What Do We Do Now?
The Political Paradox that is Alberta The political paradox for Alberta is that, while we have had majority governments since 1971 we have had unstable governance since about 2004. In…
February 2018
No. It’s Never a Good Time for This
“Welcome to Lubyanka Plaza where residents can enjoy every amenity including our luxurious basement fitness centre.” What, wrong torture chamber? Sorry. We’re not talking about the notorious KGB headquarters in…
Neil Macdonald on Trudeau’s Betrayal of the Canadian People
Political cowardice is something we’re getting used to from our federal Liberal government. Justin Trudeau may have a lovely smile but very, very weak knees. When it comes to taking…
New Dark Ages, now
I just returned from a major book fair at the Metro Convention Centre – and, whilst I was there signing copies of Recipe For Hate (Humblebrag Alert: we ran out…
What Do We Do Now?
The Political Paradox that is Alberta The political paradox for Alberta is that, while we have had majority governments since 1971 we have had unstable governance since about 2004. In…
New Dark Ages – revealed!
At the book fair and just spotted this. It’s official!
Hundreds of Short Videos to Learn About Philosophy
Too many people think that philosophy is a practice for elites or people with too much time on their hands. Contrary to popular belief studying philosophy is easy and readily…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Nathan Akehurst writes that the Carillion collapse was just the tip of the iceberg in the corporatization and destruction of the UK’s…
The Time Is Now
Goblaization caused massive dislocation around the world. And, as robots take over the workplace, that dislocation will continue. Larry Elliott writes: In some ways, the debate that was taking place…
New column day
Here, expanding on this post as to how the promises which won Scott Moe the Saskatchewan Party’s leadership will leave him with some difficult decisions to make in a hurry.…
Justin Trudeau and the Bigot Nonos
Last Monday night Justin Trudeau attended a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Quebec City mosque massacre.And during his speech he criticized one of Quebec's largest far-right groups, La…
Trump follows the formula.
That did not need to be the real Donald Trump addressing Americans the other evening. The State of the Nation address is now down to a formula that a trained…
Forgotten amid pipeline war brouhaha, new study details failure of Oilsands Big Five to control emissions
PHOTOS: There’s no Plan B! And Alberta’s five largest oilsands producers have set no targets let alone taken action to get their emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.…
Ryan Dean Found Guilty Of Attacking Ex
The past seven days haven't been a lot of fun for Ryan Dean, former Soldier of Odin, former Guardians of Alberta vp, founder and former leader of the Canadian Combat…
Ten sins: a proactive act of contrition
Am I sinner? You bet. Ever since I started writing about #MeToo, and expressing support for it – and ever since I’ve started condemning politicians who are hypocrites and creeps…