Dangerous Delusion
Denying climate change, Joe Ingrham and Bernard Schutz write, is a dangerous delusion. But it is understandable — because it’s hard to accurately predict the effects of climate change: What…
August 2019
When the real campaign begins.
They remind me of a bunch of outlaw bikers, warming up their hogs for a race. They have all taken off their mufflers for that extra bit of speed. The…
Personal story
This is not news. Instead, it’s a personal story, one of the few posted here in the last decade. I hope you enjoy at least a slight smile.
Alberta discourse may still be mired in climate change denial, but the rest of the world is moving on
Public discourse in Alberta may still be mired in climate change denial, but the rest of the world is changing and changing fast. Even the New York Times, which along…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Napping cats.
Aug.13: :Wake Up"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jeffrey-epstein-investigation-1.5243121 Prince Andrew could be up to his ears in this one. Many years ago, he was a student at a boys’ expensive school in Ontario. I met one of…
Talking New Political Book, Debates and the Manitoba Election on CFRA
This afternoon I had the chance to talk with CFRA’s Rob on “News and Views” Strategy Session. Along with Melissa Lantsman, we talk about Aaron Wherry’s new book on Prime…
Justin Trudeau’s Amazing Political Comeback
Justin Trudeau had to draw on all of his inner strength to overcome the malignant influence of Jody Wilson-Raybould and her grotesque fake scandal.As well as battle Andrew Scheer's Cons…
Match to Gasoline. Another Climate Change Surprise.
The match is lightning. The gasoline is the rich, peat-like fuel we still call tundra even as it is thawing and drying out. Beneath the tundra lies permafrost that holds…
Oil at $10-$20 a barrel?
Oil has a massive incumbency advantage. The industry has invested heavily in politicians and corporate media, the fools and tools it needs to keep billions of dollar in subsidies flowing…
Postmedia: Now It’s Officially A Con Propaganda Outlet
As you may know, I've never had much respect for Postmedia, and many of the grubby scribblers who work for it.The Con stooges who don't have to ask their corporate…
PC Government Plans Many More Healthcare Cuts
Photo from Doug Ford (Twitter) The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) Economic and Budget Outlook review has identified planned government spending savings that come via announced program changes (program…
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Don Maroc Larry Pynn seems to think we should be grateful that he and Icel Dobell recently moved to the Cowichan Valley from the big city so they can save…
Waeza Shamsia Afzal, U.S. Evangelicals, and the corruption of dogma
Reading about the courageous young Canadian woman Waeza Shamsia Afzal carried my thoughts to American evangelical Christians and their worship of Donald Trump. The connection is religion. Ms. Afzal is…
The Giant Hamster Wheel of Political Rhetoric
I really believe that the arts are vital in times of strife, and that’s particularly true with witty orators and writers. They are the court jesters who get away with…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Seth Klein summarizes new polling showing that Canadians are eager for far stronger action to fight climate change than the Libs or…
Funding the Local Campaigns
It takes many things to have success in electoral campaigns but it’s a cold truth that money is an important thing to have to run successful electoral campaigns. When you…
Tired of Being Sane? Try Hypersanity
Being considered normal is a lot of work and can lead to a lot of stress, yet it’s something that we all strive for. For a myriad of reasons we…
SFH’s song about Donald Trump
It fits.
When People Discover They’ve Been Conned
Doug Ford rode to power on two false promises — buck a beer and cheaper gas. Tom Walkom writes: Ford’s campaign team seized on the buck-a-beer slogan to build on…