Israel’s Anti-Semitism Smear Campaign
Photo by U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv Donald Trump is devoted to his bottom line and to a belief in his own greatness. Beyond that, he has no fixed convictions. He…
2018
Is the Conservative Party of Canada Racist?
Sadly, yes. If you haven’t noticed, here’s something that should startle you into realizing every wing of it associates with Nazis, and talks about limiting immigration as a primary platform…
Now Can We Call Doug Ford A Fascist?
As you know I like to portray Doug Ford as a political ape, a brutish demagogue drunk on power who is leading Ontario to disaster.But now I think I may…
Man with scythe
# Man with scythe Maybe late 50’s, early 60’s, after we had moved to the Queens Ave house, I would walk along Queens Ave to Queens Place and down that…
Pleasing Words Mean Nothing
Unless they are in the thrall of rabid partisanship, nice hair, sunny smiles or pleasing but empty rhetoric, most people, I suspect, would agree that the Trudeau government has been…
Taking the Rap by Ann Hansen, a Montreal Book Launch (Oct. 19)
(français ci-desous) WHERE: Frigo Vert, 1440 rue MacKay (metro Guy-Concordia) WHEN: Friday, October 19 at 7PM FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/696509764052147 Ann Hansen has spent over thirty years in prison and on parole…
America’s Retreat From the Sea. Climate Migration Reaches the United States.
Climate migration is about to become a serious headache for the United States and its federal and state governments. Migration is kicking off with sea level rise but that will…
JC is back!
Look what just came by courier! See you Oct. 29 when we talk to him about it in Toronto!
John Tory won. Keesmaat lost.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS Tory won the Arts Debate – but don’t just take our word for it! “The Mayor did what he needs to do to win this election.”…
It Ain’t the "Party of Lincoln" Anymore.
Just sayin’
When the Most Important Issue to You Is Not Important to Your Government.
To me, climate change is the most important issue, hands down. It is the greatest threat facing human civilization today, probably the greatest threat in the history of human civilization.…
two weeks in northern ontario: the good, the bad, and the mushrooms
Our Ontario trip was a mixed bag of ups and downs, but mostly ups. Everything is pretty good with some not-so-good mixed in. Traveling with Diego. We loved it! It…
Saving Animals Through Mass Surveillance
Readers of this site know that I don’t like mass surveillance of human beings; however, the technology behind the tools used for intrusive observations of our private lives can be…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 24, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 24, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Public hearing will be held on sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh Mueller…
It Can’t Be Redeemed
As new allegations of his sexual misconduct arose over the weekend, Republicans doubled down on their defence of Brett Kavanaugh. If you’re searching for the motivation behind their behaviour, E.J.…
The World Cup is a Crime Scene
Photo by Getty Images On the eve of World Cup 2018, soccer’s international governing body, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, announced that the United bid of Canada,…
Palestine: The testbed for Trump’s plan to tear up the rules-based international order
Washington’s decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the…
Column: the curse of the notwithstanding clause
Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006 federal election, declares that he will…
“Some animals are more equal…”
George Orwell’s Animal Farm told us more about humans than about animals and why some pigs are more equal than others. This subject came readily to mind the other day…