You’re Kidding
Randy Hillier’s ouster underscores the fact that Doug Ford is a phony. Hillier has always been rough around the edges. But, like him of not, he represented his party’s roots.…
March 2019
Three Moves on a Monday
Mondays in Ottawa can be some of the most boring days you can get anywhere at anytime. When Parliament is in session, usually Mondays are one quiet day that when…
Is Resistance Always Futile?
If I ever had the chance to sit down and chat with Randy Hillier, I doubt I would have much to say to the libertarian Progressive Conservative MPP recently permanently…
Time To Clear The Room With A Talk About Faith And God (Or My Lack Thereof)
I am about to break a rule. My Father always told me that bringing up religion or politics is great way to clear a room. Time to test that theory.…
An Angry Justin Trudeau Goes After The Hate Mongers
For most of the last 48 hours since he heard about the monstrous massacre in Christchurch, Justin Trudeau managed to hold his true feelings in check.He was quiet and gentle…
Nothing New about a Stalking Horse.
Oh, to be in Alberta when the politicos are running! Have you heard the latest about that sleaze Jason Kenney of the united conservatives? With premier Rachel Notley about to…
Climate Change is About Capitalism
Phil McDuff in The Guardian: “Today’s children, as they become more politically aware, will be much more radical than their parents, simply because there will be no other choice for…
Another Piece of the Puzzle that is our Premier
Nora Loreto on Twitter yesterday: We already know that part of the increase in anxiety and depression is due to straight up loneliness. Kids are already too isolated from one…
#LavScam coverup: Liberals shut down Justice Committee
The Liberals are right about one thing: Canadians have “reached a conclusion” in the #LavScam scandal. It’s a “conclusion” they won’t like on Election Day, however. Liberal MPs on justice…
Never mind the Throne Speech, yesterday’s excitement was still about the Kamikaze Campaign
Never mind the Throne Speech. Yesterday’s excitement all took place in the basement media room of the Alberta Legislature Building an hour afterward. The afternoon Speech from the Throne by…
Paul Fromm and Kevin Goudreau Currently Under Investigation
Well, looks like Paulie has gotten himself in a little trouble after the national press caught wind of ARC’s article published yesterday discussing his promotion of the Christchurch murderer: Police…
Trump Backers Sought to Bury Cambridge Analytica So Deep No One Would Uncover Its Secrets
Cambridge Analytica, the now defunct company believed to be instrumental in the Brexit Leave campaign and the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, is now before a…
Why is it that we non-indigenous value monetary profit over the well being of our kids and their kids unto seven generations?
I recently went to an exhibit of paintings by Australian Aboriginal women at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. All abstract, several of them luminous as the milky way seen in the…
Beyond Free Market Capitalism, the Case For a Socialist Revival
“Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful momentin time we created a lot of value for shareholders.” We’ve got tough decisions to make if we want to save…
Theresa May Mugged By Speaker Bercow
Having twice failed miserably to persuade MPs to endorse her agreement to withdraw Britain from the European Union, everyone expected Theresa May to bring the motion back at least once…
Pee for Free Event at Queen’s Park
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario launched a campaign with March of Dimes Canada on March 18, 2019, to talk to government representatives about the high cost of catheters. Panelists included MPP…
Sure, They’ll Rubbish our Kids’ Future, But We’ll All Have High-Speed Internet by 2030.
2030 is becoming a popular year. That’s the year by which the world’s scientists, speaking with one voice, tell us we must have slashed greenhouse gas emissions by half if…
Moving Beyond Ford: The Transportation We Want
Image from Spacing Toronto In Toronto and beyond, campaigns are underway to confront the Ford government’s initiative to take the Toronto subway system from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in…