Ford Takes on Bill 148: But There is Resistance
Photo by Fight for $15 When the Tories were elected to govern Ontario this past June, it was a day that many were both dreading and expecting. The Ontario government…
2018
Understanding Québec solidaire’s electoral breakthrough
Photo by Québec solidaire Summing up the October 1st provincial election results, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire, said it best: “the era of the two-party system is finished in…
Singh sings a sorrowful song.
New democrat leader Jagmeet Singh is not getting too much respect these days. And when he is not getting much respect from his own party; there is no reason for…
No One Hurt Because No One Was On The Bus
Have buses and the mindset behind them outgrown their use?
Donald Trump’s New And Disgusting Racist Ad
There are now just five days to go before the midterm elections, and Donald Trump has never felt so threatened.Polls suggest that he could lose control of the House and…
What’s scarier? A tiny of rump of ignored extremists, or an extremist majority government? Canada needs Proportional Representation!
Last week, I expressed alarm about the fact that 25,000 people voted for a known white nationalist in the Toronto mayoral election, representing 3.4% of the overall Toronto vote. If…
Niv, 1 A bad, bad, bad, bad day.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/31/five-countries-hold-70-of-worlds-last-wildernesses-map-reveals One of those countries is Brazil. but its Amazon rain forest has been declared as a target for the new, very fascist, ruler of Brazil. As well, the U.S.…
NaBloPoMo Day 1
Okay. I’m going to attempt to do NaBloPoMo, which doesn’t actually have anything to do with blowing anything, no matter how it may look from the weird initialism. Acronym. Word…
Doug Ford and the Con Carbon Gang Dumbos
He's the self appointed leader of the anti-carbon tax gang. And Doug Ford has been on a rampage recently.Yesterday he officially killed Ontario's cap-and-trade program, while his ghastly Cons sang…
Sullenberger Strikes Back
A genuine American hero, Charles “Sully” Sullenberger, the soft-spoken pilot who landed US Airways flight 1549 on the Hudson River, is taking off the gloves. In an op-ed in The…
Canada, One of Five Nations Holding Most of the World’s Remaining Wilderness.
This map says it all: The march of mankind has seen to it that there’s not much wilderness left on Earth. 70 per cent of what remains is found in…
Global Warming – Oceans Retaining Vastly More Heat than Believed
Sixty per cent more atmospheric heat has been absorbed by the world’s oceans than we thought. We’ve known for years that our oceans were the repository of most of the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Chuck Collins discusses the obscene wealth being hoarded by the U.S.’ few richest families. And Owen Jones comments on the need for…
New column day
Here, on Scott Moe’s choice to pursue strongman politics indistinguishable from the Donald Trumps and Doug Fords of the world. For further reading…– D.C. Fraser reported on Moe’s willingness to…
I AM NOT A CAREGIVER (BUT I COOK): NATIONAL CAREGIVER MONTH!
This year for National Caregivers Month, I want to reflect on why so many of us do not identify as caregivers. ‘Caregiver’ is a problematic word for lots of reasons,…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estate
Here is your daily LawFact for Thursday November 1, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estate. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office…
When He’s Gone, What He’s Left Behind Will Still Be There
Some of live in hope that, when Donald Trump is gone, things will return to normal. That hope ignores what Chris Hedges has called a corporate coup d’etat. But Paul…
These CEOs Want Basic Income
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was elected earlier this year and already started implementing his plan to increase inequality in the province. Obviously, this is a bad a plan. One of…
The Gods are busy; you fix it.
No doubt you have been reading many of these opinion pieces on how to fix this or that at Toronto city hall. We already know that those nincompoops at Queen’s…
Ryan Dean Is Genuinely A Clown
It has been an interesting 24 hours. One of the biggest stories has been the general deplatforming of the Proud Boys primarily on Facebook but on Twitter as well. The…