From February: ten reasons why Doug Ford can win
When I quit the Olivia Chow Toronto mayoral campaign in 2014 – because she’d not told the truth to the media, among other things – guess who was the first…
2018
I got tired of waiting for PCPO leadership results
So I tweeted stuff. Pro tips, PC friends: If voters see that you can’t run your own house, they won’t let you run the province If you need media coverage,…
How Indigenous Peoples Are Changing the Way Canada Thinks About Conservation
From the historic agreement that created the Great Bear Rainforest to B.C.’s Dasiqox Tribal Park to uniquely co-managed forest resources in Labrador, Indigenous-led conservation efforts are transforming the way Canadians…
March 10: Pennies from Heaven?
I have just remembered the topic I had written about in my March 8 blog – and lost. It was about tax avoidance by the wealthy We have the knowledge…
rip barry crimmins: call me lucky to have known him
In late 2015, I blogged about a remarkable documentary: “Call Me Lucky,” about the life and times of Barry Crimmins. Barry died last week at the age of 64. Describing…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Martha Friendly, Susan Prentice and Morna Ballantyne discuss how universal child care is a necessary element of any serious push toward equality for…
Review: My Hands Were Clean
Tom Bradley is one of those writers who sends me running to the dictionary. That is praise and damnation at the same time, but more of the former. Because like…
Donald Trump and the Ballad of Stormy Daniels
I never did understand, and never will, how Donald Trump could boast of grabbing women by their private parts, act like a sexist pig, and a pervert.And still be elected…
Twins: Donald and Bibi
The water Donald Trump swims in keeps getting warmer. Bibi Netanyahu also finds himself increasingly in hot water. Jonathan Freedland writes: Trump was born into serious money, while Bibi was…
Saturday Photo: Drowning in Concrete
There are days when I feel like I’m trapped in concrete. This book about the marvelous material is taking up more and more of my head space… Goal: get a…
beyond #iwd: fight for women by opposing privatization
Visit We Own It for all the facts on privatization. When public services are privatized, everyone loses — except, of course, shareholders of a private company, who increase their wealth…
‘Chuckles’ Scheer, meet Donald Trump.
Did you hear that Andrew ‘Chuckles’ Scheer, Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition in Ottawa, wants to move the Canadian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? He must have heard that…
Steven Myatt: Leegal Exspirt (Part II)
The ARC Collective has always appreciated and enjoyed the fan mail the blog receives from the readers, and the most recent article on Steven Alexander Foil Eschew Confound Stonewall Gregory…
Shilling for dollars
Updated from June 2016. In an earlier article, I made reference to BC Legislative Press Gallery members producing commissioned articles. These are public relations pieces intended to serve particular needs…
Musical interlude
John O’Callaghan w/ Timmy & Tommy – Talk To Me
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – May Boeve and Michael Brune comment on the danger that political- and court-based attacks on U.S. unions could substantially weaken the progressive movement…
KINSELLA CAST #3: THE PC LEADERSHIP RACE!
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Daveberta joins the Alberta Podcast Network
We are excited to announce that The Daveberta Podcast has joined the growing roster of great podcasts in the Alberta Podcast Network. Powered by ATB Financial, the Network includes more…
Justin Trudeau and the Taming of Donald Trump
Justin Trudeau has always known how to handle Donald Trump better than any other world leader, with the possible exception of Vladimir Putin.He knows how to use his charm to…