The Two-State Solution: An Autopsy
During the latest outbreak of violence in Gaza, Israeli security forces, using high-powered rifles and live ammunition, have killed forty Palestinians (and counting), and wounded more than five thousand. B’Tselem,…
2018
Ontario Election Post-Mortem. ON Election 2018=Fed Election 2011
Some thoughts/observations on last night’s result; The NDP had momentum 2 weeks ago, but obviously lost it at the end, as their final percentage of votes was 3-5% lower then…
Doug Ford: When Bitter Reality Bites
It didn't take long for Doug Ford to show his total lack of class, and what kind of Premier he will be.For only minutes after he was declared the winner,…
Dark Nights — And Days — Ahead
It was a dark night. You could see it coming. But that didn’t make digesting the outcome any easier. H.L. Menken didn’t have any respect for the folks Doug Ford…
where i’ve been and where i’m going
Where to begin? Not blogging for the last eight weeks has been difficult! I was reminded how much I need to write, and how much I enjoy writing for readers.…
Don’t blame me, I voted liberal!
From the catbird seat yesterday: I felt as though I was on the lip of an active volcano watching the devastation of the countryside. It was both a sad and…
the return of wmtc
Friends of wmtc, rejoice! Or at least put me back in your feed. This blog will be back and I will be writing again soon.
OLP: the aftermath, and the future
The Wizard, and Wynne, have destroyed the Ontario Liberal Party. A rump in the Legislature. A massive party debt. A terrible, terrible campaign – possibly the worst in Ontario political…
Hopes and Prayers, Ontario … Now, let’s get back to Dr. Suzuki and the U of A honorary degree …
Premier Doug Ford. You have our hopes and prayers, Ontario. Our hopes and prayers. And I’m sorry for my friends and readers in Ontario … so sorry to have gotten…
Trump to Skip Out on G7.
Trump is going to the G7 summit but he’s not staying. President Donald Trump plans to depart from this weekend’s Group of 7 summit in Canada several hours early, the…
Good News for the Environment = Bad Tidings for Prime Minister Pipeline
If it’s as good as they say it is – and, with these “breakthroughs” that’s always a very big “if” – the fossil energy industry could be kaput. Sorry, Justin.…
Get your Ontario Election coverage right here!
Or, go watch Lisa on CITY-TV. That’s probably a better use of your time. Tweeted updates right here! This is kind of mean, but I'm a mean person. #onpoli pic.twitter.com/SAGwKOm3li…
“Handled.”
The story is now in Buzzfeed (straight up). Bonokoski did a (way too gleeful) column for the Sun, but it’s now 404.
The Ontario Election and the Campaign From Hell
It's voting day in Ontario, and I must admit I have no idea who is going to win this weird election.The last polls are in, but while some have the…
Learning to Let Go of the World as We Once We Knew It.
The older you get the harder it can be to let go. Most people – okay, everybody – I speak to winds up at some point in a conversation wondering…
June 7: Why the U.S. Wants Wars
The items below were sent by a reader. And I thank him with sadness for his bad news. http://www.free21.org/the-presidents-company-worlds-largest-war-industry/?lang=en https://www.thenation.com/article/crony-capitalism-goes-global/ That’s why the U.S. public education system has fallen into…
“That’s their business, not Canada’s”
Is Jim Carr, Minister of Screwing Up Industry talking about Bombardier or Kinder Morgan? It’s a trick question, he said that about both. Last year McParland wrote the following hilarity…
Rising to the Defence of Justin Trudeau
Coming from one who so freely and relentlessly criticizes Justin Trudeau and his premiership, I find myself rising to his defence against criticisms levied by a fellow blogger, Mark Crawford.…