NDP LEADER EMASCULATES HIS PARTY BEFORE THE OCTOBER 21 ELECTION
With just over a week to go before the (Read more…) NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has made a rookie mistake and reduced his party to the tail trying to wag…
October 2019
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Linda McQuaig writes about the myth that we have no choice but to pursue privatization – and notes that electric vehicle production represents…
The Flagship of the Pacific Northwest Still Listing
No, not Amazon. Not Microsoft. Long before either of them became household names there was another, Boeing. Boeing a legendary maker of truly leading edge airplanes – passenger liners, bombers,…
Saturday Photo: Glass Houses, and On Line Harrassment
A strange thing happened this week: an anonymous person tried to comment on this blog, writing “Dear Mary; Find a room in the glass house that you like to live…
A Minority — But For Whom?
Chantal Hebert writes that a minority government looks more and more likely — largely because of the resurgence of the Bloc Quebecois: From a Quebec perspective, the argument that the…
On sharing atonement and thanks.
Living in central Ontario, we see the changing of color in the leaves as Thanksgiving and Yom Kippur are celebrated. I have often thought that Christians and Jews should share…
Want to bust your Alberta union? Your government will give you one hour’s free legal advice!
Credit where credit is due, the Kenney Government’s new Employee Labour Relations Support Program does answer questions from union members who write in and ask them. Leastways, the nascent Bust-Your-Union…
Paul Willcocks-I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different.
A red alert post from Paul Willcocks: I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different. [Editor’s note: With the 2019 Canadian federal election in high gear, The…
Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments leads Audreys Books Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers List for week ended Oct. 6
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Oct. 6, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
10 days to go
Ten days to go and I expect we will soon start to see a certain degree of panic among Canadian pundits, as they realize their unrelenting negativity toward Trudeau and…
I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different.
A Tyee newsletter about the Canadian federal election. Sort of. I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different. [Editor’s note: With the 2019 Canadian federal election in…
Musical interlude
Snakehips feat. Anna of the North – Summer Fade
Oh, That "Other" Justin Trudeau?
There it is, front page of Britain’s Daily Mail. The headline says it all: “College professor named Justin Trudeau sues the University of North Texas for discrimination after being investigated…
Talking Party Platforms & #Elxn43 with Bill Carroll
This afternoon I had the chance to join Bill Carroll on “The Bill Carroll Show” with Jason Lietaer and Gabriela Gonzales. We talked about the release of the NDP and…
What you need to know about Inner YouTube and PewDiePie
Fascinating NYT article about PewDiePie, whom I had heard about only because my son knew about him and about the whole new Inner YouTube culture that he represents, sort of.…
Bye, Felicia
Is that an approaching bus I hear? https://t.co/tyhzlyN3XD — Joan McCarter (@joanmccarter) October 11, 2019
My remarks on the conclusion VanPlay
Since first being elected in 2008, I have had the honour and pleasure to be in involved with what I consider to be the three greatest achievements of the Board…
The Final Debate And The New Threat To Canada
It was the best debate of them all, and made the last English debate looked like an out of control kindergarten.The moderator Patrice Roy was a real professional, there were…
VanPlay master plan sets course for Vancouver’s next 50 years
October 10 2019 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation has endorsed the final two reports of VanPlay, the city’s parks and recreation services master plan. The plan, developed…
Scapegoating the oil industry
I always admired that great philosopher Pogo. I still remember the picture of he and a friend looking out over their polluted swamp as he uttered those immortal words, “We…