That moment when you’re reminded Doug Ford isn’t a good person…
Any decent person running for premier would’ve been able to say he’d support LGBT people and attend their annual parade. But not Doug Ford, who never misses an opportunity to…
June 2018
Major Developments On 407 Fraud Could Be Imminent
There has been a lot of chatter over the past few days on social media that has been making the rounds with people who follow politics closely, that major developments…
Musical interlude
Tom Cochrane – I Wish You Well
Can Kim Jong Un Put His Life in Donald’s Trumps Hands?
There’s so much double-dealing going on lately it’s hard to figure out who can be trusted but, on the trustworthiness scale, Donald Trump must be pretty close to the bottom.…
Unemployment at the Heart of Italy’s Economic Crisis
Unemployment at the Heart of Italy’s Economic Crisis — Read on therealnews.com/stories/unemployment-at-the-heart-of-italys-economic-crisis
Review: Turning to One Another
This is a peculiar book with a powerful idea at its core but presumptions about how the social world works that take it in directions that I think are misguided.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Cherise Seucharan interviews Andrew MacLeod about his new book on the health benefits of investing in income, housing and education. And Kyle Edwards…
That’s It, Donald!
Both Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau have tried hard to establish a personal relationship with Donald Trump, their theory being that flattery would open Donald’s brain. But both men have…
The Day Justin Trudeau Told Donald Trump Enough Is Enough
Justin Trudeau's relationship with Donald Trump has always reflected our national character.He was always polite, he tried to be as friendly as possible, but he didn't let Trump manhandle him.And…
Are some more indigenous than others?
Either we are all ‘from here’ or none of us are. If academics and government can refer to our first nations as indigenous then they must have changed the meaning…
The Mood I’m In
After the events of the past two days, the last week or two, I went in search of Leonard Cohen. Then I was here.
CLAC’s big role in the Trans Mountain expansion: Another political pipeline problem in the making?
If Canadians are going to have to pay the $10 to $15-billion cost of expanding the Trans Mountain Pipeline, it’s important they aren’t bound by side deals that are not…