Doug Ford And The Bigot Elephant In The Room
It's now a recurring nightmare. The hellish vision of Doug Ford swinging from the CN tower and bellowing like King Kong:"I'm da Premier of Ontario!!!!" Now that the polls show…
2018
Trump-lite is not Trump.
Have you been reading the media pontificators who are comparing Ontario conservative leader Doug Ford with U.S. President Donald Trump? It is a sad comparison. It would annoy Donald Trump,…
Stark choices…..
In a blog dedicated to commentary on Canadian Democracy how can I avoid discussing the upcoming Ontario Provincial election and when doing so how can I avoid being highly partisan…
SFH at the Linsmore!
We opened for Mr. Pharmacist and we raised funds for the Humboldt Broncos. Was a good night.
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Peter Gowan and Ryan Cooper write about the need for much more affordable social housing across the income spectrum. Rhys Kesselman responds to…
April 7: A long one for today…..
Here’s a story we’re not likely to find in the irving press when, in fact, it should have made the April 6 edition. And will we ever get an opinion…
French Austerity Program Provokes Growing Wave of Worker and Student Strikes
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21529:French-Austerity-Program-Provokes-Growing-Wave-of-Worker-and-Student-Strikes
What Do You Do When They Take Away "Job Churn"? The Return of Labour Feudalism.
One of the iniquities of neoliberalism has been governmental abandonment of labour. Harper had a “fill in the blank” approach to quelling labour unrest with back-to-work legislation. He’d just insert…
Eating in the Dominican: Oregano Dominican Fusion
I’m well outside my usual food blogging radius, currently spending a week at the Emotions Playa Dorada resort in the Dominican Republic, but there has been some interest in some…
Pray for these boys and their families
Even as a former and longtime hockey Dad, I cannot begin to fathom what those hockey families are now going through. This is just so horrific. Here is a photo…
Perfectly Orwellian
Elizabeth Shogren reports that a recently released report from The National Park Service in the United States has been edited to omit all references to human impacts on climate change:…
Saturday Photo: Brasília….
Sad news from Brazil about the right wing campaign to stamp out any politician to the right of centre. Lula (former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva) this morning still…
This Is Hard To Watch
The following incident occurred in Toronto on February 18 of this year. It is difficult to watch, but I encourage you to do so, and use headphones so you can…
Premier Wynne’s nemesis.
If Premier Wynne really wants to keep her job in Ontario, I would suggest that she should make amends by first firing Ed Clarke as chair of the Liquor Control…
Was the Russian Embassy’s press secretary expelled from Canada for telling the embarrassing truth? Sure sounds that way!
PHOTOS: Kirill Kalinin, former First Secretary and Press Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Canada. Below: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, and the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. Was Kirill Kalinin…
Friday Night Nomination Candidate Update
Photo: Nicole Williams, Sarah Hoffman, Maryann Chichak, and Lisa Wardley. Here are some of the latest updates to the list of candidates running for party nominations ahead of Alberta’s expected…
Musical interlude
The Pretty Reckless – Take Me Down
It’s Funny How Canada Lost Its Voice
The Israeli army is back at it again, wantonly murdering unarmed Gaza Palestinians who stray within 300 feet of the border. Did I say “murder”? Well, that’s because it is…
Earthgauge News – April 3, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mixdown-18-04-03.mp3 Edition #13 of Earthgauge News for the week of April 3, 2018 A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Join me…