Dermod Travis warned us six years ago
“Government watchdogs are supposed to have teeth, not wear muzzles,” said IntegrityBC executive director Dermod Travis. “It’s difficult to imagine that any successor to John Doyle will not read the…
February 2019
Former Alberta immigration minister asks federal immigration minister for investigation of UCP candidate’s alleged immigration practices
Former Alberta employment and immigration minister Thomas Lukaszuk has written federal immigration minister Ahmed Hussein urging him to open a formal investigation into serious allegations a temporary foreign worker was…
Is the Green Surge For Real?
So, I’m seeing pundits starting to refer to the “green surge” as if it were maybe a real thing. Most recently, the words came from one Canadian media’s most well-known…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Crashing cats.
GWT treatment a sure cure for NAWHS syndrome
After years of research* and development, I have finally worked out the details for the treatment of the viral NAWHS (New Age Woo Hoo Susceptibility) syndrome: GWT or Gullibility Whack…
The Long Con And The Overton Window
I have been thinking a lot lately about the Overton window. I am beginning to apply it to long term strategy being employed by Conservative thinkers/politicians in Canada, what I…
How Donald Trump’s Inauguration Turned Into A Nightmare
Donald Trump's inauguration was supposed to be a magic moment that would mark his arrival on the word stage.A glittering affair fuelled by millions of dollars in corporate donations.But instead…
Feb. 05:greed and stupidity go togehter like – well like Trump and the oil industry.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/04/a-third-of-himalayan-ice-cap-doomed-finds-shocking-report Capitalists don’t care. They don’t care about any of these shocking reports about climate. They don’t care because caring would cut into their profits. We have created a real…
Is Trump Losing His Mojo?
If, by mojo, you mean every bully’s stock in trade, the ability to instill fear in others, the answer seems to be “yes.” It’s usually a bad day for a…
Talking Recipe for Hate, and fighting hate, at the SJAM Library in the Hammer!
Thanks so much2 @kinsellawarren , author of #RecipeforHate for his very interesting talk about racism & your top 10 for writers! All round thumbs up from those in attendance. Great…
Freedom House Report – Democracy in Retreat
The Washington-based rights group, Freedom House, has released its 2019 report on the global state of democracy and it’s not pretty. Democracy is again in retreat although most of us…
Our federal leaders need to stay on social media – they constantly remind us why we need better ones
Social media and politicians. Lets do a roundup,shall we? The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, was apparently watching TV before Christmas. A charity thing came on. It was raising…
Why Intermediate Range Missiles Matter
Despite glasnost and all the disarmament talk since Reagan and Gorbachev inked the IRT, the world is still up to its arse in nuclear weapons. There are silo-launched ICBMs like…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday February 5, 2019. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
As Goes Tasmania, So Goes The World
Australian journalist Richard Flanagan writes that Tasmania is on fire: As I write this, fire is 500 metres from the largest King Billy pine forest in the world on Mt…
Why Is Andrew Scheer Suddenly Running For Cover?
It was one of Andrew Scheer's most disgusting attack ads ever, one that started as a Nazi meme in Eastern Europe.His outrageous claim that the U.N. Global Compact for Migration…
Doug Ford and the Whack-A-Mole Farce
He's only been in office for just over seven months, but already Doug Ford is the worst Premier Ontario has ever known.He clearly doesn't know what he's doing, and to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jonathan Watts interviews David Wallace-Wells about the existential threat posed by climate breakdown – and our gross failure to act in the…
Canada’s Supreme Court Rules Companies Have to Pay for Environmental Damage
It might seem obvious that companies should pay for damaging property, but that wasn’t the case for years. Up to now companies in Canada were able to extract resources from…
The meaning of Milton.
Watch out Lisa Raitt. The liberals are coming. As conservative MP for Milton electoral district, Lisa Raitt has a long, hard fight ahead of her to try to hold on…