Professionalism in Politics.
Interesting argument the other day with a reader who likes keeping up with the political scene and who supports the liberals. He was stating his objection to professional politicians. Since…
May 2019
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jeff Stein reports on Bernie Sanders’ plans to transfer power from capital to people. And PressProgress highlights the Saskatchewan Party’s continued reliance…
Vaughn Palmer, noted engineer and road-builder
Today, a poll from Mario Canseco’s Research Co. reported, “The governing New Democratic Party (NDP) is the top choice in British Columbia’s current political landscape…” This might explain why some…
Is Alberta’s ‘Yes to TMX’ campaign a sly tax-funded attack on the Trudeau Liberals?
Things are certainly different on the pipeline front now that Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party are in power in Alberta! Yesterday, the airwaves were full of reports Alberta…
five rules of small-town life
1. Don’t be in a rush. Everything takes time. Everyone has time. You have time, too. You might have to wait while people finish chatting. No matter. You have time.…
More on America’s UFOs
This is the most amazing story that no one cares about. Unidentified vehicles that engage in air combat maneuvering with US Navy F-18s. Multiple intrusions every month in American military…
SAAB’s "Made in Canada" Jet Fighter
It’s an impressive little bird, the SAAB Gripen. Purchase price and operating costs put it around half the outlay of the higher priced competitors such as Lockheed’s F-35 stealth light…
Freedom Hyperbole
Language can be quite a thing and it’s amazing sometimes to see how people can take words, ideas and concepts and try to twist them into something that is totally…
Infuriating Police Escalation
Cops relationship with black people explained in 4 seconds. pic.twitter.com/oHrch32q2t — Dieghoe (@diegheaux) May 24, 2019 Officers should have to watch this, and learn how easily they can serve a…
Oops?
A lot has been said about and a lot of ink has recently been spilled over the idea of the independence of MPs and the ability of individual MPs to…
Earthgauge News – May 28, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/mixdown-19-05-27.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
SNC-Lavalin to stand trial on corruption charges, Quebec judge rules
Consider how much easier it would have been for PM Justin Trudeau to have backed off and listened to former Attorney General Judy Wilson Raybould. The Liberals continue to…
JWR is vindicated, again
There is enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering corporation to be tried on fraud and bribery charges, a Quebec court judge has ruled. SNC-Lavalin spent months lobbying the federal…
Mueller Speaks
Briefly. Former special counsel, Robert Mueller, says it would be “unfair” to recommend criminal prosecution of a president who cannot be charged while in office. “Charging the president with a…
Begging the Question and acting Appropriately. . .
The phrase "beg the question" has recently begun to be widely misused, at least in relation to its strict traditional meaning. People now will often say something "begs the question"…
Begging the Question and acting Appropriately. . .
The phrase “beg the question” has recently begun to be widely misused, at least in relation to its strict traditional meaning. People now will often say something “begs the question”…
My latest: Scheer, Trudeau and racism
When everyone is a Nazi, no one is a Nazi. When you falsely insinuate your principal opponent is a Klansman – as Justin Trudeau’s party has done, repeatedly and recklessly,…
Just visiting, soon
Yeah, because making a rich, out-of-touch white guy elitist who lives in another country your leader always works out so well. “Liberal insiders looking at Mark Carney as Trudeau’s successor”
The Disease Is Spreading
Paul Koring writes that Trumpism has gone viral: An ugly contagion of xenophobic populism threatens to poison democracies, turning them inward-looking just at a moment in history when the crises…
My Most Prized Possession
This morning I received this beautiful testament of care from a devoted daughter, Jasmin Jeevanjee. I am delighted to share her story and how her ‘Most Prized Possession’ came to…