A Collection of Loyal Quotes: Part Five
“A king is a king, not because he is richand powerful, not because he is asuccessful politician, not because hebelongs to a particular creed or to anational group. He is…
June 2019
Happy Canada Day!
Dear Canada: Happy birthday! With hugs and kisses from Ms Soapbox. PS: You may have heard some silly talk to the effect that Alberta wants to separate from Canada because…
How The Star Joined The Con Media And Went After Trudeau
Over the years I've become accustomed, or numbed, to the disgusting way the ratty Con media have gone after Justin Trudeau.I've become accustomed to the flinty ideologues at the National…
June30:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-election-poll-1.5188097_________________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/insulin-prices-united-states-canada-caravan-1.5195399 There is nothing new about this U.S. (and Canadian) plundering of the rest of us by the very rich. In their imperial days, wealthy British built their foortunes…
No Time For Folly
Robert Reich asks his readers to perform a thought experiment: The tyrant and the oligarchy have convinced many voters the reason they feel powerless and economically insecure isn’t because the…
My latest: hypocrisy, thine name is JT
“A hypocrite,” Adlai Stevenson said, “is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.” That’s all that…
Playtime with Donald Trump.
It seems reasonable, with all his other problems, that young Donald Trump’s parents had to pay other children to play with him. And to this day, he still seems unable…
Another week in the Annals of Diplomacy: in stormy times, half a loaf is better than none
From the sublime to the ridiculous, it would appear, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will do anything to keep Donald Trump sweet. Consider the dissimilar cases of Meng Wanzhou and…
The Toronto Star (!) condemns Trudeau
The @TorontoStar (!) concludes what many of us have: the Trudeau government’s biggest problem is Trudeau. After four years, @ElizabethMay @AndrewScheer or @theJagmeetSingh would all be better. #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc…
June 29: we are a disaster waiting to happen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-fighters-buzzed-regina-asterix-east-china-sea-1.5193149 Why is Canada sending warships to the East China Sea? Have the Chinese threatened some Canadian interest? Are they going to attack Canada? No. We’re just acting as bumboys…
Why The Scheer Cons Are Still The Harper Party
Ever since it was recently revealed that Andrew Scheer consults his mentor Stephen Harper before making any major decisions, an old and deeply disturbing question is being asked again.Who is…
A Very Good Question
Martin Regg Cohn speculates this morning that Doug Ford may not make it through his full mandate. Ford’s alliance with his now departed chief of staff, Dean French, has caused…
The airplane that fell to earth.
The original Boeing 737 narrow-bodied airliner was introduced in 1968 and was a short to medium range two-engine jet aircraft favoured by regional airlines. More than 10,000 737s were built…
With Stephen Mandel’s resignation and zero Legislature seats, Alberta Party faces leadership vacuum and bleak future
So long, Stephen Mandel, at least we can’t say we hardly knew ye! Mr. Mandel announced in a news release yesterday he would step down on June 30 as leader…
This Election Is For Keeps
I can’t stress enough that the October elections will be like none other in Canada’s history. It’s our last chance to steer Parliament away from its blind obsession with the…
I’m Not a Socialist, Just a Discerning Citizen
If I bundled all my views on various issues, the bundle would probably be labelled social democrat. I am certainly a democrat, but I don’t think of myself as tied…
Alberta merchants maintain $15 minimum wage
One of the first things the new UCP government in Alberta has done is lower the minimum wage for young workers from $15 to $13. Some Alberta merchants are having…
What if Putin Is Right? What Then?
Before flying off to Osaka, Russian badboy Vlad Putin took a moment to share his views on democracy and its troubled and tattered trappings. Putin declared liberalism “obsolete” and said…
Ultimate Disrespect
It’s been said by many observers so far, myself include, that the upcoming fall election promises to be an especially vicious one. In the last few years, we’ve seen some…
Will They Elect An Emperor?
In the 2020 election, the Republicans will try to paint the Democrats as socialists. But, Paul Krugman writes, the Democrats are definitely not socialists: Nobody in these debates wants government…