MEDIA ADVISORY DECEMBER 3, 2019 VANCOUVER BC – On December 6, 2019, Green Party Park Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon will attend a ceremony on the 30th anniversary of the Montreal…
On December 1st the Toronto Star published an opinion piece by John Boyko, an author of seven books on Canadian history and politics. In this opinion piece John lays out…
The Cons had their Christmas Party in Ottawa last night, and as you can imagine it was a grim affair.With no doubt many of those who attended wondering who would…
Looking over the Prime Minister’s new cabinet, one portfolio that stood out because of its absence was Minister of Democratic Institutions. This is, or was, a portfolio with something of…
Look, I know I’m being a typically oversensitive Canadian, pathologically obsessed with what Americans think about us and all that – but he’s our Prime Minister, New York Times, not…
I’m not sure but, whatever it is, it’s refreshing. Hanna Jane Parkinson brings her pop culture perspective to the sometimes tumultuous NATO summit. The last time a group of underachievers…
Since the Saskatchewan Party tried to push nuclear power when first elected to office, it’s heard from the public about their grave (and justified) concerns. Overall, while there is some…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Crawford Kilian highlights how ongoing inequality is among the many factors leading to stagnant life expectancies in Canada. Jim Stanford points out that…
Winnipeg police officer at work. Photo by Dave Shaver (Flickr). Late last month, Arthur Desjarlais, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, was sentenced to 110 days in jail for six separate thefts…
Yesterday, the House Intelligence Committee released its report into Donald Trump’s shenanigans in Ukraine. Senator Richard Blumenthal — a former federal prosecutor — writes that Trump was bribing the Ukraine.…
That’s the main story over on Fox News, which is basically a Rorschach Pattern of Donald Trump’s brain. Trudeau’s remarks – and that of Macron and Johnson – are completely…
It must depend on where you are in the food chain. Premier Jason Kenney of Alberta looks like he has never missed a dinner. To him, a little fiscal restraint…
Presently crop failures are increasing around the world and this will only get worse unless we act. Large teams of scientists researching crops are examining ways to help them survive…
Recently, we heard about more antics of the Rebel Media terrorizing everyday Albertans they don’t like (seems to usually be a person of colour or science supporters). Rebel Media, a…
I’m very glad to see that Canadian authorities are taking these scams seriously: A Burnaby, B.C., man has been identified as a suspect in an RCMP investigation into organized crime…
https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/alberta-diary/2019/12/5000-job-cuts-planned-perpetual-chaos-returns-albertas-health Albertans perpetually live with the myth that Canadians pick on them and make them poor. In fact, surveys based on population size show that Alberta is therichest province in…
Dormant cats.
Our son enjoys an excellent ‘ordinary life’ with the support of his helpers, medical professionals, friends and family. As a person with chronic pain, he spends most of his time…
They call it the War on Christmas, but in reality it is just an opportunity for a few people to get apoplectic, or is it apocalyptic, about the fact that…
