When "Worst Case" Becomes Your New Normal
How did scientists get climate change so wrong? The question is asked in today’s New York Times. Things are happening today that just ten or fifteen years ago scientists were…
November 2019
Saturday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – David Jones writes about the important benefits enjoyed by workers as the result of the efforts of the labour movement. And Arindrajit Dube…
The Con Media Finally Goes After Andrew Scheer
In one of my last posts I wrote about Andrew Scheer's bizarre performance after emerging from a bruising seven-hour caucus meeting.And how he tried to convince us that his Cons…
Rex Murphy and the Religious Bigotry of Andrew Scheer
It's now been quite a few years since the hideous Rex Murphy regularly disgraced the CBC's flagship news program The National, with his reactionary views and his Big Oil propaganda.But…
My Gorge Rises – Part 2
Earlier in the week, I posted about Paula White, the evangelical minister who has risen to become Donald Trump’s chief fluffer spiritual adviser. Yet it is interesting, though hardly surprising,…
A Little Humility, Please
The federal election was a teachable moment. And, if our leaders are wise, they’ll understand that they have all been served a heaping helping of humble pie. Susan Delacourt writes:…
Thirty years ago today
That was a good day. Who remembers?
“Regrets, I’ve had a few…
That is not contrition. When Frank Sinatra sang Paul Anka’s song My Way, he said those regrets were too few to mention. The listener is left wondering what is left…
You Feelin’ Like You Need a Laugh?
When I “cut the cable” I lost my connection to CBC’s 22 Minutes. I still haven’t worked out what to do with that but I have reconnected with 22 Minutes.…
Above the Star and Below the Moon, both by Alexis Marie Chute, are No. 1 & 2 on Edmonton Bestseller List for week ended Nov. 3
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Nov. 3, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Musical interlude
Big Wreck – Too Far Gone
What You Need to Know – Quebec and NAFTA 2.0
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is recorded and now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner and I talk about the federal election results in…
Has DFO Screwed Up Again?
Have BC mussels developed a form of contagious cancer? The New York Times is reporting on research out of Columbia University that traced the cancer back to Bay mussels from…
Alberta’s Bill 207 (Conscience Rights)
Now that Bill 207 has been tabled in the Alberta Legislature, we can look at the bill and its implications more closely. What follows here is my personal analysis of…
Bolton Wants to Spill His Guts on Trump?
Former Trump national security advisor and bellicose neoconservative may be ready to turn on his former boss. The New York Times reports that John Bolton’s lawyer says his client is…
Happy birthday Johnny
When I was a kid, I played “3 and you’re in”, every day after school, until my mother would come home from work. Whoever was in net or in reality…
Happy birthday Johnny
When I was a kid, I played “3 and you’re in”, every day after school, until my mother would come home from work. Whoever was in net or in reality…
Holding Pattern: The 2019 Canadian Election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès after winning the Canadian election for the second time, October 22, 2019. Photo by Stéphane Mahé/Reuters. In the parlance of the…
And Now, a Word From Britain’s Ministry of Defence
From time to time this blog refers to research papers on climate change released by the Pentagon and Britain’s Ministry of Defence. The Brits recently released the sixth edition of…
North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring Led The Charade To Undermine The Majority Council Decision On The VIMC Expansion Issue
North Cowichan’s wily old politician Mayor Al Siebring has buffaloed his council into holding a new public hearing on the expansion efforts of the GAIN group. This after two days…