Why New Bike Lanes Are Good For Everyone — Yes, Even Drivers
Protected bike lanes are a favourite punching bag for Canada’s pundits and politicians. Lawrence Solomon recently called for Toronto to “ban the bike” in one of his three columns on…
2018
So It’s On. The Trans Pacific Partnership, Sans Trumpland, Is a Done Deal.
The ceremonies are scheduled for March but we’re told the TPP is now a done deal even without the United States. The nagging question is just what’s in it. Canada,…
Jan. 23: The China Obsession
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/insurers-extreme-weather-canada-1.4497456 Gee! Lucky for us all our oil CEOs are so much smarter than those 15,000 scientists.________________________________________________________________ North Korea and South Korea will come together at the Olympics in South…
Frum Paints Trump as America’s "Untreated Gum Disease"
Even for the Mango Mussolini it’s an unflattering depiction. Trump as a festering gum disease that, left untreated, will turn lethal. That however is how David Frum, one time speech…
Rail Workers Acquitted in Trial on Deadly Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster
The train engineer and two additional rail workers who faced charges for the deadly July 2013 oil train accident in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, were acquitted on Friday after the jury deliberated…
Wondering why the haters are getting bolder?
Neo-Nazi “newspapers” being delivered to thousands of GTA residents. The Klan passing out leaflets in B.C.’s interior. The homicidal Combat 18 getting active in Calgary. Alt-Right postering on Manitoba university…
Lagging Far Behind
While people love to hear our sunny Prime Minister reassure us with his rosy rhetoric, it is becoming increasingly evident that his words mean little when it comes to climate…
David Byrne Launches Good News Site
David Byrne, artist extraordinaire, revealed his newest project to the world and I love it! Reasons to be Cheerful is a reaction to the bizarreness of 2017 and the craziness…
On consistent patterns
It’s certainly worth being cautious about leadership campaign polling which is met with a challenge almost as soon as it’s first released. But the NDP side of Mainstreet’s new poll…
Trump’s Unreliability
The back and forth during the recent government shut down proves one thing: Donald Trump is utterly unreliable. Paul Krugman writes: Two weeks ago, Trump declared that if Congress came…
Government plans to take $400 annually from every employee — and give it to employers
The government plans to cut employer Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums $2.4 billion per year. Here’s the plan laid out in the 2016 Budget documents: The WSIB has…
Ezra Levant and the Slow Death of The Rebel
As everybody knows Ezra Levant is Andrew Scheer's favourite right-wing YouTube host.Although relations have been strained ever since Scheer was forced to pretend he hardly knew Levant.And ran off with…
Alberta commits to pollute.
It is hard to think of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley as an oil baron but she must be at least an honorary member of the Petroleum Club. Her government has…
Tsu, Tsu, Tsunami – WHAT?
Damn you, Tsunami. Could you not have ruffled my feathers at a more convenient time? I was so comfortably asleep. The kids called shortly after 2 a.m. Big earthquake off…
Brad Wall hoist with his own petard as Saskatchewan climbs down from its embarrassing licence plate war
PHOTOS: Brad Wall, Saskatchewan’s cranky premier and Canada’s answer to Basil Fawlty. (Photo: Saskatchewan Party, grabbed from Facebook.) Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, Alberta Trade Minister Deron Bilous, and Saskatchewan…
Ronny Cameron Off The Rails: Part 3
If a group of roughly two dozen Proud Boys and supporters march around in Brantford for half and hour, and no one paid any attention, did they really march at…
Inactivity will continue
I hope to resume online participation soon but illness continues to be a problem. I regret not having had a flu shot this season because I’ve experienced the worst case…
Venezuelan people are prime victims of Ottawa’s sanctions
Introduction “Since 2014,” writes a reporter in the online journal Venezuelanalysis, “Venezuela has been suffering from a deep economic crisis brought about by the drop in global oil prices, a…
A closer look at Alberta’s new electoral map
Readers of this blog will know that I have a long-time interest in the topic of redrawing electoral boundaries. Over the next few months I plan to take a closer…