Seeking Some Substance – Part 2
In Part 1, I tried to establish that there is a gross discrepancy between the rhetoric and the reality of Justin Trudeau’s promise to makie sure corporations pay their fair…
2018
Eating up the Hill: Mushroom Arancini with Tomato Sauce
It’s a new year, and the Parliamentary cafeteria system is celebrating with some new additions to its menu. And after two-and-a-half-years of the same menu of specials on a six-week…
Handicapping the Ontario PC candidates
Following the shocking allegations about Messrs. Brown and Dykstra, it was reasonable to conclude that the Ontario Progressive Conservatives were basically toast. The election was less than 100 days away:…
What They Don’t Want But Need
The standoff between Alberta and British Columbia has put Justin Trudeau in a bind. But he put himself in that bind before the governments of the two provinces decided to…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Joseph Stiglitz discusses the apparent destructive belief among Davos’ elites that irrational exuberance and top-heavy economic gains are remotely sustainable: The world is…
Leadership 2018 Links
The latest from the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign as the Saskatchewan Party’s election of Scott Moe brings the province’s political playing field into greater focus (while also offering a reminder…
Kellie Leitch and the Incredible Shrinking Ezra Levant
As you may remember, Kellie Leitch and Ezra Levant had a very close working relationship during the Con leadership campaign.Both shared the same view that only they could save our…
Who Will Trump Nuke First, The FBI Or North Korea?
As I'm sure you know, Donald Trump is at war with the FBI, in a desperate attempt to save himself from Robert Mueller.And although it's a war he cannot win.…
Brown’s fans fight for fairness.
How do you petition public opinion? How many signatures on Facebook would impress the hoi polloi? Would you send the results to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook? Just how do…
Oh, Sh_t. Really?
Diplomats strive to be invisible, but the once pick for US ambassador to South Korea turned out to be anything but invisible and that should have us all very worried.…
Oooh, This Is Gonna Burn.
“Trumpery.” Is that even a word? Definition, please. From the Oxford Dictionary: Practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth. ‘he exposed…
Why Alberta’s NDP would likely prefer a Liberal government in Victoria and B.C.’s NDP just might prefer the UCP in Edmonton
PHOTOS: Yoga enthusiasts on the lawn of the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, probably focusing the energy of the cosmos to make Alberta’s bitumen go away. Below: The Alberta Legislature in…
Alberta Election Candidate Nomination Update: 2018/02/02
Photo: Dave Schneider, Cameron Westhead, Morgan Nagel, and Todd Loewen With only about 13 months left until a potential provincial election call, the number of candidates stepping forward to run…
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo tops Audreys Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Jan. 28, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
SK NDP Chasing Fossils
This was sent to me, and the person asked it be published anonymously: Tonight while scrolling though Facebook I noticed a statement from you about the pipeline in BC. I…
The Dream of the 30s is Alive in the Social Credit Party
William: Do you remember the 30’s? Y’know. People were talking about printing their own currency, restricting the sale and serving of alcohol, and buying homburg hats and knickerbokers. And people…
China’s Evolving Caste System. What a Difference a Generation Makes.
Adios, People’s Republic. Hello the Chinese Republic of Haves and Have-Nots. For decades following its post-war creation, the People’s Republic of China preached the virtues of a classless society. Of…
James Di Fiore, in a post almost as short as he is
Some of you have passed along his wee post on Facebook. Stuff about little James for you to clip and save: On that Facebook post, Di Fiore actually named and…
A Primer On Trump’s Mendacity
You probably don’t need this, but it is an incisive analysis of the multitude of lies that permeated Trump’s State of the Union Address. Recommend this Post