Who Is Andrew Scheer? Lesson #2
In the first lesson, we learned that Andrew Scheer is a regular guy. Well, maybe in his own mythology he is a regular guy. Like everything surrounding the Conservative Party…
February 2019
The Shameful Behaviour Of Pharmaceuticals
Daniel Dale recently wrote a piece about how a provision in the new NAFTA could lead to higher drug costs in Canada. Some Democrats are demanding a change to a…
Debate Or Influence Peddling?
Don Lenihan writes that things are getting Kafkaesque in Ottawa: Franz Kafa couldn’t script it better. The Trudeau PMO stands accused of interfering in a legal process and the former…
#LavScam Toronto Star scoop: Trudeau’s cover-up begins
If Justin Trudeau won’t relieve Jody Wilson-Raybould of her lawyer’s obligation to maintain confidentiality – and if he plans to fight any inquiry into the #LavScam obstruction of justice scandal…
A shadow from the right.
On behalf of the Right Honourable Clarence Decatur Howe, I object. There were many assumptions made about the man when he was alive and many more after his passing. My…
Former CBC journalist John Archer acclaimed as NDP candidate in Edmonton-South West
Former CBC journalist John Archer was acclaimed as the NDP candidate in the Edmonton-South West riding last night. Mr. Archer may not have surprised everyone, but he certainly surprised me…
Mr. Mandel Regrets: Political drama, Alberta Party style … this may be theatre, but it ain’t no masterpiece!
Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel now says he regrets missing the deadline for filing his nomination candidate expense paperwork, but nevertheless expects the courts to make the problem go away!…
Somewhere, Gerald’s head just exploded
My week on Twitter : 2.7K Mentions, 349K Mention Reach, 11.9K Likes, 2.98K Retweets, 1.59K Replies. See yours with https://t.co/TQhKFs0QZY pic.twitter.com/mUqKrYioBG — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 10, 2019
Feb. 09:We still live in 1939
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/antarctica-greenland-weather-1.5011904_________________________________________________________________ There were people who fought fascism, including Brits, Canadians and Americans who fought fascism before that was respectable – through the years when our government and business leaders still…
The Green New Deal
David Appell on the Green New deal: I wish it was only about carbon without the social welfare proposals, such as (G) ensuring that the Green New Deal mobilization creates…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Robyn Allan reports that the Trudeau Libs’ set of Trans Mountain giveaways to the oil sector now includes billions to oil companies. And…
The Death Of the Dollar
Under Donald Trump, the global financial system is being realigned. Chris Hedges writes: The inept and corrupt presidency of Donald Trump has unwittingly triggered the fatal blow to the American…
Andrew Scheer’s Very Unconvincing Tale of Poverty
Andrew Scheer likes to make people believe that he grew up poor unlike the "trust fund" kid Justin Trudeau with his "vast family fortune."And that unlike Trudeau he still lives…
How Different Countries Care for Seniors: A Look at Caregivers and the Elderly Around the World
Today, guest blogger Roxanne Baker gives us a world tour of eldercare attitudes and practices. I loved learning about how families in different cultures take care of older loved ones…
Saturday Photo: Natural Valentine
A couple of years ago I found these lovely leaves cascading down the side of a garage. Nice to see that Nature loves a Valentine too. So please tell those…
It’s never the break in. It’s always the cover up.
Even former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions understood he needed to recuse himself. Even Jeff Sessions understood he could not stand in judgment of himself. Canada’s new Attorney General? He…
To A Certain Someone Special
Please forgive me for waxing romantic. These things are always so much easier to write, instead of say. Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming up. Yes, we both make fun of…
‘Super-agencies,’ been there; done that.
Health care in Ontario is a machine of many parts. It seems the Ford government wants to start collecting those parts into one super agency. The only problem with this…
How to Buy the Best Gas Grills
A perfect gas grill is an integral part of a complete kitchen. Even if you are a vegetarian and you think that there is no occasion where you will find…