Globe and Mail Letter
In today’s Globe and Mail, you will find a letter from me (fourth from the top, under the heading “In the national interest”) relating the present interprovincial pipeline kerfuffle to…
2018
The Beat Goes On
Canadians are polarized between the economy and the environment. Justin Trudeau says we can have both. And, to that end, Catherine McKenna has introduced a new set of rules which…
Adler-Kinsella Show: in which I defend Trudeau on personkind, and on all kinds of pipelines
Every Thursday, I have a radio-via-phone encounter with my great friend Charles Adler. This week, the encounter took place by luggage rack two at Calgary’s Airport (said airport having received…
Who Do You Trust?
When it comes to a choice between believing a government with a vested interest in protecting a $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and independent reports that those armaments…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jim O’Neill proposes an end to corporate free-riding (and an assurance of contribution to the society which allows for profit) through explicit “pay-or-play”…
Andrew Scheer’s Losing War on Justin Trudeau
As you all know I'm sure, Andrew Scheer has been having a terrible week, and you can see the desperation in his face.Even the Con media is getting tired of…
Justin in the pipeline pretzel position.
It is new to yoga. Among the latest postures for the ancient health and fitness practice is the pipeline pretzel position. It is for those who believe they can make…
Remember When Harper Ruined Canada’s Environmental Laws? Here’s How the Liberals Want to Revamp Them
Remember that whole fiasco in 2012 when Stephen Harper basically, you know, eviscerated most of Canada’s environmental laws in one ginormous budget bill? People actually called it the ‘Environmental Destruction…
Amazon Is a 21st-Century Digital Chain Gang
Photo from Public Domain When Amazon announced plans to locate a $5 billion, 50,000-employee complex as its second headquarters somewhere in North America, state governments and municipalities fell over themselves…
Feb. 8: Day of Rage
The U.S. took its time about getting into both world wars. Of course. Nations don’t go to war unless there’s something in it for the economic leaders of those nations.…
A Short Primer On The Fraser Institute
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Follow the money
The OPP didn’t. Their investigation was a monumental farce. I draw comfort from one thing, however: Proud, however, that @lisakinsella was one of the whistleblowers in this case, assisting the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Michelle Chen takes note of the influx of young energy into the U.S.’ labour movement: (I)n contrast to the myth of millennials’…
New column day
Here, on the latest threats to a free and open Internet for Canadians. For further reading…– Again, Canadaland broke the story of Bell’s push to make regulatory restrictions on website…
On The Side Of The Nabobs
Tom Walkom writes that Doug Ford just might become the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Ford is no progressive. But he is angry. And, in conservative circles these days,…
Canada Banning the Capture of Dolphins & Whales
Increased coverage in media about the inhumane treatments of marine animals by entertainment facilities are impacting Canadian laws. Thanks to the efforts of documentarians, like in Blackfish, and concerned citizens…
The Incredible Hypocrisy of Andrew Scheer’s Grubby Cons
Yesterday I wondered whether Andrew Scheer was losing his marbles, or whether he was just acting like a shabby Con artist again.And I'm afraid the answer is he's both crazy…
Porky Trump’s Parade and the Roman Triumph
I suppose it was inevitable, and nobody should be surprised. When you have a bloated authoritarian would be dictator like Donald Trump in the White House.One who needs to be…
When the music stops.
The game is called Musical Chairs. You might have played it as a child. If there are ten players, you start with nine chairs together in line, alternating facing in…
My kind of snowblower. Tesla should make these.
Yes, I have been busy with LondOntLife, clearing snow from sidewalks, and neglectful of this blog.