That Queasy Feeling
It’s like that queasy feeling you can sometimes get out at sea, short of fullblown seasickness but still uncomfortable. Today, it seems, that queasiness comes back, a lot, even on…
April 2018
The Scheer Trumplings and the Social Media War
During the last election campaign I used to have fun portraying Stephen Harper under assault by our superior social media.And that superiority helped us bring down the Harper regime, by…
As The Mask Slips Away
My late father-in-law, a man of deep conviction and integrity, was fond of this saying: “Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.” Although he did not originate the adage,…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here are your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 12, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
New column day
Here, on how Scott Moe’s first budget is just more of the same in leaving Saskatchewan’s low-income residents behind in the face of rising costs of living. For further reading…–…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ashley Renders reports on the Canadian mining companies which are using corporate trade deals to threaten developing countries with billion-dollar claims to…
$2,119 an hour. And you are paying it.
Snippet from next week’s Hill Times column, based on the intrepid reporting of CFRA’s Brian Lilley: The dirty little contract was discovered by Brian Lilley of Ottawa’s CFRA. Reports Lilley:…
I give you your ear worm for this morning
Althea and Donna, Uptown Top Ranking.
Certain Days Calendar Call for Art and Article Submissions: Health/Care
What: A call for art and article submissions on Health/Care for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. Deadline: May 18, 2018 The Certain Days: Freedom for Political…
The environmental crimes of Justin Trudeau.
Our prime minister might not appreciate the charges but he needs to understand what is involved. Whether he likes it or not, he needs to be reminded of the five…
Radical Theory and Academia: a Thorny Relationship (Torkil Lauesen, Gabriel Kuhn)
This article is about radical theory, in particular its relationship with academia. We, the authors, have been involved in relevant discussions for many years. We have academic training and we…
Gabriel Kuhn Reviews: J. Sakai, The “Dangerous Class” and Revolutionary Theory: Thoughts on the Making of the Lumpen/Proletariat (Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2017)
to purchase a copy from leftwingbooks.net click here There are people who write a lot of books, hoping that somewhere down the line they’ll have a winner. Then, there are…
Part II: Racists, Homophobes, Misogynists, Islamophobes, and Sleep Rob Anders Heading To Calgary April 13 – 15
So today we learned more about the event planned for this weekend including all of the speakers as well as the venue: The guest speakers are interesting to say the…
The Kinder Morgan pipeline brouhaha shows why it’s time for Canada to pull the plug on NAFTA
PHOTOS: Kinder Morgan Inc. headquarters in Houston Tex. (Photo: H-town-visually.blogspot.ca). Below: Author and journalist Andrew Nikoforuk, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, and lighter-than-air Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We’ve got the chance,…
Why is it So Hard for Canada to Have a Real Conversation about Pipelines?
Reflecting on his long struggle against South African apartheid, Nelson Mandela said, “One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and again, conflicts…
Doug Ford Shouldn’t Let Andrew Lawton Run For PCPO Nomination in London
Andrew Lawton is running for the Ontario PC party’s nomination in London West. Doug Ford should not let him. For many reasons, but this one is my favorite. Back in…
What’s The ‘National Interest’ Anyways? Conflict Resolution Expert Adam Kahane on Canada’s Oil Pipeline Debate
As the national conversation about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline goes thoroughly bananas, one thing is becoming crystal clear: this conflict is likely to get worse before it gets…
Conservatives Must Take Action Against Racist, Homophobic Candidates In Their Party
I think some serious questions need to be asked about Tanya Granic Allen, Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (see: “Doug Ford distances himself from former leadership rival…
Why Donald Trump Has Never Been More Dangerous
It's a truly terrifying moment in human history. Donald Trump is vowing a massive missile strike on Syria.And taunting the Russians. While we wait to see whether Israel and Iran…
Nikiforuk on Kinder-Morgan’s Blackmail
If there’s one guy who can cut through even Trudeau-grade crap on Canada’s bitumen trafficking and perverse pipeline politics, it’s author and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk. In today’s Tyee, Nikiforuk dismembers…