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October 2018

Oct. 11: The rise of fascism – again.

Graeme Decarie October 11, 2018

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/oct/10/climate-change-what-will-happen-hellfire-california-forest-fires https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/losses-from-climate-disasters-surge-over-last-20-years-un-says-1.4856708 https://theantimedia.com/united-nations-geoengineering-save-humanity/ http://rabble.ca/news/2018/10/new-un-report-warns-climate-catastrophe-while-ford-kenney-spout-rhetoric https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/dyer-global-warming-report-falls-short-of-honest-truth What should be the biggest news of our time almost never makes the pages of our local newspapers here in New Brunswick. We are very,…

Marty Carr for OCDSB Trustee, Alta Vista/Rideau-Rockliffe

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Michael Harris – On Climate Change, Canada Talks the Talk But Crawls the Walk

The Mound of Sound October 11, 2018

Michael Harris’ latest column warns don’t count on politicians, including Trudeau, to prevent a global warming apocalypse. To believe what a politician says when she’s campaigning to become the government…

A Threat of the First Magnitude, reviewed by Don Hamerquist

K. Kersplebedeb October 11, 2018

available from leftwingbooks.net The recent book by Aaron Leonard and Conor Gallagher, “A Threat of the First Magnitude”, focuses on the FBI counterinsurgency operation against the Maoist sector of the…

Recipe For Hate nominated for prestigious award!

Warren October 11, 2018

…and I am honoured. And honoured to be among so many accomplished authors, too. The White Pine Award “is an annual literature award sponsored by the Ontario Library Association (OLA)…

The Globe Shreds Andrew Scheer

The Mound of Sound October 11, 2018

The Globe editorial board has torn a strip off Andrew Scheer for his antics in India. The Conservative leader is shunning pious photo ops at prominent temples and has not…

Jean Cloutier – the only choice for Alta Vista

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It’s Almost Too Late

Lorne October 11, 2018

Without doubt, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a sobering call for urgent action to prevent complete climate catastrophe. The 12-year window provided by the…

LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Joy Yusi October 11, 2018

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday October 11, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year…

New column day

Greg Fingas October 11, 2018

Here, following up on this post about the potential for a truly federal carbon pricing system if right-wing provincial governments keep griping about having the ability to develop alternatives. For…

Thursday Morning Links

Greg Fingas October 11, 2018

This and that for your Thursday reading. – Charles Smith writes about the importance of a living wage as a matter of fairness and justice. But Stephanie Taylor reports on…

The Next Recession And Climate Change

Owen Gray October 11, 2018

Larry Elliott writes that the next recession will be complicated by climate change. The outlook is grim. And the solutions are not as simple as they were during the Great…

Andrew Scheer’s Farcical and Humiliating Visit To India

Simon October 11, 2018

Justin Trudeau's visit to India last April was the best thing that ever happened, to Andrew Scheer.For the Cons with the help of our shabby Con media were able to…

John Tory sets the Agenda

Warren October 11, 2018

For those still making up their minds about who to vote for in the biggest election in Canada, watch this. My guy John Tory goes head-to-head with a real pro,…

Another ex-Calgary punk asks me why I support John Tory

Warren October 11, 2018

Him: I like much of your PoV & insight and that you run this nice place for people to vent on things CDN & Political. So thanks! As a fellow…

Low Income Housing Doesn’t Negatively Impact High Income Housing

Adam Clare October 11, 2018

The graph above shows that the introduction of low income housing into a neighbourhood does not negatively impact the value of other homes. Real estate agents perpetuate a myth that…

Can Canadians live with this?

Peter Lowry October 11, 2018

It is more important than we knew. We are talking about the environment. Our environmental poster boy Justin Trudeau has made too many promises that he has no way of…

Proud Boys vs Northern Guard

Nosferatu200 October 11, 2018

Okay, the title of this post might be a bit overblown. Alternate Title: Old Man Yelling At Cloud vs. Braying Jackass I haven't written much about Robert Jones since he…

Colourful former Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin finds another windmill to tilt at, for Freedom Conservative Party

David Climenhaga October 11, 2018

Last observed pursuing a claim against Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer alleging abuse of process, colourful former MLA Joe Anglin has found a new way to tilt at Alberta’s perpetually swirling…

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq leads Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List for fiction

David Climenhaga October 11, 2018

Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 7, 2018. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…