Beto is out
No Senate run either. Damn.
November 2019
Evangelical Conservatives – a Marriage Made in Hell
Katherine Hayhoe knows a thing or three about evangelical Christianity, right wing politics and climate change. She is an evangelical Christian. She’s married to an evangelical pastor. She is a…
God, gays and Scheer
I wrote this some time ago – you know, during that period when I was secretly running the CPC campaign. (More seriously, I was reminded of it by this. Kory…
Ms. Hébert on Mr. Trudeau
I totally disagree with her. When you lose a million-plus votes, when you are shut out from Winnipeg to Vancouver, and when you lose a sure-thing second majority – and…
Gary Mason Takes Jason Kenney To the Woodshed
When Alberta energy giant, Encana, announced it was leaving Calgary and moving to the States, the terrible-tempered Jason Kenney was quick to blame it all on Justin Trudeau. If only…
Logging income no match for value of residential viewscapes in North Cowichan
People who buy a home in North Cowichan are willing to pay a premium for a water or mountain view — and that preference translates into untold millions of dollars…
Winnipeg’s media are stoking a racist frenzy with coverage of alleged liquor store thefts
The Ellice Liquor Mart in downtown Winnipeg. Photo by Austin Grabish/CBC Winnipeg’s media outlets are salivating at the chance to create a moral panic over alleged liquor store thefts. Nearly…
The Truth About the Kanata Lakes Golf Course Development Proposal
Many of you probably see the opposition to replacing the Kanata Lakes golf course with housing as just a NIMBY response of a bunch of privileged entitled suburbanites living in…
The Cost of Silencing Yourself
Yesterday I was driving home from a hospital clinic appointment for our son (it was routine and went fine) and as usual, I was listening to the radio. I began…
Can you say President Trump?
Because, from 2020 onwards, that’s what we’re about to get more of.
The Politics Of Projection
The Republican Party, Dana Milbank writes, is engaging in the politics of projection. Yesterday’s debate to formalize the rules for Trump’s public impeachment procedures offered several examples of this strange…
“5 Questions” Interview(s) With Ontario Liberal Party Candidates: Alvin Tedjo
Alvin Tedjo is the 2nd of the Ontario Liberal Leadership candidates to turn in his answers to my “5 Questions” series. You can find his website here. His answers are…
Lights out
No, not me. (You wish.) The power. The power’s out. Has been for hours. That image up above is a pretty good representation of the County, this November 1. Power…
This just in from washed-up Wildroser: Alberta separation if necessary, but not necessarily separation!
It looks as if Rob Anderson has found a new gig — Alberta separation if necessary, but not necessarily Alberta separation. For those of you scratching your heads and asking…