Dear Mr. Scheer
During the attempted coup against Mr. Chretien, these were my talking points. Mr. Scheer, you’re welcome.
November 2019
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Joseph Stiglitz discusses how the failure of neoliberalism to provide gains for any but the wealthiest few has led to risks to the…
The Kiss Of Death
The knives are out for Andrew Scheer. When you lose an election, the people who worked for or with you get snitty. And there’s lots of snit coming Scheer’s way…
Objectives other than winning.
Some people scratch their head and ask why someone will enter a political leadership race when there is little chance of winning? The truth is that there are different reasons…
Carbon Taxes – Too Little, Too Late Says Former Liberal Environment Minister
Former Ontario environment minister, Glen Murray, says it’s too late to expect carbon taxes to do any meaningful good. Glen Murray was the minister of environment in Ontario in 2017…
China, China, China
Judging by the number of reports on its website, the CBC appears to have realized that Canada has a China problem. See here, here, and here. As coverage goes, it’s…
Will Canada Fight Climate Change the Way We Fought the Taliban?
Canada, like most ISAF member nations, did a lousy job in Afghanistan. Harper said we were in it to win. We would drive the Taliban out – for good. We…
Will Andrew Scheer Be Able To Save His Job?
As you may have noticed Andrew Scheer has been keeping a very low profile, and hasn't been seen in public for a long, long, time.But then who can blame him…
what i’m reading: the marrow thieves, the glass beads
Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves, winner of multiple Canadian awards, is a brilliant book — and a frightening one. Set in a future Canada after climate change has devastated the…
Nov. 28: A very dangerous world.
Maybe I was was wrong in my last report on Iran. I looked at a Russia Today report. (Oh, I know. I know. Russian news media lie and American and…
what i’m reading: the marrow thieves, the glass beads
Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves, winner of multiple Canadian awards, is a brilliant book — and a frightening one. Set in a future Canada after climate change has devastated the…
Interview with Dianne Saxe
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dianne Saxe (@EnviroLaw) at the @MiningWatch “Turning Down the Heat” conference last week. She is the former Environment Commissioner of Ontario and she…
Iron March Leak: User DEAD Active Military Member, University Student in Vancouver
NOTE: If the screen shots in this article are too small to read, please right click and open in a new tab. You can then size the image appropriately. We…
European Parliament Declares "Climate Emergency"
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, the EU is well ahead of the petro-states, Canada included. Ottawa may have proclaimed a “climate emergency” first but, chances are, the Euros…
Looking Toward Liberation
I have regular telephone conversations with my friend Dave, who lives in Winnipeg. Like me, he has a very jaundiced view of those elected to ‘serve’ us, and part of…
Lawsuit Launched Against Conservative Government for not Conserving
In Canada, the Conservative party seems to hate actually conserving anything that isn’t their own party. In Ontario, the party has loosened laws around how much damage companies can do…
New column day
Here, on the “hush memo” issued to Saskatchewan doctors, and the Moe government’s eagerness to limit any voice for public servants to an ineffective whistleblower process. For further reading…– David…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Guy Dauncey makes the case that it’s entirely possible – even if daunting – to meet the challenge posed by the climate…
Chuckles is doing a listening tour.
He should have listened before the recent election. We heard the other day that Andrew Scheer is on a tour to hear what the conservatives have to say about his…