Cabinet Building
In the life of any Parliament there are a few big days that happen that are as much as symbolic in their importance as anything else. Usually those are lumped…
November 2019
Nov. 21:An ugly World.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/20/trump-impeachment-hearings-gordon-sondland-testimony_________________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fossil-fuel-overshoot-1.5365974 I’m afraid it is not possible to clean up our act in time. The fuel industries won’t allow it. And don’t kid yourself. It’s not our votes that…
Smoking Guns
Yesterday, there were all kinds of smoking guns in Gordon Sondland’s testimony. He exploded all the Republican defences of Donald Trump. Max Boot writes: “Was there a ‘quid pro quo’?”…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Dan Hancox discusses how both work demands and consumerist force are causing people to lose sleep. And Jodi Dean writes about the…
Keeping warm
A close friend of mine has a great story to tell. Here she is: Warren, I bought that coat for my ex-boyfriend, who didn’t want to keep it when I…
“This is the final word.”
Well, no, it actually isn’t. Actual photo of the Mango Mussolini’s talking points on yesterday’s impeachment testimony, which directly linked him to bribery and extortion. Meanwhile, from Son Three, presently…
But who’ll fix the marijuana mess?
Swearing in the new cabinet at Rideau Hall was a painful process. Maybe it would have worked better if all the retreads with the same portfolios got sworn in together.…
Being kicked out of the Legislature means never having to say you’re sorry
Apparently, being kicked out of the Alberta Legislature means never having to say you’re sorry! Judging by the smile on her face yesterday morning as a crowd of more than…
The Age of Grifters – It’s Only Beginning
It’s a disease, a contagion spreading around the world, and it’s got a long run ahead of it. The Triumph of Grifters. New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo captures this…
Xenophobic "Meme" Propagandist "Ted Williams" Uncovered
A few days ago while collecting screenshots for a future article on billionth and one example of far-right infighting I came across this post on Canadian Combat Coalition leader Dan…
Me, today, on the Jim Bannon Show – on women in politics
Clip: On Women in Politics. Coming up at 5pm at link below. My conversation with Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren @JimFannonShow Politics, Don Cherry, Democrats, Greens, Racism, Bush, Chretien, Doug Ford and…
Trudeau’s cabinet, in 240 characters or less
I have to say, he has done things mostly right since losing his majority. He’s stopped overselling stuff. He’s stopped sounding cocky. He’s cut out the selfies and the governance…
“Everyone was in the loop.” Donald Trump is going to be impeached
There ain’t much doubt, now. US Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday there was a quid pro quo for Ukraine to announce investigations into President Donald Trump’s political opponents that came…
Trudeau Cabinet, Version Deux Point O Canada
Justin Trudeau Prime Minister Lawrence MacAulay Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence Carolyn Bennett Crown-Indigenous Relations Dominic LeBlanc President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada Navdeep Bains Innovation,…
Minister Marc Miller: marvellous
Marc Miller is very close to Trudeau and serious about reconciliation. His appointment suggests that Trudeau is seeking action on indigenous files that had stalled/stopped. It’s a good sign for…
The Extraordinary Arrogance of "Kamikaze" Kenney
Lorne Gibson, Alberta’s elections commissioner, has had his differences with the province’s Conservatives. In 2009, he was Alberta’s chief electoral officer and, unhappy with the 2008 election, he recommended 182…
Flip the Senate! Defeat Collins!
We Maine Dems are launching a campaign today to defeat Senator Collins and take back the Senate. More here: Here’s @SenatorCollins, in her own words, on basically every issue. Join…
Will Jason Kenney Finish Off Andrew Scheer?
In my last post I looked at how the Jason Kenney is assaulting Alberta's democracy, acting like a dictator, and making Alberta look like a banana or bitumen republic.Going after…
Kenney’s Independence
Jason Kenney has been talking Alberta’s independence. He’s been suggesting Alberta take Quebec’s approach to federalism. But that approach has evolved. Chantal Hebert writes: Quebec has operated its own system…