Michelle Rempel and the Angry Canadians
In my last post I looked at the sad case of Michelle Rempel, and what her new American husband thinks of Canada. Which isn't very nice, but Rempel still thinks…
July 2019
Juxtaposition
Some parties and leaders recognize the stakes in determining how to manage a minority Parliament: I asked Mr. Duceppe what he thought would happen if the prime minister refused to…
Post-Partisanship (A.K.A., This Will Inflame Many)
In a move sure to enrage those ‘progressives’ who see a vote for anyone other than the Liberals as an attempt to subvert the natural order, Green Party head Elizabeth…
Mardi Gras Meltdown or Baked Alaska
Alaska is throwing its universities to the wolves. The Republican governor, Michael Dunleavy, eager to deliver bread and circuses to the people of the 49th state, has slashed university funding…
Text Me Maybe?
Having volunteered and worked on political campaigns for about 15 years now, one thing I’ve learned is that there are always new things to learn. Whether it be a new…
Silly Season Commences
Here we are on the 22nd of July, with many Canadians taking some downtime away from the fray. Some are spending time at home, others are visiting family and some…
Here’s a Way Cathy Could Make Herself Useful
Dame Cathy McKenna, Trudeau’s EnviroMin, isn’t much in the public eye these days. It must be tough playing defender of the environment in a petro-government out to burn the place…
Whatever Happened To – Lindsey Graham?
According to Bill Maher, Lindsey Graham lost his spine when his boyfriend, John McCain, died. Up till then, Graham was a reliable critic of his president, Donald J. Trump. But,…
Another Forest On the Verge of Succumbing to Climate Change
The petro-pimps running this country don’t like to dwell on the collateral casualties of their high-carbon perfidy. These range to Canadians whose health is being permanently harmed by wildfire smoke…
Did Bombardier Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water?
Two legendary names in the history of Canadian aviation – de Havilland Canada and Canadair. Between them the two powerhouses put out so many great aircraft. de Havilland developed what…
Even the Prospect of War in the Gulf No Longer Works.
It doesn’t take much to send the price of oil soaring. Seizing a tanker raising the threat of conflict on the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf once would…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of July 22, 2019
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 22, 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul…
Life On Mars
My fave Bowie song, forever. Those chords!
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Aditya Chakrabortty writes about the dangers of accepting gross inequality based on the hope that billionaires will make up in charity what they…
Follow the Light Triad
In psychology there is a way of viewing the world called the dark triad which is comprised of the three traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. In a personality test the…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 22, 2019
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 22, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: Montana Federal magistrate says Jewish woman should get $14 million from neo-Nazi…
Reaping The Whirlwind
It might be comforting to think that Canada has avoided the kind of populism which is now the mother’s milk of American and British politics. But don’t get too comfortable.…
Saturday Photo: Glen Villa Garden: Wonderful Place
Well, sorry, folks you’ll have to wait until next year. You missed Open Garden Day at Glen Villa, a 750 acre estate near North Hatley in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Patterson…
The Hidden Conservative Voter
They’re hidden. They showed up, however, at Brexit. They showed up in the U.S. presidential race in 2016. They showed up in Alberta in 2019, and Ontario in 2018, too.…
Mad Dogs, Englishmen and Candidates.
That knock on your door on this hot July day is more likely to be a candidate for the coming election. This time is gold for candidates, they can pick…