Measuring mediocrity.
Having been party to writing political rule books in the past, it took little time to find the loopholes and errors in the 2018 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership rule book.…
2018
#JusticeForColten
When I was driving through the Whitebear Reserve in Saskatchewan 24 years ago, my car broke down. I started walking to get help, but in less than 30 seconds a…
Infighting In Northern Guard: Least Shocking News Of the Week
There really are three things in life that are certain. Death. Taxes. And far-right, pseudo-biker, wannabe militia types are going to eventually start fighting each other: The scene above took…
Mark McMorris and the Road Back to the Olympics
I watched our athletes march into the stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, this morning.As always it was a proud moment, and I'm looking forward to cheering for all of them.But…
Sunk costs
I once owned a car that my family had driven almost 400,000 km. The engine was becoming unreliable, down on power while dripping and burning oil. We enjoyed the car…
Leading Alberta Expert, Dr. David Shindler, Tosses Cold Water on Rachel and Justin’s Bullshit.
Kudos to the Edmonton Journal for publishing Dr. Shindler’s op-ed, “BC’s Pipeline Vigilance is Backed by Science.” Rachel, and her courtier, Justin, probably won’t be happy to hear what Dr.…
Horgan’s right on Kinder Morgan, even if he got Site C wrong
On Kinder Morgan, John Horgan is standing up for British Columbians — as he should (BCNDP/Flickr) Dear Premier Horgan, I’m still mad at you for carrying on with Site C…
Judge lifts publication ban; former UCP MLA Don MacIntyre named as accused in sexual assault case
PHOTOS: The Legislative Assembly’s portrait of former United Conservative Party MLA Don MacIntyre. Below: UCP Leader Jason Kenney, who issued a statement today on the charges against Mr. MacIntyre. OTTAWA…
Understanding Russia, Un-Demonizing Putin
Photo by the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin obviously has his faults and has made his share of mistakes. Yet, my experiences with him, as well as what I have…
2 Quotes, 1 Motto and a Photograph
I think that the act of reading poetry nowadays is already an archaic, cultural activity. When we read a poem, it is tantamount to going to pioneer village in order…
Melania’s Last Paying Gig?
What the hell, it’s Friday. This might just be Melania Trump’s last true paying gig. Enjoy.
Review: As We Have Always Done
How to read from somewhere – and from where I am in particular – is an ongoing preoccupation in the reviews on this site. It’s always a relevant question, but…
The Richest, Most Powerful Nation in the Third World
She used to be Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Now she’s just Sarah Sanders. I wonder if papa Pastor Mike had anything to do with that. I often catch SarahSan’s daily White…
The Case for Saying No to Alberta – They’ll Only Piss it Away, They Always Piss it Away.
There are plenty of reasons that justify telling Rachel and Justin to shove that Kinder Morgan pipeline straight up their backsides. Writing in The Tyee, Mitchell Anderson reminds us that…
Jagmeet Singh’s ‘Amateur Hour’ In The Federal NDP Caucus Office ….
Those of us who are closely following the story concerning allegations against Erin Weir are asking the following questions of Leader Jagmeet Singh: -what is being investigated? -who is conducting…
Jagmeet Singh’s ‘Amateur Hour’ In The Federal NDP Caucus Office ….
Those of us who are closely following the story concerning allegations against Erin Weir are asking the following questions of Leader Jagmeet Singh: -what is being investigated? -who is conducting…
Nova Scotia’s Dirty Secret: The Tale of a Toxic Mill and The Book Its Owners Don’t Want You to Read
Lighthouse Beach, a white sand crescent on the north coast of Nova Scotia, was once considered the jewel of the region. People would flock there from New Glasgow and Pictou…
Lizzie May Outs Trudeau as "Harper-Hybrid"
Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, seem to have had her fill of Justin Trudeau’s duplicity. Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May says proposed rule changes for environmental assessments in Canada…
Jagmeet Singh’s ‘Amateur Hour’ In The Federal NDP Caucus Office ….
Those of us who are closely following the story concerning allegations against Erin Weir are asking the following questions of Leader Jagmeet Singh: -what is being investigated? -who is conducting…
Toward a Better World
That is the well chosen title of a marvelous new book by Gerry Helleiner, sub-titled Memoirs of a Life in International and Development Economics. Helleiner, from his home base at…