In the confessional of Québec.
When Alfred Hitchcock directed his 1953 film I Confess in Quebec City, he had problems getting cooperation from the Archdiocese of Québec, until he had the ending of the movie…
July 2019
Privatizing public wealth
In July 2018, newly installed Premier Doug Ford announced that noted ex-con and former BC Premier Gordon Campbell would lead an “independent” inquiry into Ontario’s past spending and accounting practices.…
Donald Trump and the Madness of the Dictator
As we all know Donald Trump has a special attraction for dictators. He likes to hang out with them, and share intimate moments with them. And who can seriously doubt…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Companion cats.
July 2: My tragedy.
Today, I spent at least 6 hours writing this blog. Then, in some accident I don’t understand, I lost it all. I’ve done that before – but this time I…
Don Quixote times three
At roughly the same time Shakespeare was writing and performing King Lear, Measure for Measure, Othello and Macbeth (1604-1605), Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was publishing the first part (52 chapters)…
Hoist On His Own Climate Petard
If I was a Liberal I would have been upset, if not furious, when Justin Trudeau, taking a page out of Christy Clark’s playbook, claimed that Canada should receive credit…
Open Letter to CLC President Hassan Yussuff on labour opposition to Canada-Saudi arms deal
A man walks past a graffiti, depicting drone strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen (File photo) President Hassan Yussuff Canadian Labour Congress 2841 Riverside Drive Ottawa, ON K1V 8X7…
Who Is Reporting That Trump Sanctions Have Killed Thousands of Venezuelans?
I wrote on June 14 about Reuters burying (for over a month) a study by prominent economists Jeffrey Sachs and Mark Weisbrot that links U.S.-imposed economic sanctions on Venezuela in…
What’s wrong with our Conservatives?
If this country were any example, one might conclude that Conservatives cannot, or will not, grasp the severity of the global warming threat. In Alberta, for example, the UCP has…
Don’t They Come in Gold?
Maybe it’s for the Fourth of July festivities. Maybe it’s a dress rehearsal in case he loses the presidency next year. Either way, Donald Trump has brought the big guns…
What’s With New Brunswick?
Is New Brunswick Canada’s Louisiana? Anyone who regularly reads Graeme Decarie’s excellent blog, The Decarie Report, is regaled at how that province operates as the feifdom of a few powerful…
How The Cons And The Con Media Could Steal The Election
It was a chilling example of what might happen if Andrew Scheer's sinister Con cult is allowed to spread fake news, in a crude attempt to influence the result of…
Environment Update
Today is, predictably, worse than yesterday. That is becoming the now customary reality as we steadily drift ever further from a stable, inhabitable planet. Don’t worry, we’ve still got years…
Globe and Mail Letter
The Letters section in today’s Globe and Mail is filled with readers’ thoughts on climate change. One such reader is me. Please see the fifth letter from the top for…
Ottawa’s Favourite Banana Republic Opens Fire on Students
Canada has a thing for Honduras. The ravaged country is a second home to powerful Canadian mining companies and Ottawa appreciates the carte blanche treatment. Harper was quick to jump…
The New Landscape?
We’re very early in the run up to the 43rd general election, and the start of July kind of unofficially marks the end of the 42nd Parliament. Everything that is…
Globe and Mail Letter
The Letters section in today’s Globe and Mail is filled with readers’ thoughts on climate change. One such reader is me. Please see the fifth letter from the top for…
in which cookie gets hold of a fish head, is attacked by an eagle, and almost makes me cry
This weekend we took Kai and Cookie to the beach both days. The beach was Diego’s favourite place in all the world, so it was sad to be there without…
Canada adopts Israel lobby’s contested definition of anti-Semitism
File photo by Shutterstock Canada has announced that it will formally adopt a definition of anti-Semitism that could characterize Palestinian rights campaigning as anti-Jewish bigotry. The definition is contained in…