No, Donald. That’s Exactly Not What #MeToo Stands For.
The Mango Mussolini must have thought #Me Too was a gentleman’s club. Scratch the surface of his White House and that much is pretty clear. It’s no secret that Trump…
February 2018
Musical interlude
Lil Silva feat. BANKS – Don’t You Love
Swimming Lessons
“As for our bodies, there comes a time when no one wants to come near them.” ~ Mr. Perlman speaking one of the saddest line from the lovely film Call…
Feb. 10: A bad day for humans
On Feb.9, the world was (and still is) in the greatest crisis in history. The U.S. is (illegally) behaving in such a dangerous way in Syria that the whole world…
Fire and Fury reviewed
Dysfunctional. Childish. Self-centred. Narcissistic. Ideologically myopic. Illiterate. Cranky. Capricious. Arrogant. Scheming. Petty. Ill-educated. No, I’m not writing about our local council (although, yes, all those words apply equally to The…
Michael Bate advocates rape
Michael Bate’s Frank magazine has so far dodged #MeToo – but NB: he runs a misogynist’s sandbox where harassment of women isn’t just tolerated, it actually culminated in a “contest”…
On Free Meds and Mental Health Care
Perfect timing. My son just finished telling me about his trip to our family doctor in which he tried but failed to get a form filled out that will enable…
Kathleen Wynne is the luckiest politician alive
Here’s why: • Andrew Horwath’s New Democrats have been in a witness protection program for months – and, when they finally start to show signs of life, they lose their…
Saturday Photo: Oranges Inside, and Out
At some point I acquired an ornamental orange tree. It was probably 20 or more years ago, and each year I put it outside for the summer and brought it…
King Chaos
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives should be worried. Doug Ford — a Regressive Conservative — wants to ditch the carbon tax. Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliot are troding the path he is…
Tiger Williams’ Disgrace
Let me be clear. I have not been a fan of hockey since I was a boy, when only six teams constituted the NHL. However, I am struck by the…
Patrick Brown, Doug Ford, and the Collapse of the Con Castle
It's hard to believe that just over two weeks ago Patrick Brown was the king of his Con castle.And getting ready to bury Kathleen Wynne's Ontario Liberals in the next…
Saskatchewan Burning
The appalling miscarriage of justice in the #ColtenBoushie case cries out for more than an appeal: we now need to consider federal prosecutions for the violation of a person’s civil…
Measuring mediocrity.
Having been party to writing political rule books in the past, it took little time to find the loopholes and errors in the 2018 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership rule book.…
#JusticeForColten
When I was driving through the Whitebear Reserve in Saskatchewan 24 years ago, my car broke down. I started walking to get help, but in less than 30 seconds a…
Infighting In Northern Guard: Least Shocking News Of the Week
There really are three things in life that are certain. Death. Taxes. And far-right, pseudo-biker, wannabe militia types are going to eventually start fighting each other: The scene above took…
Mark McMorris and the Road Back to the Olympics
I watched our athletes march into the stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, this morning.As always it was a proud moment, and I'm looking forward to cheering for all of them.But…
Sunk costs
I once owned a car that my family had driven almost 400,000 km. The engine was becoming unreliable, down on power while dripping and burning oil. We enjoyed the car…
Leading Alberta Expert, Dr. David Shindler, Tosses Cold Water on Rachel and Justin’s Bullshit.
Kudos to the Edmonton Journal for publishing Dr. Shindler’s op-ed, “BC’s Pipeline Vigilance is Backed by Science.” Rachel, and her courtier, Justin, probably won’t be happy to hear what Dr.…
Horgan’s right on Kinder Morgan, even if he got Site C wrong
On Kinder Morgan, John Horgan is standing up for British Columbians — as he should (BCNDP/Flickr) Dear Premier Horgan, I’m still mad at you for carrying on with Site C…