I’d love reader feedback on these three questions. I know most people will reply on Facebook, which makes it really difficult to save reader reaction. But there’s no stopping that…
On this Labour Day, Paul Willcocks takes a look at the state of labour in Canada. His conclusion is that we have nothing to cheer about: And over the last…
PORTLAND, MAINE – The woman shrugs. She doesn’t mention Donald Trump’s latest outrage – that he’s “the chosen one.” She doesn’t even utter his name. She says she thinks she’s…
They are like the lists Santa Claus is supposed to keep at the North Pole as to which children are naughty or nice. With millions of listings for the voters…
Happy Labour Day! Given the occasion, it’s mildly surprising Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government didn’t use today to announce the “findings” of its “blue-ribbon” panel’s “deep dive” into the state…
Mayor Siebring’s tactics show questionable leadership By Larry Pynn It’s important for people to stand up to bullies, whether they are found in a schoolyard or in the rough-and-tumble political…
Annus mirabilis. I have found the page I lost many times. Here’s hoping. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-social-controversy-conservative-1.5264360 Wow! That’s Canada’s big election issue? Right. Who gives a damn about climate change? Right? Who…
Not a good week. I have written a post for Saturday on the Canadian election. Unlike the others, it is not a survey of news media. It is my attempt…
On Sept 1 Premier Kenney wished Alberta a happy birthday. Not once in his video message did he mention Canada. It was as if Alberta became a province in 1905…
Racists apparently don’t take long weekends off, and neither do we. PEGIDA held their monthly hate-rally in Toronto, and it was decidedly quieter than usual. @VestsCanada damn 8 huh? Oooo.…
On Saturday a variety of hate groups (Yellow Vests Canada, Northern Guard, Proud Boys, C3) organized and attended the “Canada’s Patriot Party” in Estevan, Saskatchewan, a fundraiser for vets an…
While I take an active interest in politics, and have always been a member of a political party (sometimes two), I no longer get directly involved in election campaigns. My…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Lazarus writes about the fundamental dishonesty needed to keep purveying trickle-down spin in the face of all evidence. And Richard Rubin…
So far, my experience with health care in our small BC town has been excellent. Limited sample size, anecdotal, non-scientific, yes. I’m just reporting on what I’ve experienced and observed…
Jeremy Corbin writes in The Guardian that the British people must make the final decision on Brexit. Boris Johnson promised Britons a deal on Brexit. He has since changed his…
Labelling people is always a mistake. Even in psychiatry, people show tendencies down different pathologies. You hesitate to label them. In politics people are often confused by the parties in…
On the day Premier Doug Ford pulled Ontario out of an international clean energy trading market, it spelled the end for 227 emissions-reducing projects across the province, reveals a leaked…
If there are riots in Britain after the hard Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party cronies have scheduled for Halloween, will mainstream media in Canada describe them…
When Gavin McInnes—founder of the violent, far-right group The Proud Boys—spoke to a Manhattan Republican club last October, the neighborhood response was less than welcoming. Protesters took to the normally…
After banking large contributions from taxi owners, governing BC Liberals had declined to change provincial rules to allow ride hailing. They also failed to ensure adequate expansion of fleet sizes.…
