Trump to be at Le Manoir Richelieu.
Despite being in danger from maddened beavers, American president Donald Trump says he is coming to gamble with the rich and famous of the world this weekend. The other six…
June 2018
Ontario Electricity Sector V – What they knew, and when they knew it…
Last month I published a full-length article in the “The Monitor” magazine providing a “how we got here” analysis of the Ontario electricity sector and some options for the next…
Alberta Candidate Nomination Update: NDPer Stephanie McLean retiring, Mike Nickel runs for UCP nomination, UCP MLAs face challengers
The big nomination news since my last update was the announcement by Stephanie McLean that she was withdrawing from the New Democratic Party nomination contest in Calgary-Varsity. McLean is Minister…
Bobby
Fifty years today, he died. Half a Century. In my family, he was our uncrowned King. We were in Dallas when they killed him, and I can still remember my…
On Chesil Beach by British author Ian McEwan leads Audreys Books Edmonton Bestsellers List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended June 3, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Sweet cats.
Nobody Escapes the Ford Nation. Not Even Me and I’m Out On an Island in the Pacific
I’m not sure you would want to see any of these guys roll up your driveway on a dark night. They’re the Ford boys. Dad, Doug Sr., is gone. Youngest…
Ontario election near the finish line: Can strategic voting put the NDP over the top?
When the Ontario campaign got underway it appeared the PCs were headed for an out-sized majority. They stumbled, largely because they are led by an unctuous idiot. The Wynne Liberals,…
Teaching Policy People to Code at the Harvard Kennedy School
Part 1: hypothesis & goals Context This summer, digital HKS is excited to launch an experimental pilot that will help MPP and MPA students at the Harvard Kennedy School of…
A Tale of Prime Ministerial Cowardice and a Situation That Should Never Have Happened in Canada
It’s hard to respect cowardice. Yet that has too often been the story of Justin Trudeau’s premiership. One of the most glaring examples of Trudeau’s cowardice is found in his…
At Least They Gave Him a Warm, Safe Place to Die
74-year old Ted spent the last hours of his life in his favourite seat inside the Tim Hortons on West Broadway in Vancouver. In the city with the most expensive…
An Obituary for a Planet? "Climate Change Has Run Its Course" – WSJ
Has the plutocracy outwaited the climate change issue? According to the Wall Street Journal the global political caste has lost interest in the whole carbon emissions cutting thing. That’s over.…
Sun TV: in which I give Trudeau good grades on how he is (now, finally) dealing with Trump
Back with Adrienne and Nelson! Just like old times!
At an anti-Zundel rally
Andy Lehrer (right) anddemonstrator at anti-Zundel rally Back in the summer 2004, neo-Nazi Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel was in detention at the Metro West Detention Centre. Neo-nazis and anti-Semites, under…
Linkless, contextless stuff, plus Warren’s History of the Internet
Nearly twenty years ago, when I started this here web site, I would have folks coming up to me on the street or at events or whatever and saying: “I…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ed Broadbent examines how Doug Ford’s platform (such as it is) would only further enrich the wealthy, while causing catastrophic results for…
Eating Yogurt Helps Reduce Inflammation
Eat more yogurt to help reduce inflammation inside your body. Yummy yogurt is also good for your tummy. Some recent research has concluded that yogurt can help reduce inflammation while…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 5, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay…
Star Deco story leak: we have a winner
#ONpoli possibilities for lawsuit leak: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 4, 2018
His Hypocrisy Is Breathtaking
Perhaps he is counting on a fawning international press and a somnolent Canadian public. Perhaps he is counting on those who put partisan loyalties above all else. Or maybe he…