Happy holidays from Daisy Group (and Joey)!
…and Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Season’s Greetings, Habari Gani and Al-Salaamu Aleikum!
December 2019
25th – That’s the Silver Anniversary, Isn’t It?
The 25th anniversary is a big deal. It’s a milestone, isn’t it? Family, friends, everybody celebrates someone’s 25th. The global community of nations is marking a 25th anniversary event in…
Daisy is hiring – again!
Daisy is growing, again. Along with the recent hires we’ve made, we are looking for solid researcher/writers – particularly recent graduates – to join our team! If you are interested,…
How privatization became the economic dogma of our time
“Public Transit Privatization”, an illustration by Aaron Millard used during a public protest of a Metrolinx Board meeting in Toronto. The following is an excerpt from Linda McQuaig’s new book,…
We get letters: our new friend likes all-caps (updated)
UPDATE: I just was told the “TWEP” he refers to means “terminate with extreme prejudice.” Yes, we’ve passed it along to the police.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Rupert Neate writes about the twelve-figure tax avoidance by the U.S.’ largest tech firms, while noting that Amazon stands out as the…
So What Was That All About?
Yesterday, Canada’s premiers gathered in Mississauga. Martin Regg Cohn writes: For a moment in time Monday, Canada’s premiers all pledged fealty to national unity. No more disunity, not until further…
It’s Time to Topple the Voting System
Modern democracy is under a lot of scrutiny this century as we’ve seen increased corruption by established political parties and a manipulation of bureaucratic processes to benefit the elite. The…
Toronto wants to choose mediocre?
Toronto councillors are setting things up to enable voters to choose mediocre council candidates in 2022. This was brought on by the previous provincial government allowing municipal councils to opt…
Hellberta Strikes Back: WEXIT, Wolf, and War Rooms! OH MY!
Canadian Trends has, for the moment, returned. Why? Because I’m an Albertan and the provincial government has effectively declared war on the people. They’ve declared war on me and anyone…
Chaulk and Cheese #nlpoli
If the members of the House of Assembly vote to accept the reports fromtwo statutory officers as presented they will have to accept that Chris Mitchelmore committed an act that…
What’s with the United Conservative Party’s emerging fury at nurses, of all people?
What’s with the sudden hate on for nurses by United Conservative Party supporters? It comes from somewhere. Your average UCP internet troll doesn’t just come up with this stuff on…
Kudos to Carney (and Good Luck!)
Mark Carney is a banker par excellence, a Canadian boy who made the big time. He served as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and is…
The Day We Demonstrated Outside the UCP AGM
“Public services are under attack. What do we do? Stand up, fight back!” – Protest cheer Ms Soapbox, her husband and her good friend from Edmonton joined the public school…
When the Saudis Can’t Break Even on Oil…
Saudi Arabia is sitting atop the world’s greatest reserves of light, “sweet” crude. That’s the really valuable stuff you just pump out of the ground. No need to dig or…
The Increasingly Desperate Delusions Of Andrew Scheer
There is something deeply disturbing about Andrew Scheer's grim determination not to surrender his job, after being humiliated by Justin Trudeau, the man he hates more than any other.For this…
Talking the Leadership of the Conservative Party on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about the latest in the ongoing issues…
Fraser Institute Claims That Alberta Public Sector Employees Are Overpaid
The Fraser Institute is notorious for pushing a hard right, neo-liberal, approach to economic and fiscal policy. In my experience, their methods are at best sloppy analysis and at worst…
A Creeping And Very Real Threat
I am currently reading Linda McQuaig’s latest book, The Sport & Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth. As with most of her books, despite her…