Adler-Kinsella Show: Ontario politics and what the heck is a HOAG?
I’ve written extensively about the highly-scientific HOAG concept, which I will claim to have invented if Bob Chant lets me. From my book Fight The Right, which wrote about the…
April 2018
The Block Bullies
Like all schoolyard bullies, The Block use aggressive tactics intended to intimidate and cow anyone who stands up to or disagrees with them. From their phony, trumped-up OPP investigation –…
A different kind of baseball.
It was as much as a surprise to me at the time as it was to those who know me. I fell in love with the Toronto Blue Jays. From…
Changes are coming to AlbertaPolitics.ca – don’t panic if it looks different or new copy fails to appear for a few days
PHOTO: Some repairs needed to what we used to call the information highway. Expect delays. Notice to readers of AlbertaPolitics.ca … the time has nearly arrived for some design changes…
A Wake for the Dreamland, by Alberta author Laurel Deedrick-Mayne, tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended April 1, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Small money can sometimes go a long way in Edmonton’s municipal elections
Photo: Jon Dziadyk spent $9,950.00 on his campaign and unseated a two-term city councillor who spent $119,937.69. Released this week, the financial disclosures from Edmonton’s municipal elections detail how much…
Park Board will create city-wide advisory committee to revisit VanSplash Aquatics Strategy
Vancouver Park Board News Release April 5, 2018 The Park Board will invite an external advisory committee to assist in developing a revised version of VanSplash, the Board’s long-term aquatics…
On the contrary: The new Roseanne is bad.
The big news on the entertainment front today is the reboot of the classic TV comedy, Roseanne. The huge new cast of Roseanne, including TV’s most annoying new character. Can…
April 5:
Readers of the irving press are getting a thrill out the papers’ attacks on the provincial Liberals for deficit spending. That’s obviously the official line until the next election. And…
Has Donald Trump Really Fired Dr Evil?
As we all know Donald Trump is becoming more and more unstable.As the voices in his head get louder and louder.I dare anyone to read this story and not conclude…
He Talks A Lot
… but doesn’t seem to say much. Here is our Prime Minister on anti-Trump protests: Recommend this Post
Seeking the Science Behind B.C.’s Wolf Cull
Even if you live on Vancouver Island you’re not likely to have seen the elusive coastal wolves that populate its northernmost corners. These genetically unique wolves, which are distinct from…
Andrew Scheer and Mr Ding Dong
You know when I stare at that picture of Andrew Scheer, even I find it hard to believe that he is a mortal threat to Canada and its values.I mean…
Of Patterns and Puppetry
I’ve noticed a few patterns in this country’s right wing politics that make me deeply suspicious. Consider the following: 1) Andrew Scheer flies to London to “prepare a trade deal…
New column day
Here, on how the Libs’ criminal justice bill (Bill C-75) is aimed solely at speed rather than fairness – and seems likely to fail even by that insufficient metric. For…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Canadian Press reports on new research showing how wealth shocks at any level of income or wealth are associated with a…
Andrew Scheer and the Fascist Horror of Faith Goldy
It looked like some kind of low budget religious TV program, with a host and a guest who were made for each other.Faith Goldy, the monstrous Christian Crusader and white…
Removing All Doubt
The Canadian Press reports this morning that Doug Ford’s campaign to be the premier of Ontario will not include a bus for the media: Ontario’s newly minted Progressive Conservative leader…
Here’s an Optimistic Savings Chart
Retirement is a dream too far away for people to think about. We’re all really bad at thinking about the future and we often don’t want to think about money.…
[Insert Titanic reference here]
Liberal Minister @TracyMacCharles and MPP @GrantCrack announce they will not seek re-election in June #onpoli — Colin D'Mello CTV (@ColinDMello) April 5, 2018