Let’s Empty Half the Earth of People
The housing pattern pictured above is not sustainable, nor is how we as a species consume the planet’s resources. A way to think about our sustainability is to think of…
November 2019
Canadian Exceptionalism
There are some 180 countries but Canada is one of just three. We are rated one of three countries “least likely” to meet our GHG emissions targets. Way to go,…
Justin Trudeau defends NATO?
There seems to be a difference of opinion between French President Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Justin Trudeau of Canada. Macron says that the 70-year old North Atlantic Treaty Organization…
The importance of what we care about #nlpoli
When we do not talk about the most vulnerable people in our society – sex workers and people in homeless shelters to name just two groups – we tell the…
It turns out the UCP’s dream of grabbing the Canada Pension Plan won’t be as easy as it would like you to believe
How much of the United Conservative Party’s radical project to transform Alberta into a dystopic firewalled statelet, most of the details of which were revealed by Premier Jason Kenney for…
Great tweet of the day
“missed me, you big stripy fuck” ?: https://t.co/Rq7dW7lgS9 pic.twitter.com/wHvXQwmTiR — Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) November 10, 2019
Don Cherry fired by Sportsnet over ‘you people’ rant on Coach’s Corner
Cherry, 85, had singled out new immigrants for not wearing poppies to honour Canada’s veterans and dead soldiers Don Cherry sits down with Joe Warmington for a summer coach’s corner…
The final word on Don Cherry
1/2Mr. Cherry’s personal opinion was hurtful, divisive and in no way condoned by the Legion. We do remain appreciative of his passionate support for Veterans. — The Royal Canadian Legion…
This Is Powerful
And very difficult to watch: This is sickening. Why is there no outrage from the Canadian government? https://t.co/2sCYh4YJ3g — Linda McQuaig (@LindaMcQuaig) November 12, 2019 Recommend this Post
Talking the Firing of Don Cherry & Scheer’s Leadership Issues with Evan Solomon
This afternoon I had the chance to join Evan Solomon on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. Today we talked the firing of Don Cherry, the comments that…
Mexico grants political asylum to Evo Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales annouces his resignation in Cochabamba, Bolivia on November 10, 2019. Still image taken from Bolivian Government TV. Mexico which has offered Bolivian President Evo Morales political…
Evo Morales didn’t resign, he was overthrown by a coup d’état
Evo Morales Ayma in Cochabamba, Bolivia in June 4, 2012. Photo by Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS. As of today, Evo Morales, the Indigenous president of Bolivia, was forced to resign the…
Canada backs coup against Bolivia’s president
Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks from the presidential hangar in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, November 10, 2019. Photo by Enzo De Luca/AFP. In yet another example of the Liberals saying…
Bolivia in the crosshairs of US counter-revolution
A shattered picture frame holding a photograph of deposed Bolivian president Evo Morales. Image courtesy of MintPress News. Bolivia’s president Evo Morales Ayma has just resigned. Hours earlier, surrounded by…
Cartoon of the year
Love it. And, yes, me and my Daisy colleagues proudly oppose racism. And go soak your head if you don’t like it. Please enjoy Tuesday's #DonCherry cartoon in @TorontoStar pic.twitter.com/Decsx3Hixt…
SNC-Lavalin, Justin Trudeau and ‘banana republic’ politics
Justin Trudeau delivers a speech on February 28, 2019. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters. Commenting upon the prime minister’s response to the Ethics Commissioner’s report on political interference in the so-called…
Wisdom Engaged ties decolonisation to shared health and well-being
Wisdom Engaged: Traditional Knowledge for Northern Community Well-Being Edited by Leslie Main Johnson University of Alberta Press, 2019 An invaluable manual for decolonisation, Whose Land Is It Anyway?, includes a…
From Canada’s Election to Public Action: Beyond the Moral Tumor of Alberta’s Oil Sands
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta. Photo by Getty Images. For months during and after Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign, corporate media have provided…