Episode 23: Special guest Kristin Raworth
Kristin Raworth joined Dave and Ryan on the podcast this week as we discussed women in politics and how Alberta’s political parties are addressing harassment and sexual violence. We also…
November 2018
We’ve Been Here Before
One definition of insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting a different result. By that measure, the current Government of Ontario is insane. Tom Walkom writes: Ontario Premier Doug…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 19, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 19, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Dave Feschuk: NHL’s tentative concussion lawsuit settlement another blow to the players…
A Community Built Around Ending Homelessness
A community sprouted up outside of Austin, Texas with the goal of bringing people together to help end homelessness. Community First! Village started from a Texan developer trying to help…
President Trump’s Achilles Heel.
It does in all pretenders eventually. U.S. President Donald Trump has no clue as to how a competent person would handle the vicissitudes of the job that he found himself…
the move west: day one: sauga to sudbury
This is it! Our last day in Mississauga. Saturday morning I picked up the car from Canadian Tire — our first set of snow tires! Then I spent the day…
Author Andrew Nikiforuk tells a bleak tale of squandered opportunities, wilful blindness on energy policy
By adopting an energy policy founded on low royalties and pipeline development, the NDP government of Premier Rachel Notley squandered an opportunity to implement a program that could have strengthened…
Why Carpay’s Comment About the Rainbow Flag Matters
“History can familiarize, and it can warn.” – Timothy Snyder On Thursday Mr and Ms Soapbox attended Rachel Notley’s Octoberfest in November event. In her speech, Premier Notley mentioned that…
More Members and Associates of Calgary University and College Conservative Clubs Linked to "Alt-Right" Racist Ideology
Almost the entirety of this article is the result of the hard work of a source who asked to remain anonymous. I would like to thank this individual their hard…
Andrew Scheer and the Enemy of the People
Ever since he became leader of the Cons, Andrew Scheer has called Justin Trudeau all kinds of ugly names.Criminal gang member supporter, coward, terrorist sympathizer, you name it.But now, believe…
Such Passion
Too bad we can’t muster some of that in North America. Recommend this Post
Who is running Ontario?
Dean French was Mr. Ford’s campaign chair. The day after the PCs won power in June, Mr. Ford named him his chief of staff. Since then, he has emerged as…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Alex Morris writes about the barriers between the U.S.’ working class and any hope of financial stability and security: In 1960, the…
Reading the Tea Leaves
Stanley Greenberg is a pollster who has spent his career working for Democrats. In today’s New York Times, he looks at the election results and he says that, despite everything…
The anger of Alberta.
Canadians saw something of the growing anger and distrust of the people of Calgary the other day. There is no reason to expect more from the rest of the province.…
Unbelievable giveaway
The case is clear. British Columbia’s Government decided to reduce the public share of natural gas revenues to almost nothing. This is despite substantial growth in the quantities of natural…
Brexit Redux: Looking back at Jason Kenney’s strange comments when the U.K. shot itself in both feet
Back in June 2016, hours after Britons had narrowly voted to leave the European Union, a lot of Albertans scratched their heads at Jason Kenney’s bizarre Brexit commentary on social…
Easy to taste Art History with Waldemar
I am intensely enjoying Waldemar Januszczak‘s art history episodes on YouTube. I started with https://youtu.be/M4o1dc41r28 , his Dark Ages: An Age of Light, and YouTube rounded up https://youtu.be/M4o1dc41r28 Baroque: From…
Saturday Evening Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Nick Charity reports on the observations of the UN’s envoy on poverty and human rights that callous and cruel austerian political choices have…
How Doug Ford Is Hurting Andrew Scheer And His Cons
There was Doug Ford last night at the Progressive Conservative Convention, addressing his adoring Ford Nation.No doubt getting one standing ovation after the other. Because he likes them a lot.And…