Let’s get this show on the road?
As an Ontario liberal (a paid-up member), I am aware that there is a contest afoot to select a new Ontario party leader. And I hear that only those paid…
November 2019
Nov. 16: Another horror show.
As I was preparing, after many hours, to push ‘publish’ to my last blog, it all vanished. This has happened three times this week. Each time, I had saved the…
Andrew Scheer And The Curse Of The Religious Fanatics
I wish I could have been there when Hamish Marshall told Andrew Scheer that he was not going to win the election after all.But was going to be humiliated by…
Don’t Take This Personally. It’s Just Business.
A jarring report today in The New York Times on Chinese oppression of its Muslim ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, in its westernmost territories adjoining Pakistan and Afghanistan. The newspaper has…
On Williams’ Defence of Bill 207
In today's Calgary Herald, UCP MLA Daniel Williams has published a defence of his recently introduced legislation on Bill 207. I've already discussed my concerns after reading the First Reading…
Saturday Photo: The Definition of Tenancity…
Snow on the ground, but not all the leaves off the trees. Is that perseverance, tenacity or stupidity? Don’t but it does provide some relief from a nearly monchrome palette.
Gen Z for Zero, Net Zero
Mia Rabson reports, “A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn’t at risk from a warming planet . . .…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: you can now borrow video games from your library
I am very pleased to announce that all Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches now offer video games! You can request and borrow games for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: you can now borrow video games from your library
I am very pleased to announce that all Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches now offer video games! You can request and borrow games for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and…
in which i reflect on many one-year anniversaries of a big life change
It’s November. Here at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, the days are getting mighty short. It’s not cold — most days still reach 9 or 10 C — but…
in which i reflect on many one-year anniversaries of a big life change
It’s November. Here at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, the days are getting mighty short. It’s not cold — most days still reach 9 or 10 C — but…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – PressProgress highlights the latest example of the obscene concentration of wealth in Canada, as a mere 45 people own more than the GDP…
Roy MacGregor and Don Cherry’s Ultimate Epitaph
It's been almost a week since Don Cherry opened his big mouth, let out another bigoted roar, and for once didn't get away with it.And while his supporters are trying…
Democracy In Peril
These are momentous days in Washington. People are consumed by the fate of Donald Trump. But, Tony Burman writes, there is much more at stake than The Orange One’s future:…
iPolitics notices the trend
Trudeau has apparently changed his behaviour, for which he deserves some credit. Scheer hasn’t. For which he deserves none. Trudeau has maintained a low profile since the election, even avoiding…
Quid Pro Quo: More From Chip Franklin
There’s nothing I need to write here: Quid pro quo is “You fix my window, I fix your door.” Extortion? “You do the thing, or I throw you thru the…
On Developing a Consistent Self
In a New York Times article, “What do teens learn online today?“, Elizabeth Weil suggests that kids are on the right track when they stream every inch of their anguish…
Justin Trudeau lacks the political smarts.
An old friend is mounting an e-mail campaign to get prime minister Justin Trudeau to add some key members to his new cabinet. I have argued with him that it…
Micro-mobility = Macro Results
Some ideas about rethinking public infrastructure and micro-mobility.
America’s enforcer in the Middle East
Stephen Gowans is an independent Canadian political analyst. His writings, which appear on his What’s Left blog have been reproduced widely in online and print media in many languages and…