#Metoo?
Can we talk? Many men (and some women) worry that the #metoo movement has morphed into a man-hating witch hunt where innocent men will be publicly humiliated and deprived of…
January 2018
On Conflict
We’re raised to understand conflict from the perspective of good guys and bad guys. But it’s rarely so clear. The battle for land and resources can be utterly nonsensical, particularly…
Saturday Photo: Big Machines at World of Concrete
Spent a very interesting few days in Las Vegas learning about concrete and construction at the World of Concrete trade show. Several thousand attendees and 1500 exhibitors, plus folks like…
Saturday Photo: Concrete…
The material that can last for thousands of years, frequently is falling down these days. This is the Turcot Interchange in Montreal that is being destroyed for all kinds of…
Do We Need A Financial Magna Carta?
There are many things afoot in the world today that deeply concern me about the role that excessive wealth is playing in the concentration of power. Back when this blog…
On stopping the cuts
I’m less surprised than some by Scott Moe’s ascent to the Saskatchewan Party’s leadership in an extremely close, four-way leadership race. But it will particularly be worth keeping an eye…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Noam Scheiber and Ben Casselman comment on the role of corporate consolidation in undermining pay and working conditions. And Meagan Day rebuts…
Sunset on Lake Powell
Sunset on Lake Powell – Wahweap Overlook
Why women don’t report assault and harassment – and what we can do about it
As regular readers know, Kristin Raworth and I are social media friends. You know this because Kristin wrote to me earlier this week about #MeToo and cabinet minister Kent Hehr.…
Studied Indifference?
John Honderich writes that Canadian journalism is in crisis. The Trudeau government vowed to do something about it: It commissioned the Public Policy Forum, under the direction of veteran editor…
More Empty Rhetoric
Those of us capable of casting a critical eye on the Prime Minister are well aware of his capacity for rhetorical flourish. Unfortunately, that flourish is often an end in…
The Monstrous Cons and the Epidemic of Hatred
A long time ago I warned that the way Stephen Harper was demonizing Justin Trudeau was cowardly and evil, and would lead this country to a very bad place,So when…
“Who killed Cock Robin?”
“All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, when they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.” (English nursery rhyme, author unknown.) Former Barrie councillor, former MP…
Guilty Until Proven Innocent.
Recently there have been a spate of ladies coming forward saying they have be subject to unwanted sexual advances ranging from verbal suggestions to actual physical touching or ‘interference’. It…
Brad Wall out! Jason Kenney not yet sworn in! Is Rachel Notley now the Real Leader of Western Canada?
PHOTOS: Brad Wall, the former premier of Saskatchewan, offers his farewell attack on the Alberta NDP to enthusiastic Saskatchewan Party supporters in Saskatoon last night. (Photo: Screenshot from Saskatchewan Party…
Political Coup and The Dangers of Knee Jerk Reactions to Unproven Allegations
Former Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown Faces Unproven Allegations of Misconduct Like many when I first heard the news about the allegations made against Patrick Brown, I jumped on the…
Anti-Muslim Protesters Outnumbered In Toronto At Mel Lastman and Nathan Phillips Squares; Islamophobes Possessed Weapons
On January 29, 2017, six men were murdered at a Quebec City mosque. While most decent humans were heartbroken and reached out in support of the Canadian-Muslim community, this blog…
In Service To The Environment
If you watch this Pepsi ‘ad’ to the end, you’ll see why. There is a petition you may want to take a look at here. Recommend this Post
Jan. 27: The one I don’t want to write.
I have misplaced the article, and I forget who was quoted in it – except that he was a senior member of the White House circle. In short, this politician…
Patrick Brown and the politics of sexual harassment and backlash
Ex-PC Leader Patrick Brown (CP/Aaron Vincent Elkaim) This week saw the dramatic destruction of Patrick Brown’s leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario after allegations of past sexual misconduct…