The NDP promoted its PowerBC program in the 2017 election. Had they been sincere, government would be keeping a promise to voters and they would now be preserving Peace River…
This just in from the better-late-than-never department. Last week Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify “deplatformed” Alex Jones’ InfoWars from their platforms and pages. It took them years to acknowledge that…
This post is dedicated to American family, friends and any other Americans who happen to read this missive. As I witness the events unfolding south of the border, it brings…
This week, two examples of Canadian craziness. First, let’s go east, to Ontario, where the poisoned fruits of the Trump tree have fallen and taken root. (Man, that’s good writin’.)…
Ever since he became Con leader after a tainted leadership race, I have been warning that the creepy Andrew Scheer could corrupt this country beyond recognition.And to a large extent…
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Donald Trump has invited Theresa May to join him in restoring sanctions against Iran – or else. “Nice country ya got here, Terry. Would be a shame if something happened…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Somini Sengupta writes that the extreme heat experienced so far in 2018 shows how ill-prepared humanity is for the climate change it’s…
Doug Ford was in our neck of the woods last week, celebrating “a buck a beer.” He was also greeted by protesters with signs decrying his decision to shut down…
This afternoon I pulled our daughter close in a long embrace as I whispered “goodbye, I love you”. Natalie and her partner Alex were with us for a week at…
She might be a bit smaller in stature but foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland is head-over-heels ahead of a conservative predecessor John Baird. Baird was something of an embarrassment throughout…
It’s August, and my family and I hit the road to visit my parents in Twillingate – a small outport community on Notre Dame Bay in Newfoundland. It’s been 25…
The recriminations resulting from the disaster that was the cancelled Charlottesville-North WCAI rally will continue for some time. Here are just a few examples of the fallout. First it should…
Okay, you can exclude the United States and the United Kingdom. They’re what people used to call “fair weather friends.” If you can’t count on their support for something relatively…
While many (but not our strangely silent allies) have cheered Canada’s tweet critical of Saudi Arabia’s abuse of human rights’ activists, it has not escaped others that the gesture has…
https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/dyer-scientific-word-is-out-on-coming-hothouse-earth Today’s issue of the irving press was stunning. This is a news chain that has ignored the evidence of climate change from the start, and has ignored this summer’s…
Well, we’re 20 minutes in right now and here is what we have. Despite the WCAI cancelling because someone hurt Joey Deluca’s feelings, an estimated 500 counter-protesters arrived to show…
Vlad Putin put the significance of artificial intelligence this way: “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also…
