Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century (repost)
The globalization of production and its shift to low-wage countries is the most significant and dynamic transformation of the neoliberal era. Read the rest of this post on the original…
February 2019
Musical interlude
PVRIS – Smoke
Daily Poll: Do you support a proposal to sell “clean” heroin to reduce opioid deaths?
Everything about criminalizing drugs use has been an abysmal failure. Currently ‘Safe Injection Sites’ are saving lives but the stupidty in having the addicted leaving to then score their drugs…
Preview: The Aftermath of the Yellow Vest Convoy
Excellent radio segment from @MineerBrett on the #YellowVestsCanada and #UnitedWeRoll movement’s various ties to extremism, and about holding our leaders accountable. #cdnpoli https://t.co/xY8RpVF0In — Yellow Vests Canada Exposed (@VestsCanada) February…
What do you call two cases of obstruction of justice?
Well, some mean people would call it “Trudeau’s PMO standard operating procedure.” But I’m a nice guy, so I’d never say that. So: interference with prosecutions allegations of obstruction of…
Why Do the Scumbags Always Link Back to Trump?
This time it’s Trump cronies Jeffrey Epstein and Alexander Acosta. Epstein is a multi-millionaire juvenile sex predator and Trump play pal. Acosta was the prosecuting attorney who cut Epstein the…
Decision Day in Burnaby
Over the past two weeks, all of the attention in the #cdnpoli scene has been on the SNC/PMO scandal. This story has grabbed the attention of the public and held…
It’s Friday. Will the Day’s Best be Last?
I realize some of you are nose-deep in the SNC-Lavalin business which, perhaps wrongly, is becoming a bit tedious to me. My attention is on the federal court, DC district,…
NEB approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with new conditions
The predictable outcome of latest NEB ruling regarding the status of the Trans Mountain Pipeline is now official. Few ever thought that this examination would result in the controversial effort…
Screw the Whales. Screw British Columbia.
The National Energy Board has predictably – yes, entirely predictably – concluded that the Trans Mountain Pipeline, a.k.a. the Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline, a.k.a. the People’s Pipeline, is in the…
What Kind of an Allowance Is That for a 12-Year-Old?
It’s funny what kids get up to in their parents’ basements, especially pre-teens who can put their hands on ten large. Consider the case of 12 year old Jackson Oswalt…
Theresa, It’s Time to Get Off the Pot
Think back to your college days. The weekend parties. Eventually you nip upstairs to the can only to find a line of people anxiously waiting for that one person who…
Dare to Dream. Imagine This.
Imagine if you were so rich, you could lose four billion dollars in one day on ketchup. That’s Warren Buffett rich. The bulti-billionaire (“multi” just doesn’t do it justice) suffered…
#LavScam class is in session
@UCalgary @UCalgaryLaw Law 599 students, take note! Professor Kinsella told you! (Hope you are all enjoying your break week. @JustinTrudeau sure isn’t.) #LavScam #cdnpoli @globeandmail @LawDeanHolloway pic.twitter.com/xdgeqE1C6Z — Warren Kinsella…
Anyone Up For a Little Crowdfunding?
There’s one among our ranks who seems to be working overtime at grinding his axe on this Lavalin business. As far as I can tell, and I could be wrong,…
#LavScam latest: Canada’s top bureaucrat assassinates his reputation – and Trudeau’s, too
A must-read Tom Brodbeck column here. Key bits: “The most mind-boggling thing Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick said Thursday didn’t occur during his testimony at the House of Commons justice…
#LavScam pro tip: live by Twitter, announce your resignation by Twitter
I didn’t follow him, at all, so I didn’t know it was this bad. It was bad. I give you Gerald Butts’ self-immolation story.
For What It’s Worth
I would like to use this post to comment on one of the questions swirling around the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould, one that came up yet again on last night’s…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jemima Kelly highlights the massive amounts of revenue lost to tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU – while pointing out the…