Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joel French discusses the need to move beyond merely preserving the public institutions Alberta has now, and to start building the new…
July 2018
III% Increasing Threats
Almost two months ago in May members of the Quebec III% militia assaulted, detained, and stole property from a counter-protester. That counter-protester’s personal information was then published. As of today…
UCP candidate’s ties to Trump campaign caps off sleepy by-elections in Fort McMurray-Conklin and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Photo: Sid Fayad, Laila Goodridge, Jane Stroud, Nicole Mooney, Abigail Douglass, Devin Dreeshen. Voters will head to the polls tomorrow to elect new MLAs in two relatively sleepy by-elections. The…
Come see us, you cheap bastards
Just ten clams. Nineteen and over. Open until 4 a.m.
Park Board approves new nine acre roof-top park for redeveloped Oakridge Centre
July 10 2018 “This new park will be a tremendous addition to our network of outstanding public parks with access for all. There will be something for everyone, from public…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 11, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Oliver Moore reports on Greyhound’s elimination of most of its Western Canadian bus service. Emily Riddle offers a reminder that the lack of…
America The Beautiful
There’s no country like it, eh? Recommend this Post
Belize’s Coral Reef Protection Praised
After years of being threatened by human activity the Belize Barrier Reef is getting some relief. The government of Belize has been praised by UNESCO for taking some neat initiative…
The Ugly Truth
The next episode of the Trump Show — “Blowing Up NATO” — is being broadcast today. Donald Trump has his script. But, if the members of the alliance hang together,…
The threats of Trump’s thugs.
You would think you had heard it all. It is as though President Trump and his followers in the United States are proud of their ignorance. The other day, it…
Horgan talks private and public power
John Horgan issued a press release that makes so damn much sense, I’m repeating it almost entirely. British Columbia urgently needs an independent and transparent examination of all private power…
Square the circle
Rich Coleman flatly says to Mr. Holman that every file in government generates multiple pieces of correspondence. Now, think back to all those times that researchers and journalists used Freedom…
Ronny Cameron Meltdown On Full Display
Sometimes it is fun to sit back and watch the show. When Ronny Cameron cancelled his rally and wrote that he would only be doing "journalism" (such that it is),…
And wait until you hear about Minister McKenna and the (former) Parks Canada employee!
True story. I once said to Ignatieff we should photograph him running or something. Me: “Not tennis or golf, though. Rich guy sports. Running’s okay.” Him: “That’s all bullshit. I’m…
Music is a Necessity
. . . After food, air, water, and warmth, music is the next necessity of life. ~ Keith Richards Things are really messed-up. The kids got out of the cave,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Sleepy cats.
What’s that smell? Rare corpse flower set to bloom at Park Board’s Bloedel Conservatory
July 10 2018 “The Park Board was very fortunate to acquire this rare plant a few years ago,” said Vancouver Park Board Chair Stuart Mackinnon. “Any day now residents and…
Firing a Shot Across the Blowhard’s Bow
EU president, Jean Claude Junker, delivered a one-liner to Donald Trump in advance of this week’s NATO summit. “Dear America, appreciate your allies. After all, you don’t have that many.”…