Evo Morales’ backers leaving barricades after Bolivia deal
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference at the military base in El Alto, in the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 10, 2019. Hours later Morales…
November 2019
Author-illustrator Mike Boldt’s Bad Dog tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List for week ended Nov. 17
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Nov. 17, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Andrew Scheer’s Ugly Gay Problem Comes Back To Bite Him
In my last post I looked at the ugly way Andrew Scheer reacted to the swearing in of Justin Trudeau's new cabinet.And I suggested he was still bitter at the…
What You Need to Know – The New Federal Cabinet
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is recorded and now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the new Federal…
Trump and Israel—So Much for Separation of Church and State
The Trump administration has taken yet another step in its radical support of Israel. Having recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, cut off…
Justin Trudeau 2.0 And The Road To A New Majority
I really liked the swearing in of Justin Trudeau's new cabinet. I thought the prime minister looked rested and ready to take on the Con separatists.I was impressed that both…
A New Scenario?
A month is a long time in politics. And, Susan Delacout writes, the past month has made a difference in Ontario’s politics: Trudeau and Ford will be having what’s widely…
And now for some slow news?
It is now revealed. The Toronto Star tells us that what we write as instant commentary on a news event is called a ‘Hot Take.’ This was the same day…
Brian Mulroney urges Canadian politicians to take action on climate change, despite political risk
Originally published by the National Post Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in September. Riley Smith/The Canadian Press/File Brian Platt Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is urging Canadian political…
UCP to give Alberta government ‘a giant enema,’ minister of ‘red tape reduction’ proclaims
Grant Hunter, associate minister in charge of Alberta’s ministry of “red tape reduction,” got up on his hind legs in the Legislature Wednesday evening and proclaimed that the intention of…
The Conscience Chronicles
UPDATE: As this was being readied for posting, the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills voted to recommend that Bill 207 not move forward in its…
Doug Ford’s Monstrous Environmental Vandalism
I always knew that the beast Doug Ford was going to be a destructive force, and sure enough he has been.He has bulldozed decency, teachers and children, and will no…
There’s a punk rock song for everything
Maaaaan. My God Almighty, this is the best thing ever. somebody on twitter today: trump's weird hand-scrawled denial today sounds like a ramones song. me: pic.twitter.com/mynZjx0E0M — Alex Kliment (@SaoSasha)…
Earth, 2019
Remember the street scenes in the original Blade Runner?
It’s True. North Pacific Marine Mammals Dying Off.
It was barely a week ago that I spoke with a fellow at Fisheries and Oceans Canada about the ecological devastation sweeping the Pacific Northwest and, in particular, coastal British…
Eating up the Hill: Pizza 2.0 a marked improvement from the Hill cafeteria
I wrote earlier about some of the changes made at the Parliamentary cafeterias during the summer/election break and the first I spotlighted, the supposed Peri Peri chicken, was a definite…
Eleven Steps to a Sustainable Planet
For years I’ve been hammering home the idea that survival of life on Earth as we know it absolutely depends on three changes – weaning ourselves off fossil fuels as…
China Still Stuck on Coal
Some have the idea that China will lead the world to a green future of renewable energy. That’s an idea that sounds good but doesn’t stand up to facts. China…