Oct. 5: a messed up blog.
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. For the second time – in just over a week -the major part of a blog has disappeared. I have no…
October 2019
Every Man, Woman and Child Indentured to the Fossil Energy Giants
$1,650 per year per person. Let’s say it’s a family of five. That would make it $1,650 X 5 = $8,250 all in. That would be your family’s share of…
How Much Humiliation Can Andrew Scheer Take?
When I saw how the Cons were portraying Andrew Scheer as the winner of Wednesday night's French language debate, I was astounded.For I speak French fluently, and I didn't have…
There Was a Time When We Understood Democracy
Our connection to democracy is waning. Young people, especially, are wary of it. The alarm bells rang with a 2016 report out of Harvard by Yasha Mounk and Roberto Foa…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jeff Spross discusses the effectiveness of a wealth tax both in generating revenue, and in reducing inequality. David Leonhardt notes that a wealth…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: Debates, Debates and more Debates
The newest episode of the Magpie Brûlé Podcast is now up and available for download. In this episode I review the week that was in Canadian politics, the TVA debate,…
Scheer And The Environment
When you look at Andrew Scheer’s plans for the environment, Stephen Maher writes, there’s not much there. Consider what happened during this week’s French language debate: Moderator Pierre Bruneau asked…
A Sign Of The Times
This, from Chris Cowley on Twitter, is timely. Perhaps an Amber Alert is also in order? Ontario schools are in turmoil and we can’t find premier @fordnation! Please help us.…
Saturday Photo: No, This Time It’s a Video of my Walrus Talk…
“Across the River, The Height of the Land: Physical and Political Boundaries” That’s the title of the Walrus Talk I gave Sept. 23 in Gatineau. It was great fun to…
Don’t sweat the big stuff.
This election campaign is built around small stuff. We even have small minded politicians to keep the arguments unimportant. Nobody seems to want to fight over the important things that…
A Better Man, by Louise Penny, remains atop Audreys Books Edmonton Fiction Bestseller List for week ended Sept. 29
ere are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Sept. 29, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Musical interlude
Kaskade feat. Skylar Grey – Room for Happiness
Reconcile This!
As I’ve noted here about this campaign, there hasn’t been a lot of new policy or ideas that have been brought to the fore. This hasn’t been a campaign about…
Ouch
Maybe an RSI, maybe Gamer’s Thumb. Maybe arthritis? Trying some methods for drawing without holding the iPad.
Grandview Kids Gala
Omar Ha-Redeye attended the Grandview Kids Pure Imagination Gala on Oct. 4, 2019, at Deer Creek Banquet Facility in Ajax, Ontario. From Left: Omar Ha-Redeye and Lorne Coe, MPP
Scheer would make us even worse cheapskates on foreign aid
When Andrew Scheer released his party’s foreign policy earlier this year it turned out to be in large part a copy of Donald Trump’s. Pandering to the Israelis, hypocritical approach…
North Cowichan Councilors Turn Down Motorsport Expansion 5-2
North Cowichan says no to Motorsport Circuit expansion
North Cowichan Denies Third Reading of Bylaw 3761 to Rezone Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit
October 4, 2019 After a second evening of public hearings, North Cowichan Council decided to deny third reading of a bylaw to rezone the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC)…