Politics outranks good policy
After banking large contributions from taxi owners, governing BC Liberals had declined to change provincial rules to allow ride hailing. They also failed to ensure adequate expansion of fleet sizes.…
August 2019
Red Sox pick Joey as a world champ!
Well this is just downright adorable. — Red Sox (@RedSox) August 31, 2019
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Greg Wilpert interviews Julia Wolfe about the contract between soaring incomes for CEOs, and stagnant ones for workers. And David Cooper observes that…
A Call For Resistance
Here in Ontario Premier Doug Ford, not content to have a taxpayer-funded propaganda channel, has mandated that all gas stations must display stickers advancing the government’s attack on carbon-pricing. No…
How Stephen Harper Came Back To Help The Liberals
I have to admit that when I first saw the video Stephen Harper made for Andrew Scheer I was stunned.I couldn't believe that the Cons thought that Harper could help…
Has Anybody Seen The Fake Scandal?
Has anybody seen the fake scandal? You know, the scandal that was supposed to finish off Justin Trudeau and his Liberals.The one Andrew Scheer has been desperately looking for to…
Saturday Photo: More Pears Than the Squirrels Can Eat…
Well, actually I must admit that the photo was taken a few years ago, but the truth is that this year we have another bumper crop of pears. Over the…
Breaking: Trudeau and Scheer adopt same position on abortion
Isn’t it neat how the universe balances itself, sometimes? “Trudeau notes that he is personally very opposed to abortion.” #cdnpoli https://t.co/mIJIQBPtLu — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 31, 2019
Time For A Wealth Tax
Linda McQuaig argues that it’s time to establish a wealth tax in Canada. That’s what Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are proposing south of the border: Prominent U.S. Democratic presidential…
The Change in Chuckles.
Did you notice the change in conservative leader Andrew Scheer? I was watching a Blue Jays game the other day and they had a political commercial between innings featuring him.…
Musical interlude
Big Sugar – Dear Mr. Fantasy
Oooh, Taking Trudeau to Task
The Tyee’s Mitchell Anderson writes that prominent Liberals are pretty hypocritical in castigating Brazilian thug Bolsonaro over the fires raging in the Amazon. Oopsie! This week, former Liberal cabinet ministers…
Why We Won’t Sufficate
…even if the entire rainforest burns down: Hank Green explains it here in just four minutes:
This Federal Election Is Going To Be A Cliffhanger – Look For A Minority Government Supported by The Greens, The NDP Or Both/
Canadians loyalties have shifted. This election should give the bookies heartburn. It is a shame that Trudeau reneged on his promise to bring in ‘Proportional Representation’ for this election, but…
City and Park Board provide update on Oppenheimer Park
August 26 2019 Approximately 127 people experiencing homelessness living in Oppenheimer Park have accepted housing offers following a Park Board General Manager’s order last week which requested that tents and…
A Little Progressive Inspiration for the Labour Day Weekend
Enjoy Roosevelt’s doctors concluded it would be too dangerous to remove the bullet and so Roosevelt carried it for the rest of his life. If you’re interested, you can find…
Kim Campbell Rooting for Dorian to Take Out Mar-a-Lardo
Former prime minister Kim Campbell has stirred up a controversy by tweeting that she’s rooting for Hurricane Dorian to take out Trump’s resort, Mar-a-Lago. I suppose that’s beneath the decorum…
Canada’s Complicity in the Venezuela Crisis
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses a meeting of the Lima Group in Ottawa on February 4, 2019. Photo by Adam Scotti. The crisis in Venezuela has put the entire…
Separation of Church and Debate?
There are many constant features of all election campaigns that create their own interesting quirks. One of those in communities, big and small, across the country is all-candidates debates. Various…
Trudeau Refuses to Stop Land Fraud: Press Release of the Mohawks of Kanehsatake
Ellen Gabriel at a July 2013 demonstration against Enbridge’s Line 9 on Kanehsatake traditional territory. Photo by Tim McSorely. On 21 August, the Kanien’kéha:ka (Mohawk) of Kanehsatà:ke held a press…