#LavScam latest: is Justin Trudeau SNC-Lavalin’s water boy?
Pretty much. From today’s Globe. There is apparently no rule, no law, no principle that Justin Trudeau will not break to assist this sleazy multinational. None. The Trudeau government is…
February 2019
Saving the Scenic Salish Sea.
To nobody’s surprise the other day, Canada’s moribund National Energy Board (NEB), once again, approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. And once again to the barricades my friends…
They pay less; you pay more
Canada’s remaining non-renewable energy resources are being sold off in an environment of low prices with minimal and declining returns to governments.
Marc "Tyler" Malenfant of Yellow Vests Canada: The Dangers of Dehumanization
I still plan on posting a report on the events of last week in Ottawa, however I thought I'd first dive back into the reactionary Yellow Vests Canada Facebook page…
The stars of the NDP firmament are aligning today for someone in Burnaby South – it remains to be seen if it’s Jagmeet Singh
Even if all the New Democrats vote Liberal and all the Liberals vote NDP in the Burnaby South by-election today, the outcome could be a very close one. It’s rude…
#LetHerSpeak
I like Lisa Kinsella’s shirt idea. Anyone want one, she’s up in Ottawa this week.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
I admit it. I was a day late in doing by blog for Friday.. But I was almost done when – I don’t know – I must have hit a…
The 2019 Provincial Election: What it will be about and what it should be about
Last week Ms Soapbox had the pleasure of appearing on a panel with economist Trevor Tombe and naturalist Kevin Van Tighem to discuss our perspectives on the upcoming provincial election.…
A Disappointing Crop of Oscar Nominations
The oddsmakers have Roma winning, and I agree that it should – pure cinema, as Hitchcock would say – but Green Book will win because it has all those comfy,…
NEB ‘Reconsideration Report’ A New Low For Failing Agency
This bogus report is little more than pouring old wine in new bottles. It makes a mockery out of Trudeau’s pretend embrace of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights…
Overplaying Their Hand
Opposition Members of Parliament have some tools at their disposal to help drive the agenda or raise issues they feel are important. Granted that over the past few decades, that…
The Perilous Plight of the Southern Resident Orca
To the National Energy Board the TransMountain pipeline expansion is “likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on the Southern resident killer whale.” The NEB went on to conclude, “yeah,…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast – PMO/SNC Scandal and By-Election Monday
Episode Three of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now up and ready to listen to. In this episode, I talk about the SNC Lavalin/PMO scandal, it’s effects and the week…
Stuff Happens, IV: The Reckoning, week 8: It’s Oscar Sunday … zzzzz
Well, it’s Academy Awards Sunday. Remember when that used to be a big deal? As a longtime movie fan and pop culture junkie, I’ve always watched the Oscars with varying…
‘Wrecking ball’ hits two capital cities, where scandals continue to rage
Scandals are becoming as common as Wednesday throughout the country. The width and breadth have yet to have been fully revealed in either the SNC Lavalin scandal or the behaviour…
walking the walk: if canada is serious about reconciliation, the senate must pass bill c-262
Canadians, contact the Senate. Urge them to work together to pass Private Member’s Bill C-262, “An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United…
We get letters: Max’s Mannschaften write in
My column on the racism and anti-Semitism that permeates Maxime Bernier’s “People’s Party” – I use flying quotes because it is neither: it’s a personality cult, not a party, and…
We Should Stop Paying For Over-Budget Infrastructure Projects
Cost overruns on the Ottawa public transit project beg many questions related to accountability, fraud, legalities related to commitments and conflicts of interest. All municipalities should reconsider major infrastructure projects…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jay Shambaugh, Ryan Nunn and Stacy Anderson write about the lasting effects of racial and regional inequality. – Samuel Stein discusses the…