Saturday Photo: Brasília….
Sad news from Brazil about the right wing campaign to stamp out any politician to the right of centre. Lula (former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva) this morning still…
April 2018
This Is Hard To Watch
The following incident occurred in Toronto on February 18 of this year. It is difficult to watch, but I encourage you to do so, and use headphones so you can…
Premier Wynne’s nemesis.
If Premier Wynne really wants to keep her job in Ontario, I would suggest that she should make amends by first firing Ed Clarke as chair of the Liquor Control…
Was the Russian Embassy’s press secretary expelled from Canada for telling the embarrassing truth? Sure sounds that way!
PHOTOS: Kirill Kalinin, former First Secretary and Press Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Canada. Below: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, and the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. Was Kirill Kalinin…
Friday Night Nomination Candidate Update
Photo: Nicole Williams, Sarah Hoffman, Maryann Chichak, and Lisa Wardley. Here are some of the latest updates to the list of candidates running for party nominations ahead of Alberta’s expected…
Musical interlude
The Pretty Reckless – Take Me Down
It’s Funny How Canada Lost Its Voice
The Israeli army is back at it again, wantonly murdering unarmed Gaza Palestinians who stray within 300 feet of the border. Did I say “murder”? Well, that’s because it is…
Earthgauge News – April 3, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mixdown-18-04-03.mp3 Edition #13 of Earthgauge News for the week of April 3, 2018 A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Join me…
What if America Loses Its Trade War with China?
So far its a war of tariffs and countervailing tariffs, tit for tat, but it is escalating and that seems to be Washington’s doing, not Beijing’s. Donald Trump is plainly…
About Carpay’s Bill 24 Lawsuit
So, apparently John Carpay has managed to persuade a bunch of fear-filled people to participate in an attempt to quash GSAs in Alberta schools. Carpay runs a Canadian version of…
KINSELLACAST: SFH at the Linsmore, Lisa on women in politics, and Spin Twins on the polls!
This week’s episode of the Kinsellacast™ is a bit different – instead of me going on (and on) about politics, I decided to lead off with some tantalizing tunes from…
Madeleine Albright’s Plaintive Plea – Stop Trump
Former US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, is gunning for the bestseller list with the release next week of her book, “Fascism – a Warning.” In it Albright surveys the…
On the Other Hand… Climate Change News
The critters are beginning to panic. This time they’re scurrying around muttering about “geosolarengineering.” That’s an awkward term for pumping massive amounts of stuff, aerosols the odds-on favourite, some 20…
Lifeblood For A Moribund Democracy?
By any measure, I think it is safe to say that ours is not a healthy and vital democracy. One only has to look at election turnout statistics to see…
Review — Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation
This is a fascinating history of the focus group and related technologies of consultation written by journalist Liza Featherstone. Since its inception, the form of listening made possible by the…
It Will Not Be Pretty
Michael Harris writes that it’s approaching high noon in B.C: This coming Saturday on Burnaby Mountain will be a little like Gary Cooper’s classic western High Noon. It will be…
Andrew Scheer, Ezra Levant, and the Trumpling Question
As long as I can remember I've always considered the Cons to be more American than Canadian.And since Andrew Scheer became their leader I've often wondered whether his party has…
Paris Climate Goals Depend on Promoting Biodiversity
UN Campus, Bonn • Photo by HKuhse-Bonn A sweeping new report released on March 23rd emphasizes just how intertwined the challenges of climate change and loss of biodiversity truly are.…