Rejecting The Politics Of Expedience
A letter in today’s print edition of The Star by Jack Gallop of Thornhill urges all of us to reject the demagogic politicians who expediently pander to our fears; instead,…
November 2018
Conservatism Rips Itself Apart
There is a cautionary tale unfolding for governments which call themselves Conservative. Maxime Bernier is staging a frontal assault on the Conservative Party of Canada. And in Britain, Theresa May’s…
ADVICE FOR CAREGIVERS FROM CAREGIVERS
During this National Caregivers Month of 2018, it’s important to hear directly from YOU, caregivers on the front lines of love and commitment. Here are some tips compiled by the…
Get your social media on.
Despite the sage advice from aging sages, social media will continue to be a useful addition to political campaigning. It is not going to go away. And do not think…
Big Oil wants a milk break … and supply management’s foes are all over the media – except when they’re not
On Tuesday, the president of Cenovus Energy Inc., one of the Big Five players in the Alberta oilsands, called for temporary production cuts across the Canadian oil sector to push…
Antisemitic, Racist, Misogynistic, and Islamophobic Rag STILL Barred From Using Canada Post
Minister issues final order barring Canada Post from delivering Your Ward News, tabloid accused of promoting hate Victory! Neo-Nazi rag barred from using postal system! https://t.co/Q3vtIOLDNK pic.twitter.com/aQbKlKANnu — Warren Kinsella…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Waters and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson report that five large tech companies alone turned the Trump corporate tax cuts into tens of billions…
Nov. 12: Time is running out.
s Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump 2m2 minutes ago More It is our sacred duty to support America’s Service Members every single day they wear the uniform – and every…
Victory! Neo-Nazi rag barred from postal system
After many years – and after lots of hard work by a lot of people in the Jewish, Muslim, LGBTQ communities, as well as women and people of colour –…
Andrew Scheer And His Cons Fail the Baloney Test. Again.
As I'm sure you know, the idea of Andrew Scheer as a crime buster makes me howl with laughter. That angry nerd would protect us from the criminals? And who…
Messing Up the Food Chain. Can’t We Leave Enough for the Whales?
Okay, they’re not really whales. They’re a large species of dolphin but the Orca, a.k.a. Killer Whales, are one of the most majestic creatures here on the wet coast. Unfortunately,…
I never said that Patrick Brown was a deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous equivocating, fallacious, false, fibbing, fraudulent, lying sack of shit
I didnt say that, but: Author Warren Kinsella never wastes audience time on nuance when he's doing our show "If Patrick Brown were hooked up to a lie detector, he'd…
A Cannabis Beacon
For those seeking to ingest ‘the herb’ legally and are looking forward to the opening of bricks and mortar stores in Ontario April 1st, Premier Doug Ford has taken all…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday November 15, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Where a person dies without a will, an intestacyarises.…
May warns Ottawa will be forced to pay for oilpatch cleanup costs
Photo by Alex Tétreault Green Leader Elizabeth May is warning that taxpayers across Canada could soon be forced to bail out Alberta’s oilpatch because of a failure to adequately manage…
Selling Well
Doug Ford’s Conservatives are ripping away at each other. And Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are engaged in the same self-flagellation. Maxime Bernier is attempting to blow up the federal Conservative Party.…
Israel’s Mockery of Security: 101 Actions Israel Could Take
Photo by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem Israel has made a colossal mockery of the concept of security. In debating an Israeli friend from Jerusalem, I challenged him that Israel consciously plans…
Bernier’s bonus: “No more political correctness.”
As MP Maxime Bernier continues to build his new party of the far right, he is finding easy hunting in Alberta. The MP from Beauce claims some 30,000 memberships sold…
Big Data Proves Bicycles are the Fastest Mode of Transportation
Regular readers of this site already know that in urban settings using a bicycle is the best way to get around. Thanks to an on-demand food delivery company there is…
fact: it is really hard to leave friends and comrades
This is the tough part. And it’s really tough. Friends, union sisters and brothers, the activist network. Saying goodbye. Leaving this place, Mississauga, is easy and exciting. Leaving a job…