Let’s Save Brutalism
Saving architecture through Twitter seems a little odd, yet the #SOSBrutalism movement has engendered an appreciation for an architectural style and saving buildings from demolition. Critics of brutalism describe the…
February 2018
Patrick Brown in pictures
One is creepy. One is arguably…you know what it is. There’s more of this sort of hung out there, I’m told. After last night’s blockbuster Globe and Mail story –…
Ontario PCs: The Morning Line.
It’s a muddy, cold day at the track but thankfully this race is not too long. The candidates for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party will be At…
The Toxic Partisanship of the Con Clown Pierre Poilievre
For a long time after the Con regime went down in flames, and was humiliated beyond recognition, Pierre Poilievre all but faded into the woodwork.Or lost himself in the midst…
TDIH: "Quebec paper reports Lower Churchill agreement" #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Two decades ago, there was talk of a deal to develop not one, not two, but three dams in Labrador. The story broke in a Quebec newspaper, Le soleil, on…
Welcome to Canada, where Omar Khadr has more rights than Patrick Brown….
Ontario pay attention, you are about to witness the complete and utter hijacking of democracy in this province. Word is out that the committe charged with green lighting candidates for…
Jason Kenney tries to look tough, but that ship’s already sailed with Rachel Notley at the helm
PHOTOS: The real Rachel Notley, looking tough and determined, as she is. Below: The new slimmed down, but still not very scary looking, Jason Kenney, trying to scare us of…
Patrick Brown cleared his name and joined the leadership race…
Okay, first things first, full disclosure. I do not know Patrick Brown, I have never met the man. Likewise I do not know and have never met any of the…
Did Patrick Brown scheme to sell off candidate spots?
And did he plot to put the resulting many thousands in his own pocket? Check out this stunner Globe and Mail story. It is simply incredible. . Former Ontario Progressive…
Can Donald Trump Be Blackmailed Over Sex?
Earlier today I looked at what Donald Trump might be hiding. And quoted what the New York Times' Thomas Friedman had to say about that. President Trump is either totally…
The fix was in
In a November 2017 post at his blog, York University Professor Mark Winfield, notes the failures of politicians when tasked with making energy decisions: The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador…
Episode 6: Alberta-BC Pipeline War, UCP loses 2 MLAs, and Alberta Party leadership race
We’re back! After a brief hiatus because Ryan was down south helping Make America Great Again, we are back with a new episode of The Daveberta Podcast. In this episode,…
What Is Trump Hiding?
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman concludes that Donald Trump’s abject indifference to Russian hacking of America’s elections admits of just two possibilities: either Trump is criminally incompetent or there’s…
Fragmentation in Toronto’s Hotel Sector
Photo from UNITE HERE Local 75 Facebook page Many labour activists in Toronto – and indeed Canada – are well aware of the conflict between UNITE HERE Local 75 and…
The Case for Resuscitating Liberalism (While There’s Still Time)
Is liberalism dead in the modern era? The Atlantic’s James Traub (former editor of Foreign Policy) argues that it’s certainly on the ropes but might be salvageable. erhaps, like God,…
B.C. to Continue Wolf Cull, Despite Warnings It Won’t Save Caribou
Despite widespread condemnation from conservation groups and scientists, the B.C. government is set to continue shooting wolves from helicopters in an attempt to save endangered mountain caribou herds from local…
PCPO: a correspondent writes in
Just received. Interesting. Warren: Patrick Brown wants to play politics. Let’s play. Let’s take a look at some of Patrick Brown’s biggest supporters. Let’s look, too, at how the Hell…
Homelessness in BC
In anticipation of tomorrow’s provincial budget in British Columbia (BC), I’ve written a blog post about the state of homelessness in that province. Points raised in the blog post include…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Family Day reading. – Gloria Galloway reports on Jagmeet Singh’s strong case for fair tax revenues as a key highlight from the NDP’s federal convention: In…
Well that Explains It. How, Yet Again, Little Norway Kicks the World’s Ass.
It has a population way smaller than the Greater Toronto Area’s 6.4 million. Norwegians come in at just 5.3 million. It’s a country of many truly remarkable “firsts.” Longevity, standard…