This Is What the "Race to The Bottom" Looks Like
Earlier this week, the CEO of Canadian insurance giant, Sun Life, warned that Canada is “no longer competitive.” Naturally he was referring to the latest round of Republican tax cuts…
2018
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alan Freeman discusses the U.S.’ decline based on anti-tax dogma – and warns of the same result in Canada if we don’t stand…
Andrew Scheer and the Con’s Cowardly Fear Factor.
For many months Andrew Scheer has been making a fool out of himself by trying to scare Canadians with the idea of a carbon tax.But it's just not working, the…
The Kinsellian Pine Box Theory™️
You get to leave power in one of two ways. One, you get to leave on your own two feet, at a time and place of your choosing. Or, two,…
You’d almost think it was a two-party race, in fact
Son 2 and me drove all over multiple Ontario ridings in past few days. If the sign war is any indication, a big blue wave is coming – with lots…
He’s A Fraud
Efficiencies. That’s the word Doug Ford is using instead of “cuts.” That’s because he — or his party — have learned something from the last time around. Linda McQuaig writes:…
Saturday Photo: To Ope’ Their Trunks the Trees Are Never Seen…
…How Then Do They Put on Their Robes of Green? “ Good question! I always think of that song we sang in my Southern California childhood this time of year…
Which half will vote?
There is a supposition that following the low turnouts of voters in Ontario elections in 2011 and 2014, there will be a similar low turnout in June of 2018. The…
elect laura kaminker for mississauga centre
Dear friends of wmtc: I have been nominated as the NDP candidate for Mississauga Centre, the riding where I live and work. You can follow my campaign here on the…
Steven Myatt, Like Most Authoritarian Personalities, Doesn’t Think His Motives Should Be Questioned By Mere Plebs
A couple of days ago ARC came into possession of Steven Myatt's petition that outlines rationale (such that it is) for having Justin Trudeau charged with treason because, you know,…
Organizational inertia and Site C
While the NDP has done much to change the direction of government in BC, they’ve been paralyzed when it comes energy policies. BC Hydro has been a troubled organization for…
Musical interlude
Wide Mouth Mason – Midnight Rain
There Is No Freedom of Religion Without Freedom From Religion.
Freedom of religion exists as a political construct. It’s a political freedom under s. 2 of the Charter. It’s also a human right, enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal…
Climate change and the next left
Photo by Guido van Nispen Climate change is already happening. But the really bad news is that there’s very strong evidence that capitalism will deliver a future of catastrophic climate…
Guess Who Thinks Trudeau’s Pipeline Sucks? Al Gore, That’s Who.
American climate change warrior, Al Gore, thinks the Trans Mountain pipeline is “a step backward in our efforts to solve the climate crisis.” “The Kinder Morgan pipeline carrying dirty tar…
May 12: The Road to the Final War
If you want a newspaper that gives little information – and lies even about that – then spend your mornings with New Brunswick’s irving press. Most readers would also shy…
Filthy Lucre
It’s a Biblical term. It means money earned in a dishonest or dishonourable way. In today’s environmentally troubled world, filthy lucre is an apt description of revenues governments pursue from…
Where Are the Riots of Yesteryear? Remembering May 1968
May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France Mitchell Abidor AK Press, 2018 This month marks the 50th anniversary of the wave of radical revolts and…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Gary Younge comments on the highly selective willingness of far too many privileged people to acknowledge suffering around them. And Paul Krugman calls…