Kids getting Summer jobs don’t perform abortions.
So why is Justin Trudeau still trying to control what they think about abortions? Can someone explain this to me – a decidedly pro-choice guy – please?
2018
Let’s Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes by Michael Hingston leads Edmonton non-fiction bestseller list this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended April 22, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Ten Cents a Pound by Nhung Tran-Davies leads Edmonton fiction bestseller list this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended April 22, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Not Ready For Prime Time?
Given the current dearth of leadership within both the Trudeau government and the rudderless Conservative Party of Canada, this one really hurts: Recommend this Post
U.S. Looks to Crack Down on Pollution of Montana River from B.C. Coal Mines
The continuous flow of dangerous pollution from B.C.’s Elk Valley coal mines into a Montana watershed is a top discussion item for Canadian and U.S. delegates convening at a bilateral…
From May 1968 to May 2018: Politics and Student Strikes
Photo by Xvex7 Much is and will be written comparing the student uprisings in the late 1960s in the United States and the current turmoil in some French universities. Like…
Nine Inch Honky Tonk
The lyrics to this NIN song are so totally ridiculous, SFH also ridiculed them on our last album. But the Tonk Honkys cover of Closer is way better.
April 26: Lies our news media tell us…
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/163023251d057d58 https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-25/opcw-investigators-found-no-evidence-chemical-weapons-syrian-facilities-bombed-us Our major, commercial news media lie to us. They always have. They exist to serve their wealthy owners, to make us pay for and serve in their wars,…
Our Prime Minister is a living doll
Given that I own this shirt and wore it at our last gig (and a strange woman did something totally weird to me that I’ll let Lisa tell you about),…
More Ducks, Hungrier Bears: Climate Change is Altering Arctic Arithmetic
The effects of climate change can be complex and unpredictable. For one species of Arctic duck, the result is a tense standoff between population growth and decline. Eiders are a…
Where Is The Walk?
Justin Trudeau’s increasing propensity for talking the talk but not walking the walk has been noticed by the anti-poverty organization One Campaign, led by Trudeau’s good ‘friend,’ U2’s Bono, in…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 26, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Everyone who applies in Ontario for a Certificate of…
New column day
Here, on the Trudeau Libs’ biased approach to the Trans Mountain expansion – and the need to take a fair look now, rather than allowing Kinder Morgan to dictate timelines…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sunil Johal and Armine Yalnizyan discuss the importance of building an economy based on a race to the top in labour and…
The women-haters
From next week’s column in the Hill Times. Twenty-nine years earlier: it is around four o’clock in the afternoon, on a bitterly-cold Wednesday. I am a lawyer at an Ottawa…
Not Believed, Not Trusted
Donald Trump has a cluttered and chaotic brain. Nowhere is the chaos more evident than on the question of nuclear weapons in North Korea and Iran. On the one hand,…
Electric Busses Save Tonnes of Energy
The implementation of electric busses into public transit fleets continues to grow – and it’s happening too quickly for the oil industry. Obviously the oil industry doesn’t like sustainable energy…
Fraser Institute starts with conclusions.
As any experienced writer can tell you, the toughest challenge is to write a report to a predetermined conclusion. This is also why knowledgeable readers are often skeptical of Fraser…
Embarrassing honorary degree stories: ‘Did no one warn them?’
You have to ask why universities bother handing out honorary degrees like bonbons when you think about all the trouble it can cause them. Consider the embarrassing 2012 case of…