Exxonneration?
Help is on the way. It was wonderful to read that ExxonMobil is being sued by the New York Attorney General’s office in the United States for the lies to…
October 2018
NDP introduces to post-secondary tuition-fee setting a measure of fairness for students
Alberta’s Legislature returned to work yesterday as Rachel Notley’s NDP Government got the ball rolling with a bill that will keep a lid on post-secondary tuition and ensure foreign students…
Episode 22: Special guest Jamil Jivani, author of Why Young Men
Jamil Jivani joined Dave and Ryan on the podcast this week as we discussed his new book, Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity, and delved into…
So there I was at the Royal York
Ran into this brilliant gentleman from Ottawa and the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, tonight. Nice folks.
Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Part Two
Last week Jason Kenney unveiled his Fight Back Strategy. No longer would Alberta be apologetic about the energy industry. From now on Alberta, the federal government and the industry were…
Netanyahu Chooses Trump Over Tree of Life
“Shameful.” That’s how the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, describes the response of Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his minions to the Squirrel Hill massacre. Unfortunately, their message of sympathy is…
Can We Please Free Our Minds of Magical Thinking?
It was over 20 years ago that Carl Sagan wrote, “The Demon-Haunted World.” I’ve only just started reading but I’m already finding it delightful. There’s something comforting in his observations…
Is Revolt an Option? What Choice Do We Have?
What do Chris Hedges, George Monbiot, the Archbishop of Canterbury and assorted academics have in common? They all argue that ditching our current order, the cult of neoliberalism, is our…
The Glue That Binds. The Face of Violent Radicalism in America. It’s Trump.
People like MAGAbomber, Cesar Sayoc; the Butcher of Squirrel Hill, Robert Bowers; and “whites don’t shoot whites” killer, Gregory Bush; are routinely dismissed by Trump & Company as rogues, nutjobs,…
Republican America as a Cult. Trump as America’s Jim Jones.
In Chris Hedges’ view, Donald Trump’s America is more a cult than a political movement. If he’s right it spells trouble for America and Canada has no wall, no immunity,…
Investing in Walkable Communities Saves Cities Money
Having multiple forms of transportation improves how people navigate the world. When people are provided with mobility options they will more likely leave behind a car. It turns out that…
Stop saying that P. M. Scheer would be like President Trump
Any rational thought process would illustrate that P. M. Scheer would be like President Pence.
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Gavin Kelly writes that the UK’s welfare state has been shaped by the Cons to prevent working households from being able to aspire…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 29, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 29, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Transgender People and Allies Protest Trump Plan at Rallies and on Social…
God Help Us
Quebecers have always feared the other. That fear is understandable. As an island of French culture, Quebers have always feared being subsumed in an Anglo North America. But at times…
Petit gars et petit Justin
“Petit Justin!” He got a laugh every time he said it, so the Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien naturally used the line more than once. Everyone laughed. Petit Justin, standing off…
Ford fights his false phantoms.
Premier Ford of Ontario must think business people in the province are generally stupid. At an Ontario Chamber of Commerce sponsored luncheon, he told the business people there that the…
thank you 2018 red sox! #unstoppable
108-54 3-1 4-1 4-1 119 wins It was a magical season. Red Sox owner John Henry said it himself: “This is the greatest Red Sox team ever.” In 2007, I…
No apologies: Rachel Notley sure didn’t sound as if she were conceding anything at campaign-style speech Sunday
In what was probably the first speech of the 2019 Alberta provincial election campaign, if not quite officially, Premier Rachel Notley was comfortable, confident, funny, hopeful, energized, charismatic, fiery and,…
Andrew Scheer And The Threat Of The Sinister Clown
Yesterday I wrote about how the failing Con clown Andrew Scheer has announced that he intends to go after the Con media.For believe it or not, being too LIBERAL. And…