A spring election now seems more likely #nlpoli
Here’s the local poll tracker, now that the final party choice poll of the year is in. It’s every party choice poll by any firm (less a couple of outliers)…
Here’s the local poll tracker, now that the final party choice poll of the year is in. It’s every party choice poll by any firm (less a couple of outliers)…
C’est une opposition souterraine, avec ses codes, ses points de rendez-vous et ses batailles. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Dans les manifs de gilets…
References to “secularism”, “national identity” or “immigration” by Macron are not a mere “diversion” to from the supposed “real problems” put on the table by the #giletsjaunes movement. Read the…
While the reactionary Yellow Vest protests in Canada were mostly failure outside Alberta, I wasn’t surprised when I learned that Faith Goldy showed up to the poorly-attended event in Toronto.…
How many books and articles have we read about the rise of Donald Trump in America, Doug Ford in Ontario and Jason Kenney in Alberta? How many more historians, political…
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From my new blog: On a youngish woman riding the subway. She wore a winter coat, and blue leggings, and had a suitcase on wheels. Her shoes were so red…
On December 13th the MonarchistsFacebook page was the victim ofvandalism after an Admin’s accountwas compromised. The attack lastedfrom 6AM EST until 8AM EST. During that time group members along with…
You can pass the hat at your next cross burning, fraulein https://t.co/LE22d5YIFp — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) December 16, 2018
Our loved ones have dependency needs and sometimes that can make them feel ‘superfluous’ as my Mom used to say. More than anything, my Mom wanted to feel useful –…
To hear Canada’s environment minister, Catherine Mckenna, tell it, the Katowice climate summit was a great success. It wasn’t. It was the opposite of success. It was a failure. And,…
There’s a discernible sea change underway in America’s right wing media. When it comes to reliably pro-Republican opinion, the National Review ranks in the first tier. Which is why it…
That is the question posed in this Global News report, which offers some interesting insights on the issue. My only quibble with it is that too much emphasis is put…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda Solomon Wood writes that Canadians need to be wary of fake news being propagated in our midst: (W)e face a continuous,…
I am so happy to be home! I got home late Friday night and on Saturday gave myself a full day off from all devices. My last few days of…
Canada’s provincial finance ministers met last weekend for a play date with their federal counterpart. This was a follow-up to the first ministers meeting on the Friday. When Alberta finance…
As they did last week when they unoriginally co-opted the French Yellow Vest protests (Mouvement des gilets jaunes), the far-right reactionaries organized another Saturday of protests in a number of…
Is it going to snow? Or will the snow all melt? There are many more important questions out there, but these two are high on my mind right now, as…
Today’s the last chance to tell Rob Ford and the Minister of Education, Lisa Thompson, what we should do with the educational system. As if it matters. At least it…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Josh Bivens and Heidi Shierholz examine the source of a labour market which is offering little to workers, and conclude the issue is…