Recipe for Hate is a finalist!
"A great look into the history of music and what it means to be an outcast.” RECIPE FOR HATE by @kinsellawarren is a finalist for the John Spray Mystery Award!…
October 2018
Oct. 16: Why Nothing Happens in New Brunswick
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/climate-change-costs-1.4833281 https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/10/15/opinion/mr-speaker-say-yes-climate-change-emergency-demanding-urgent-action Yes, it’s happening. But not here in this province of New Brunswick. In their recent provincial election, voters felt the real, gut issues were a need to improve…
Well Why Didn’t You Say So?
Stop the presses! A new climate change catastrophe is unfolding and this one changes everything. Climate change is threatening global beer production. Yeah, you heard that right, beer, brewskis, the…
Scotland the Brave
Scottish Power, more than just another utility. The company even has its own pipe band, UK champions for 2018. The Spanish-owned, Scottish utility, has now moved to windpower, alternative clean…
Andrew Scheer’s Disgusting Return To Parliament
If the failing Andrew Scheer wasn't such a wonky nerd, he would have known that he should have taken a couple of days off to recover from his trip to…
Do You Know Anybody?
I’ve asked around and I haven’t found anybody who thinks their life will be markedly different when the bell tolls midnight and marijuana possession/use becomes lawful. The media, at home…
100 Years After: Winnipeg General Strike
Illustration by Mike Sokolowski H.C. (Clare) Pentland grew up in and around Brandon, Manitoba, and spent his working life in Winnipeg — two cities that experienced dramatic General Strikes in…
The tipping point
Visual for a new sculpture commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Courtesy of Bernie Miller and Noam Gonick. Summer solstice marks the 99th anniversary of Bloody Saturday and the 1-year…
Everyone Has an Excuse and They’re All Crap
It was nice to see that Parliament held a late night debate on climate change yesterday. By “Parliament” I mean the parties that consider the threat serious enough to show…
The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike
Cover of booklet to accompany a new sculpture commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Courtesy of Bernie Miller and Noam Gonick. The General Strike of 1919 was not only Winnipeg’s…
The cautionary tale of Superman
The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman Julian Voloj Super Genius, 2018 Superman has always been identified as representing truth, justice and the American Way. He was an unambiguous…
Governments are stupid
Forget cannabis. Who the Christ decided it was a good idea to encourage smoking anything in a park, @JustinTrudeau? https://t.co/hw5FA0ClaO — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 16, 2018
Donald Trump and the Deadly Deniers
We've known for a long time that Donald Trump is a climate change denier. For a long time his ridiculous tweets have made that only too clear. And although the…
How To Use The Carbon Tax Issue To Destroy The Cons
As you know, I believe that some of the most powerful Cons in the country, the ones I call the Carbon Gang, have made a fatal mistake.They have all vowed…
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is more than just words. Reconciliation is a long and important process. Stuart Mackinnon has shown leadership on park board through motions to learn traditional Indigenous places names and…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ben Chu reports on the conclusion from the chief economist of the Bank of England that decreased unionization in the UK is…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact for Tuesday October 16, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Did you know that your Employer has a duty to accommodate your disability…
For Popular Sovereignty, Beyond Absurdity
Mike Pence, Brett Kavanaugh, Mitch McConnell, and Jon Kyl • Photo by Office of the Vice President It is disgusting almost beyond words that the onetime sexual predator and obvious…
A Big Market For Humbug
In today’s New York Times, Paul Krugman takes on what he calls the “cockroach arguments” of climate change deniers. Cockroach arguments are “false claims you may think you’ve gotten rid…