The Fake Scandal and the Dogs of Dumbarton
There is a bridge near the Scottish town of Dumbarton that has a terrifying reputation. For it is said that hundreds of dogs have leaped over its sides for no…
April 2019
Read my whole #LavScam Liberals column on air
Bill Carroll said to me that, in all his years of broadcasting, he has never done this before. Listen here.
Would a Progressive Kill for Profit?
In today’s NYT, columnist Paul Krugman writes “Donald Trump Is Trying to Kill You.“ Krugman explores how Trump’s de-regulation rampage is giving rise to threats that will accelerate premature deaths…
Disliking Liberals vs Disliking Conservatives
Christopher Bird explains what it’s like to be a reasonable Canadian observing Canadian political struggles of the largest 2 parties in their efforts to govern: I don’t particularly like Justin…
Jennifer Rubin – Trump Is Losing It.
She’s a conservative pundit. That said, she writes for the Washington Post. She gets her paycheque from Bezos, the guy Trump routinely targets. Still, Jennifer Rubin makes some the arguments…
Monbiot’s "Hail Mary" Pass – Let’s Re-Wild
Guardian enviro-scribe, George Monbiot, argues we must recruit nature to help thwart climate change. He notes what we all by now grasp – that 1.5 C “do not exceed” cap,…
How Bogota Convinced People to Give up Cars Once a Week
Not Bogota, but a nice place nonetheless. Every Sunday the city of Bogota stops cars from entering the city and they let the streets be used by everyone. Once cars…
Norway Shines a Light We Don’t Care to See
Little Norway and it’s big sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, are once again leading the way, this time by plunging into alternative clean energy investment. Not for the first…
The Future is in Good Hands
2019 has been a rough year so far politically for many, and really with so much negativity out there, it’s easy to focus on that alone. Some days it’s really…
Christine Elliott’s Debasement
There was a time I had a measure of respect for Christine Elliott. She seemed to me to be someone largely above the toxic politics that now ensnares public discourse…
#LavScam latest: JWR’s extraordinary Maclean’s interview
Maclean’s has been doing a lot of extraordinary interviews, lately. This one, you must read. And let me just say: my God Almighty, I admire Jody Wilson-Raybould so much. She…
A Shout Out From Brooks
This morning, in The New York Times, David Brooks gives Canadians a shout out. He writes: According to recently released data, between 2015 and 2017, Canada reduced its official poverty…
Ontario liberals need a leader.
It is good to see that there are a number of worthy contenders already at the starting line for the upcoming leadership contest for the Ontario liberals. More important than…
Bill Carroll had me read every word of this on-air this morning
He tells me he has never done that before. CFRA Ottawa. Dear Liberals: This is an open letter to all of you. I want to start it by telling you…
Pegida Canada Hit With $11,000 Judgement
I have to admit I haven’t paid a great deal to Pegida Canada of late; they had an event a couple of weeks ago that will be discussed peripherally in…
Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney escape relatively unscathed in Alberta election leaders’ debate
Last night’s Alberta election leaders’ debate was an unedifying experience, as these things often are. If anyone except hard-core political junkies kept their hands off the remote, I’d be surprised.…
Chill Out. It’s Blogging. That’s All it Is.
There are some bloggers who imagine their opinions matter – that they make a real difference, shift Earth’s axis. Those bloggers are idiots. One of these morons accuses me of…
New column day
Here, on how Jason Kenney, Scott Moe and other right-wing leaders make a habit of substituting futile complaints about other levels of government for action in the public interest in…
Jason Kenney’s tax plan full of holes
Jason Kenney has proposed that he will revive the Alberta economy and create jobs by cutting corporate taxes from 12% to 8%. The thinking goes that profitable businesses already located…
April 3: Damn. Damn everybody.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/455406-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-apologise-britain/ The Amritsar killings were pretty small by British standards. Far more, millions more, were killed by starvation. That’s what empires do. That’s what the American empire does. This is…