The Militarization Of Liberal Democracies
William Davis writes in The New York Times that we are witnessing an ominous phenomenon: A good indication of liberalism’s declining health is the rising profile of the military in…
February 2019
Senior civil servant says something silly.
The crazies are behind door ‘C’ and we turn them loose at our peril. And it is certainly not the role of Canada’s senior civil servant to open that door.…
On the Come Up, young adult fiction by Angie Thomas, tops Audreys Books fiction bestsellers
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Feb. 17, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Nikiforuk – "A New Low" Even for the NEB
Canada’s top energy journalist, Andrew Nikiforuk, sees a litigation-filled future for the National Energy Board’s “reconsideration” report on Trudeau’s Trans Mountain pipeline. With its so-called “reconsideration report” on the Trans…
Vancouver reconciliation with Indigenous peoples starts with parks: An interview with Conference Keynote Rena Soutar
by Jodi Lastman | Feb 11, 2019 |ParkPeople.careprinted by permission Rena Soutar is one of the keynote speakers at Park People’s upcoming Heart of the City Conference taking place in…
I would be very upset if this upset some people in PMO and PCO
My week on Twitter : 4.27K Mentions, 470K Mention Reach, 26.2K Likes, 7.34K Retweets, 2.55K Replies. See yours with https://t.co/TQhKFs0QZY pic.twitter.com/u7GEks0RCl — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 24, 2019
Saturday Photo: Ruts, rats!
This is what our lane looked like this morning. After several snowfalls and freeze and thaw cycles, it had been reduced to two tracks of ruts about four inches thick.…
Manafort Memo Released
It’s not a memorandum. It’s not a booklet. It’s an 800 page tome.
Is Maxime Bernier a racist?
Is Maxime Bernier a racist? It’s a fair question. For months, the leader of the nascent People’s Party of Canada has been giving us every indication that he just might…
Yellow Vesters and Others, Including (Former?) Soldier Continuing to Engage In Assassination Fantasies
On Thursday, Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick appeared before the House of Commons justice committee to address questions concerning SNC-Lavalin, however he also discussed the increasingly dangerous political climate specifically…
Justin Tru – mp
Now, like good, as in docile, Canadians I suppose we should be saying, “oh shucks, I don’t like that very much but, if they’re saying it’s for the greater good,…
#LavScam latest: first Butts, now Telford
…and the Clerk of the Privy Council applying raw muscle, too. I’m sure it’s all nothing. Here. Oh, and all the rich white people from Toronto didn’t like how the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Matthew Desmond writes about the large number of economic and social benefits from paying workers a living wage. And Stephanie Akin reports on…
The Con Media and the Shabby End of The Fake Scandal
Lordy. What a difference a day makes. One moment the press gallery hacks in Ottawa were in a feverish state of arousal.They thought the fake scandal, the one they had…
Following The Trail Home
Letter-writers in today’s Star ask questions that demand to be answered. The first makes a point that occurred to me early on when SNC-Lavalin averred that bribery and fraud charges…
Thou Shall Not Think!
Doug Ford says the rationale behind his budget cuts is to save people money. But Rick Salutin wonders if one of the collateral benefits of the budget cuts is to…
When compromise is the problem.
Nobody should celebrate too soon about the compromise solution to paying Ontario’s doctors. After more than four years of arguments, back-stabbing and threats, nobody is particularly happy. The three-member arbitration…
SNC: The Story Behind the Story
The situation with SNC-Lavalin is disgusting, but I actually want the Liberals to emerge victorious in 2019. If they don’t, we’ll have VERY dark days for Canada under Andy Scheer’s…
National Energy Board ruling on Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion leaves everyone deep in their message boxes
Common sense would suggest the recommendation of the National Energy Board yesterday that Ottawa approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project despite significant risks to the environment is a small…