Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The New York Times’ editorial board comments on the predictable flow of the Trump tax cuts toward primarily the few who already…
2018
Breaking: today’s Patrick Brown scandal
Sigh. It was fun while it lasted.
Andrea Horwath will be Ontario’s next premier – remember where you heard it first, Albertans
PHOTOS: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP. Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, sometime Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown, the late Jim Prentice when he was PC premier…
Brown Out In Ontario PC Leadership Race And Recap Thus Far
Patrick Brown decided today that he was ending his candidacy for the Ontario PC Leadership race due to death threats and harassment his family received, and also due to his…
Interesting Developments in Ontario Conservative Politics
Truth be told I wasn't quite certain how to best title this article and I'm still not sure that the title I have given it really addresses what I'm about…
No, Trump Would Not Charge to the Rescue at Any School Shooting
The more outrageous the lie the more the Cheeto Benito will spin it. His claim that he would have charged into the Parkdale, Florida high school massacre is obviously one…
Taxing and subsidizing carbon
While BC consumers of carbon pay an ever increasing tax — $10 billion since 2009 — carbon producers are enjoying billions of dollars in subsidies. In the fiscal years 2007…
Good Riddance. You Too, Harvey.
The House that Harvey Built, the Weinstein Company, is going under, filing for bankruptcy. Maria Contreras-Sweet had been angling to buy the company, planning to transform it into a company…
Federal Government Report Says Canada Falling Ever Further Behind on GHG Emissions Target
Well, we’ve finally got our prime minister home so maybe he can get out of his Indian party costume, throw on his dad’s buckskins and run that “bitumen = a…
How Democracies Die. It Begins At the Ballot Box.
One thing we’ve learned about modern despots is that they almost always begin by winning elected office. Hitler did. Mussolini did too. Ditto for Viktor Orban, Recep Erdogan, Hugo Chavez…
Okay. Well, He’s the General. I Suppose He Knows What He’s Talking About.
David L. Goldfein predicts it will only be a few years before the United States finds itself “fighting from space.” The four star general and Chief of Staff of the…
Parental Leave and Pay Equity
Budget 2018 is being advertised as a truly comprehensive gender budget, with two key pieces of that being use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave, and action on pay equity. Last year’s gender budget…
The Patrick Clown Show comes to an end
Confirming: The Chief Electoral Officer, @OntarioPCParty President and I received a letter a short while ago from @brownbarrie announcing his withdrawal from the #PCPOLdr race. The next Leader of the…
No, Not This Guy. Not Bolton. Even Trump Isn’t That Crazy, Is He?
What sick bastard came up with the idea that uber-hawk John Bolton may be in line to replace General H.R. McMaster as Trump’s next National Security Adviser? Yet, there it…
Don’t Make It Sound Like There’s More Than One Thing
“recognize its own climate change efforts, such as carbon capture and storage. ” Effort, not “efforts”. There’s only been one effort made, and arguably the CCS project increases emissions since…
We’ve Still Got Ten Months to Get Through
Here we are, two months into the year. There are plenty of signs that 2018 will be a tumultuous year. I can’t imagine Canada not remaining a civil society into…
Brown being investigated for ethics breaches
Story here: Ontario’s integrity commissioner confirmed Monday he is investigating a complaint against former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown. Integrity commissioner J. David Wake confirmed the probe in a statement…
Celebrate Silence for a Clear Mind
For a healthy body and mind one ought to embrace silence. It turns out that silence is really helpful for our minds and can bring health benefits. The research into…
A Colourful Scar
Grand Canyon South Rim at Sunset