Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jerry Dias writes that a new year has already seen far too many examples of corporate greed rampaging out of control. Elizabeth…
January 2018
New column day
Here, on the positive natural effects of minimum wage increases – and why we shouldn’t lose them to the threat of artificial problems being created by employers looking for excuses…
Why Do Andrew Scheer And His Cons Lie So Much?
Andrew Scheer likes to portray himself as a man on a mission, a man chosen by his God to bring truth and light to Canada.As well as an avenging Trumpkin…
Change Canada’s Senate: ‘There’s the rub.’
Some of our readers thought that was a got-cha. “Aha,” they exclaimed in their e-mails, “How do you think we are going to get rid of the senate?” Obviously, they…
Stephen Mandel, past his best-before date but still politically sexy to media, declares Alberta Party leadership bid
PHOTOS: Stephen Mandel makes his Alberta Party leadership campaign announcement yesterday in Edmonton (Photo: Twitter). Below: Mr. Mandel back in the day with premier Jim Prentice, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley,…
Ruled by criminals?
Before July 18, 2017, if British Columbia was not ruled by criminals, it was ruled by people who turned blind eyes to criminality. Attorney General David Eby issued a statement…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Gerald Caplan writes about the existential threats to humanity which are being either escalated or ignored: We are rapidly approaching the same kind…
Ronny Cameron Off The Rails: Part 2
On the same day Ronny Cameron attacked Generation Identity Canada (now rebranded as ID Canada) "leader" Tyler Hover, Cameron also attacked another person who he seems to believed had wronged…
The Clarkson Story up until Now and the Uncertain Future of The WTO
Stephen Clarkson The following is a contribution in the blog series on the exceptional contribution of Stephen Clarkson to Canada. Stephen Clarkson died in 2016. The substantial work he undertook…
Laurie Kingston
My friend of about 25 years, Laurie Kingston died this week after a long battle with breast cancer. I have boundless respect and admiration for her and she will always…
Dams for Dilbit: How Canada’s New Hydro Dams Will Power Oil Pipelines
The cancellation of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline in early October had major consequences for a rather unexpected player: Manitoba Hydro. The company had been counting on the energy demand from…
A Eulogy for "The West." It Is No More and Will Be Missed.
Most of us were brought up seeing ourselves and our nation as members in good standing of this political, social, and economic entity we liked to call “the West.” We…
Justin Trudeau, up close and personal
On @am640 now with @TashaKheiriddin @jellerton @anneedawson and I'm the one defending @JustinTrudeau on his cross-Canada tour. It shows guts, frankly. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 10, 2018
Eduardo Galeano and the telling of resistant stories
At the moment, I’m in the middle of reading Hunter of Stories by Eduardo Galeano (translated by Mark Fried). Galeano, who died in 2015, was an Uruguayan writer and public…
The Worth Of An English Degree
A long time ago, I informed my father that I intended to get an English degree. My father — a mechanical engineer — asked, “What the hell can you do…
Blossoming Bikelanes in Berlin
Berlin continues to impress environmentalists around the globe with the city’s efforts to adjust to the reality of the 21st century. Last year Berlin got attention for being a “sponge…
In a land where greed beats need.
The last time Canada took a systematic look into its tax system was at the instigation of a Prairie populist, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. The royal commission headed by Bay…
Donald Trump and the Great National Anthem Fiasco
Donald Trump likes to think of himself as a super-sized patriot, with the only thing true about that being the size of his massive ego.For let's face it, it's not…
Oil’s Deep State by Edmonton author Kevin Taft returns to top of Audreys Books Edmonton non-fiction bestseller list
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Dec. 10, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…