Rates by Rising Equality
The for most part murder rates have been dropping around the world, which in itself is good news, yet we can do better. New research is concluding that inequality rates…
The Day Andrew Scheer Was Exposed As A Liar
In my last post I told you how Andrew Scheer had been caught lying like a thief or a Trump.Claiming that Justin Trudeau had called some Canadians "tax cheats." When…