Alaska – Another Climate Record
Alaska has just logged another record – its earliest 70 degree day. Parts of the state have had their earliest 70-degree readings on record. Klawock, a town in southeastern Alaska,…
March 2019
The Day The Fake Scandal Became A Political Farce
I've been enjoying a brief blogging break; taking time off to give my injured right arm time to heal.And in my free time doing nothing much more than waiting for…
Democracy on Trial – In the United Kingdom
The New York Times headline reads, “‘We’re in the Last Hour’: Democracy Itself Is on Trial in Brexit, Britons Say.” As I’m going through the article, over on LBC radio,…
Suddenly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Don’t Seem Quite as Bad
Most days I use my spare time to follow and explore environmental issues, climate change foremost among them. That means delving into unpleasant issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, what…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast – The SNC Tapes
Today I sat down to record Episode 5 of Season 1 of the Magpie Brûlé podcast, but with the developments from late yesterday, I decided to do this episode a…
WCAI Rally In Edmonton Missing WCAI on Friday; Incredibly Pathetic Showing on Saturday
So, what do Vancouver, Toronto, and now Edmonton have in common? They are all rallies organized by Joey Deluca (founder of the overtly racist Worldwide Coalition Against Islam) that he…
Call for Proposals #StephensNext60
So I don’t have an original bone in my body, as proven by this blatant rip-off of Ken Bauer’s post of the same title and theme. Three Decade Mark I…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Frank Graves and Michael Valpy discuss the contrast between Canadian voters who are rightly concerned about the gap in wealth and power between…
Saturday Photo: Hockey? Golf? Sports in 17th Century Holland from the AGO
One of the pleasures of our trip to Toronto recently was a day spent in the Art Gallery of Ontario. The featured exhibition, Impressionism in the Age of Industry, is…
Justin On The Ropes
This weekend marks the seventh anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s boxing match with Patrick Brazeau. The general consensus then was that Brazeau would have Trudeau on the ropes. That didn’t happen.…
The Best Acting Award Goes To…Jody Wilson-Raybould, For Inappropriately Recorded Phone Call With Michael Wernick!
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the patron saint of self-promotion. I am sick and tired of Jody Wilson-Raybould. I am tired of the constant deification at the hands of the opposition and some…
Ontario’s going to Hell in a handbasket.
There are various opinions about ways of getting to Hell but my American mother liked the phrase about a handbasket and I first heard it from her when I was…
Jeff Callaway bids to derail Kamikaze Campaign finance probe – why won’t he wait, like Trump?
Despite obviously having been tempted to shut down the “Russian collusion” investigation when he saw friends and supporters charged with lying to the FBI, aides to U.S. President Donald Trump…
Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
Should you buy a Honda gas burner, or a pure electric Nissan if you need a family hatchback motor vehicle? “2019 Civic hatchback and coupe models are priced at $20,150US…
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s SNC-Lavalin Phone Call With Top Clerk Released?
Here is the political bombshell that has rocked the PM Trudeau and the Liberal party. Enjoy the unadulterated version as profided by Huffington Post. RH “This is gonna look like…
On Milton Acorn, on his birthday, Canada’s People’s Poet
Today was the birthday of Milton Acorn, the People’s Poet, who lived rough, and died before he was eligible for the Old Age Security, even under the old rules. For…
Musical interlude
CHVRCHES – Gun
The SNC Tapes – Second Thoughts
What a way to end a week in political Ottawa, right? The news of this recording by Jody Wilson-Raybould has the power to have a big effect on this story…