The Real Reason The Con Media Went After Justin Trudeau
Ever since the Con media ganged up to go after Justin Trudeau and his budget like a pack of rabid rats, I've been wondering what could have triggered such a…
March 2018
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 5, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 5, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Apple is under fire for moving iCloud data to China Lawyer representing…
Episode 7: #MeToo, Women in Politics, Education and another old white male political leader
This week on the Daveberta Podcast, guest hosts Lianne Bell, Kyla Fisher and Janelle Morin discuss the #MeToo movement and how it has impacted them and the latest on Alberta’s…
Six Shorts on Sexual Harassment
The Oscars last night were overshadowed by the many of the sexual harassment scandals that were revealed last year in Hollywood. Harvey Weinstein being one the more notable harassers exposed…
Hot Air
Michael Harris believes that all of Donald Trump’s tariff talks will amount to nothing: My two cents worth is that Trump’s tariffs will fizzle like just about everything else he…
The Grand Plan of Obfuscation: A Guest Post
In response to Saturday’s post about the increasing momentum of the neoliberal creep evident in the Trudeau government, frequent commentator BM offered his detailed take on this sorry situation: It’s…
Column: Justin – enough, already
Dear Justin: You don’t mind if we call you Justin, do you? In other circumstances, we’d call you “Prime Minister,” but – to be perfectly candid – your Indian family…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Barry Eidlin and Micah Uetricht offer a reminder that the role of unions goes beyond securing higher wages, to giving workers a voice…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – help!
Me and Lisa have tickets for OMD – I’ve loved them from the days they’d open for Joy Division – next Tuesday night. But we can’t now make it. Anyone…
Small men. Big rockets. Bad news.
What are the similarities between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un? They all think they have the biggest, fastest, most invincible nuclear weapons. They all think of themselves as…
Those we lost in 2017
It’s not just because I’m older that I am reading more of the obituaries than ever in my past. At least, I don’t think so. I seldom read local newspaper…
What Hydro, Government and corporate media hates reporting
BC Hydro’s sales of electricity to residents and businesses have been flat since 2005, despite population growth of 15% in BC and minimal effort by the provincial utility to reduce…
The Role of the Political Journalist
“The journalistic mission remains at its simplest: know your patch and use your knowledge to try to tell readers what’s actually going on.”– Katharine Murphy, Journalism Professor & Guardian Australia’s…
It’s On. Canada Won’t Get a Pass in Trump’s Trade War.
CBC News reports that Canada’s hope to be exempt from Trump’s trade war on imported steel and aluminium has been shot down. There’s been speculation that the tariff regime could…
Trudeau’s Government is screwing up the Trump Steel Tariff issue
And why is this happening? Because the Canadian government has not done its homework. It has been obvious for more than 18 months that a Trump presidency would pose special…
Stuff I Learned This Week no. 4: It’s Academy Awards Sunday. Prepare to be lectured.
I’ve always been a bit of an Oscar junkie. When I was a kid, and had to go to bed before the best picture winner was announced, I’d sit at…
A Rifle is a Rifle is a Rifle – Unless It’s America’s Favourite Assault Rifle
I remember when the United States introduced the M-16 for use by its troops in Viet Nam (back when that was two words). It was a real departure from previous…
Speaking Of Racists Endorsing Ontario Progressive Conservative Leadership Candidates….
Last week it was reported that Paul Fromm, a white supremecist who has been involved with almost every neo-Nazi and racist movement of the past 50 years (from the Edmund…
On Government Finances and Debt
In Alberta Views this month, we have a debate column pair about government debt written by economist Trevor Tombe, and former PC finance minister Ted Morton. There are a number…
Star Readers Are Not Impressed
Star readers can spot a corrupt policy process when they see one, an acuity they make known as they opine on Bill Morneau’s pharmacare plans: Morneau’s unwise decision to backtrack…