Hogwash
Yesterday, Donald Trump revoked John Brennan’s security clearance. In this morning’s New York Times, Brennan fires back: Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election,…
August 2018
Donald Trump isn’t the only one who wants to build a wall
Jennifer Keesmaat’s vision for Toronto, not exactly as pictured. There are 67 days until Election Day, and Jennifer Keesmaat still has this up. She slept on it, apparently, and she…
Dougie’s dummies don’t do doubts.
This summer session of the Ontario legislature showed that Dougie and the dummies do not do deep thinking. It is not their style. As the government of Ontario, we can…
My Sundays with Normand by Adele Fontaine 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 Aug. 12, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
State of the Far-Right: We Must Remain Vigilant
After the humiliation the far right faced not only in Toronto this past Saturday but also in Washington D.C. on Sunday (to add insult to injury, the organizer of the…
Could a Red Tide Help Turn Florida Blue?
Earlier today I wrote a post examining whether the next presidential election could be fought and won on climate change. But I forgot to mention another really interesting question.Could the…
Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, and the Con Zombies
During his ill fated bid to be Con leader Maxime Bernier used this bizarre graphic to try to get people to vote for him.It's inspired by the science-fiction movie The…
Salon du livre Queer entre les couvertures / QBTC Book Fair 2018
WHEN: Saturday at 11 AM – 6 PM WHERE: Centre communautaire de Loisirs Sainte-Catherine d’Alexandrie 1700 Amherst, Montreal, Quebec H2L 3L5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1853537648037103/ ??????????? Queer Between the Covers Bookfair Saturday…
Randy Rampage, RIP
Randy, Chuck, Joey. The Hot Nasties played a few shows with DOA, and with Randy, who played bass for them, off and on. A big loss. One of the originals.…
A Presidential Election Fought and Won on Climate Change?
What if, by the time Americans go to elect their next president in November, 2020, they have two more summers like this or worse under their belts? Sooner than later,…
Whither Goes Pennsylvania…
The numbers are utterly shocking. 300 Roman Catholic priests in just one state, Pennsylvania, are suspected of committing sexual offences against children. Three hundred. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made public…
See Ya at the Mall Tomorrow? Sure, It’s the Residential School Holiday.
According to The Globe it’s only a matter of picking a day before the federal government announces a new statutory holiday. The extra day off will be to remember/venerate/celebrate Canada’s…
They Don’t Actually Run Away. They Sort Of Crawl. The A,B,C’s of Natural Feedback Loops.
Back in ancient times, 15-20 years ago, we were warned that, unless we abandoned fossil fuels and damned smartly, somewhere toward the end of this century we might just trigger…
B.C. Gov. Declares Province-Wide State of Emergency
The forest fire situation has reached the point that the British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency. By an incredible fluke this comes at the same time…
Let’s Truly Hope A Special Place Exists in Hell for These ‘People’
This news is incredibly disturbing. Hundreds of priests abusing thousands of children in just one state in the US. The entitlement. The secrets and lies. The bribes, political persuasion. The…
A Possible Path Forward Sir John A’s And Other Statues
This doesn’t have to be an either we take the statues down or we don’t situation. Whether the statues are of Sir John A. MacDonald, Hector-Louis Langevin or other “Men…
Will Mother Nature Be The One To Destroy Donald Trump?
Ever since he came to power, Donald Trump has waged an all out war on the planet.He has called climate change a "con job" and a "hoax," ripped up regulations,…
Wednesday Morning Alberta Candidate Nomination Update
Photo: Danielle Larivee, Tanya Fir, Lori Sigurdson, and Sonya Savage. I took a short break from writing about Alberta politics while I was on vacation over the past few weeks,…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law on Wednesday August 15, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. Marriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to…
Reducing Waste in Food Courts
Poor waste management presents more than just food waste in food courts located in mass or offices. The waste of time, money, and energy plague most of these food operations.…