Musical interlude
The Watchmen – Do It
2018
Justin Trudeau, Michael Harris, and the Trump Bump
For months Michael Harris has been looking for any excuse to attack Justin Trudeau, blaming him for just about everything.From his failure to disarm Saudi Arabia to the state of…
Andrew Scheer and the Trinity Western Decision
If Andrew Scheer had a fantasy university it would almost certainly be a nightmare version of Trinity Western University.For it has a so-called covenant that blatantly discriminates against LGBT students.And…
How to Find an Experienced Realtor In Ontario
Buying/selling a property can be a stressful and complicated experience. Hiring a reliable real estate agent or realtor can help in selling or finding a rental property. For instance, sellers…
Former Ontario MP Jeff Watson running for UCP nomination in Calgary-Peigan
Photo: Jeff Watson (left) speaks at a rally in support of Ontario PC candidate Chris Lewis (right) on May 11, 2018. Former Essex Member of Parliament Jeff Watson is the…
Thoroughly Nice People
Naomi Schulman points our that it’s often genuinely nice people who empower thugs like Donald Trump. T
Supremes Side With Law Societies, Nix Christian Law School
It’s a bleak day for BC’s Trinity Western University. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of provincial law societies to reject the graduates of a proposed Christian law school…
Great news from the Supreme Court against discriminatory law school in BC
Sign on display at Amyx Hardware in Tennessee since 2015. The notion that religious bigotries can trump basic human equality has always appalled me. When the U.S. Supreme Court, loaded…
Manafort Off to Jail
Former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has new digs. He’s off to the Greybar Hotel at least until his trial commences in September. Witness tampering, not the brightest move.
The Guardian Praises Canada – At Least Our Libraries
The Brits are still taking the piss out of us for electing Rob Ford’s evil brother and for the Tar Sands and Trudeau’s Trans Mountain Memorial Pipeline. However… The folks…
Pre-Dystopian India. It’s Real.
200,000 people in India die every year from lack of access to clean freshwater. India’s groundwater resources are failing. Up to 70% of what freshwater India still has is contaminated.…
June 16: Wealth, Power and Poverty.
Saudi troops with help from the U.S. and Britain are moving in to close Yemen’s last and only access to food and medical supplies. It is possible – and likely…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ed Finn reminds us that ending child poverty makes good economic sense in addition to being a moral necessity: The same huge financial…
Ignorance Is On The March
If you’re looking for a clue to what life will be like in the Era of Doug Ford, Rick Salutin writes that you should keep your eye on education. That’s…
Why is the Manitoba Left Struggling?
Photo by Terence Faircloth, This is the second piece in a three-part blog series. In the first post, I provided an overview of Manitoba’s activist left. In this second piece,…
How to handle U.S. threats to Canadian trade
Photo by The White House Following his departure from the Charlevoix G7 Summit, Donald Trump took to Twitter to denounce the host, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him weak…
Letter to the People of Brazil
Photo by Agustin Marcarian/Reuters For two months now, I have been unjustly incarcerated without having committed any crime. For two months I have been unable to travel the country I…
A fleeting fondness for Ford.
Does premier Ford really feel the love? Sorry Dougie, it’s temporary. The same rage as put a Ford in the premier’s office can just as quickly send him to the…
vancouver island day six: mill bay, duncan, chemainus
After breakfast, we packed up and said a reluctant goodbye to this cozy spot — mostly the deck with the view — and headed north on the Trans-Canada Highway, towards…
Well Worth a Read. 1965, June Callwood’s, "In Defence of the Parliamentary Press Gallery."
A blast from the past and a breath of fresh air. June Callwood’s stirring defence of the Parliamentary Press Gallery as it then was when journalists and politicians truly despised…