John Ashton has served as a staff member on 26 NDP campaigns. He is co-author with former Alberta NDP leader Ray Martin of “Made in Alberta: The Ray Martin Story.”…
POLITICS The NDP leader was at his most compelling when he was mad, and standing up for a cause. It helped him emerge from the first debate looking like the…
As Canada begins its federal elections, a big issue is whether abortions should be permitted. Now, we live in a world in which babies are not only killed in war,…
A few days ago flyers like that one began appearing on Canadian university campuses.The Cons didn't want to talk about why they were attacking professors, like the far-right does all…
Norway has done far more than put aside a substantial part of the value of fossil fuel production. It has has taken aggressive action to deal with climate change…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Meghna Charkabarti interviews Branko Milanovic about the destructive amount of inequality embedded in capitalism as it’s currently structured. Connor Kilpatrick and Bhaskar Sunkara…
Someone nicked the 18-carat loo from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s birthplace. The golden lavatory, named America, drew large crowds when it was exhibited in New York. It had been installed…
At Hoss’s Diner in Carrying Place, getting a bite before Brian Lilley and friends arrive, and spotted this reprobate in the Sun! Link here.
It has been foretold for years, at least two decades. Gwynne Dyer has written of it. Now, Naomi Klein says it’s upon us, an era of “climate barbarism.” Klein’s has…
If you have internet access at home, you are in for a treat. The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) has several high-quality streamingservices. You can listen to audiobooks, watch movies…
There are lots of issues on the agenda this time around. But, Bob Hepburn writes, there’s one issue none of the leaders will touch: Missing will be plans on how…
We’re onto Day 4 of the 43rd General Election and the first weekend of campaign events. The first few days have been interesting to watch, to see how the different…
The weather is a little wet and cool right now, but one of the advantages of our hot and dry summer is the abundance of flowers and of bees who…
It was a common event the other day as I sat in the barber’s chair, the barber wielding scissors and comb. The barber knew of my interest in politics and…
For decades, BC Hydro’s leadership has been predicting demand for electricity in BC will grow about 40% in 20 years. The utility continues to misinform citizens of the province even…
The Democracts mostly don’t mind having a President going out of his mind after being boiled frogs thanks to Trump and Bush. Check out Biden’s rambling answer in a debate.…
California has just prohibited private prisons, including ICE detention centers. California just passed a bill banning all for-profit prisons and immigrant detention facilities in the state, the Guardian reports —…
Andrew Scheer’s Indigenous ‘hostage’ comment provokes tongue-lashing at first election debate By Carl Meyer, Stephanie Wood, Emma McIntosh & Fatima Syed in News, Politics | September 12th 2019 “Hold hostage.”…
As I said in my last post, I had trouble staying awake during the Maclean's Debate. It was that boring.So while I was struck by the weird way way Andrew…
The ABC Dilemma ….again
As ‘be counted’ day approaches each of us of voting age must decide which ‘party’ to vote for, yes I know we do not vote for the party but for…