Labour’s Decline
On this Labour Day, Paul Willcocks takes a look at the state of labour in Canada. His conclusion is that we have nothing to cheer about: And over the last…
September 2019
My latest: when hating Trump isn’t enough
PORTLAND, MAINE – The woman shrugs. She doesn’t mention Donald Trump’s latest outrage – that he’s “the chosen one.” She doesn’t even utter his name. She says she thinks she’s…
The secret lists of our political parties.
They are like the lists Santa Claus is supposed to keep at the North Pole as to which children are naughty or nice. With millions of listings for the voters…
Happy Labour Day, Alberta Day, or whatever … brace yourself for unpleasantness tomorrow!
Happy Labour Day! Given the occasion, it’s mildly surprising Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government didn’t use today to announce the “findings” of its “blue-ribbon” panel’s “deep dive” into the state…
It’s important for people to stand up to bullies
Mayor Siebring’s tactics show questionable leadership By Larry Pynn It’s important for people to stand up to bullies, whether they are found in a schoolyard or in the rough-and-tumble political…
Aug 31:My second chance
Annus mirabilis. I have found the page I lost many times. Here’s hoping. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-social-controversy-conservative-1.5264360 Wow! That’s Canada’s big election issue? Right. Who gives a damn about climate change? Right? Who…
A note of apology
Not a good week. I have written a post for Saturday on the Canadian election. Unlike the others, it is not a survey of news media. It is my attempt…
Albertans: “People of Destiny”
On Sept 1 Premier Kenney wished Alberta a happy birthday. Not once in his video message did he mention Canada. It was as if Alberta became a province in 1905…
Labour Day Weekend 2019 Bits and Bites: Yellow Vests, Proud Boys, PEGIDA, ID Canada
Racists apparently don’t take long weekends off, and neither do we. PEGIDA held their monthly hate-rally in Toronto, and it was decidedly quieter than usual. @VestsCanada damn 8 huh? Oooo.…
Hate Groups Partied "For the Vets" In Failed PR Attempt
On Saturday a variety of hate groups (Yellow Vests Canada, Northern Guard, Proud Boys, C3) organized and attended the “Canada’s Patriot Party” in Estevan, Saskatchewan, a fundraiser for vets an…
Inhabiting the Radical Middle
While I take an active interest in politics, and have always been a member of a political party (sometimes two), I no longer get directly involved in election campaigns. My…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Lazarus writes about the fundamental dishonesty needed to keep purveying trickle-down spin in the face of all evidence. And Richard Rubin…
my experience with bc (and small town) health care so far
So far, my experience with health care in our small BC town has been excellent. Limited sample size, anecdotal, non-scientific, yes. I’m just reporting on what I’ve experienced and observed…
Brexit Decision Belongs With the People
Jeremy Corbin writes in The Guardian that the British people must make the final decision on Brexit. Boris Johnson promised Britons a deal on Brexit. He has since changed his…
Left, Right and In-Between.
Labelling people is always a mistake. Even in psychiatry, people show tendencies down different pathologies. You hesitate to label them. In politics people are often confused by the parties in…
Take a deep breath ….whilst you still can.
On the day Premier Doug Ford pulled Ontario out of an international clean energy trading market, it spelled the end for 227 emissions-reducing projects across the province, reveals a leaked…
Why Canadian media won’t call post-Brexit protests ‘pro-democracy demonstrations’
If there are riots in Britain after the hard Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party cronies have scheduled for Halloween, will mainstream media in Canada describe them…
Manhattan DA Made Google Give Up Information on Everyone in Area as They Hunted for Antifa (repost)
When Gavin McInnes—founder of the violent, far-right group The Proud Boys—spoke to a Manhattan Republican club last October, the neighborhood response was less than welcoming. Protesters took to the normally…