ILLUSTRATION BY AGATA NOWICKA Originally published by the Globe and Mail By GEOFFREY YORK PUBLISHED DECEMBER 23, 2019 After leading landmark inquiries on racism in Manitoba, residential schools and…
We live in a time and place where grievance fills the air. We’re constantly reminded of how we’ve been short changed and what we don’t have. But, every year at…
Doesn’t it make you feel all warm and fuzzy to know that we have royals visiting Canada this Christmas? Yes, our prime minister welcomed them. He gets a selfie with…
Alberta’s recently constituted “war room,” sometimes known as the Canadian Energy Centre, is off to a rocky start. First we learned it plagiarized its logo and now it turns out…
Originally published by sixmountains.ca Cowichan Tribes has purchased Genoa Bay Farm and plans to develop a residential community on the lands, says Chief William Seymour. Logging may also be in…
Hamilton was among the first to sound the alarm that a serial killer was preying on Vancouver sex workers Vancouver Sun· Matt Robinson & Scott Brown December 24, 2019·12:25am Jamie…
Don’t you dare suggest that oil could be bad, the sensitive folks of Oxbow, SK might get up in arms. They’re having a tough time with work you see, the…
About a year ago I reviewed Aaron Leonard and Conor Gallagher’s book, A Threat of the First Magnitude for Kersplebedeb. In my opinion the book’s detailed examination of two largely…
When people think about getting involved in politics, our minds tend to move to the big action in capitals and the halls of power. We have a very “West Wing”…
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in Bristol, December 2019. Photo from Flickr. There’s been a vast amount of foolishness in the discussion of this. Labour lost for two main…
This week Paul Fromm posted a picture himself and Lily both wearing yellow vests at a rally, and described a situation where Lily pulled a suicidal man off of a…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Stephen Buranyi laments the reality that the public’s increased awareness and concern about our ongoing climate breakdown isn’t being reflected in political decisions.…
Nouriel Roubini — a man who has a pretty good record when it comes to predicting the future — writes that Donald Trump is making China great again, even as…
Jodie and Tony’s podcast, here. (My voice sounds a bit muffled. Sorry about that.)
Photo taken from Doug Ford’s Twitter page, in a post where the premier stated: “Teachers are the backbone of our education system.” The following is an excerpt from Linwood Barclay’s…
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in in Glasgow, December 2019. Photo from Flickr. The Labour Party’s election failure in the UK proves that, for the progressive left to succeed,…
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in in Glasgow, December 2019. Photo from Flickr. I had the privilege to dedicate the final 15 days leading to the general elections yesterday…
What we call “Canada” is about to change. In the recent speech from the Throne, Prime Minister Trudeau’s government promised to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on…
What we call “Canada” is about to change. In the recent speech from the Throne, Prime Minister Trudeau’s government promised to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on…
