The Iceberg
Andrew Scheer is hoping that no one will use the F-word — Ford — during the election campaign. Rob Benzie writes: While the premier’s Progressive Conservatives won 76 of Ontario’s…
September 2019
Solar Panels Help Crops Grow
Solar energy is the future and it keeps getting better. Not only are renewables cheaper than destructive gas and coal energy they also have other positive effects. Recently it’s been…
Build a Wall? Canada’s Response to Trump
Donald Trump’s main export to Canada has been a sense of national smugness, that his outrages and absurdities could never find purchase here. But it would be an act of…
In defence of print media.
Starting the day with coffee and the newspaper is a formula that works for me. The coffee wakes me and the newspaper introduces the day, informs, incites and inspires me.…
Perhaps the bus hadn’t finished running over people Trudeau dislikes
Insert wheels coming off bus metaphor here! The Liberal Party’s media bus struck their campaign plane Wednesday night, leaving visible damage on the plane’s wing. Global News’ Bureau Chief Mercedes…
#LavScam latest: cops interview former AG, Trudeau Libs stonewall
And, Trudeau lies and pins the blame on bureaucrats. From the Globe: Former justice minister and attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould met with RCMP investigators this week to discuss political interference in…
It’s tough to be a federal Liberal or a New Democrat in Alberta … especially during elections
It’s always hard to be a federal Liberal in Alberta … especially during elections! (Ba-boom!) In the federal election Prime Minister Trudeau called yesterday, it’ll probably be just a little…
What’s Going On?
Half of the kitty cats just walked by to sniff my hand only to keep walking as I started to pet them, so they wouldn’t be mistaken as being too…
Will Another Trudeau Betrayal Be Set Right?
Relax, Liberals. Then justice minister Jody was also neck deep in this. ‘This’ is the Carter decision on assisted dying. The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, the most…
BC NDP’s Schizophrenic Version Of Reconciliation
Malahat Nation slams premier on Shawnigan Lake dump plan Rob Shaw More from Rob Shaw The Malahat Nation says it was not consulted about government’s closure plan for the contaminated…
When It Comes To Boring Nobody Does It Better Than Canada
A Group of Canadians Watching the Leaders Debate Same as it ever was . . . Same as it ever was . . . (Once In A Lifetime, The Talking…
When It Comes To Boring Nobody Does It Better Than Canada
A Group of Canadians Watching the Leaders Debate Same as it ever was . . .Same as it ever was . . .(Once In A Lifetime, The Talking Heads) It’s…
40 Days – May They Fly
I don’t like election campaigns. Well, if you’re assigned to cover one the overtime’s great but it’s a lousy spectator sport unless you like a non-stop barrage of horseshit. They’ll…
The Only Question Is Who Will Be Kissing Bibi’s Ass. Will It Be Justin or Andy?
Canada has its nose so far up Benjamin Netanyahu’s backside that our leaders seem to have become pleasantly accustomed to the smell. Trudeau or Scheer, no matter, they can’t get…
A Sin of Omission?
In this day and age we tend to closely examine what our political leaders say, and for good reason. The words that most politicians speak during prepared moments are very…
Not So As You’d Notice
America is getting hammered by severe weather events these days – hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts – of steadily increasing frequency, intensity and duration. So what is the biggest killer of…
Dog Kidnapper trolling Cobble Hill, Shawnigan, Mill Bay
The woman in the video below has been seen in and around Cobble Hill, Shawnigan and Mill Bay in a White SUV. Let’s keep our eyes open. The RCMP should…
Knights in Dull Armor
With the official start of the 43rd General Election this morning, it’s on and the campaigns are into full swing. As the party leaders start to criss-cross the country and…
Monbiot – the Brexit Vultures are Circling Overhead
Guardian scribe, George Monbiot, sees a dark ideology at play in the political ranks of Brexiteers who would be happy with a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. We make a mistake when we…