Generational sellout
Green Party leader Andrew Weaver spoke to the BC Legislature March 26, 2019. He reported a former insider’s views of why BC natural gas royalty revenues have declined. These were…
2019
Trump’s “Go Home” Tweet
Ms Soapbox found herself organizing the sock drawer this morning. She blames this burst of domesticity on Donald Trump. She’ll explain how this ties back to Alberta politics in a…
We’re Out of Time
In most of Canada we’ve had a scorchingly-good weekend, at least so I’ve been told by friends and relatives in Ontario and Quebec. In fact, most of the inhabited world…
Democracy Needs Gatekeepers
When the Internet arrived and then computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee unleashed the world wide web, a paradise of communication loomed. Now everyone could have access to all the world’s knowledge.…
On denialism
Others have already pointed out the substantive recklessness of Brian Pallister’s refusal to accept federal funding for climate projects in the education system. But Pallister’s choice of wording – that…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Erika Beauchesne discusses the benefits of a wealth tax as both a means of reducing inequality, and a source of revenue for…
Enter Boris
Boris Johnson is about to enter 10 Downing Street. After he takes up residence there, the adventure will begin. Andrew Rawnsley writes: He will have to learn how to be…
Paint yourself Green.
Green party leader Elizabeth May looks tired. The 65-year old is no stranger to politics or environmentalism. She has been touring in and around Barrie on some of the hottest…
More questions than answers in last week’s fallout from 2017 UCP leadership campaign
Eight Alberta United Conservative Party MLAs, five of them cabinet ministers, now admit they’ve been interviewed by the RCMP in the federal police force’s ongoing investigation into the curious goings…
50 Years ago…
via The Onion
July 20: Down and Dirty Time
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/ Does this matter? Probably not. The leading Democrat is Joe Biden whose major advantage is that he doesn’t spout extreme views as Trump does – but is really not…
Next time a Trudeau fan complains about bots, show ‘em this
Three different names, three different emails. All fake. One IP, attacking anyone on this web site who dares criticize Justin Trudeau and Adam Vaughan. Sloppy, sloppy.
The Real Horror Of Andrew Scheer’s War On The Food Guide
It's been two days since Andrew Scheer appeared before a Dairy Farmers of Canada convention in Saskatoon, declared war on Canada's Food Guide.Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the new version…
This Is a Prime Minister Who Deserves Our Votes?
I’ll give him credit. Justin Trudeau did surface in Victoria albeit at a $300 a head seat at a party fundraiser, safely removed from those unfortunate protesters outside the venue.…
Trump Didn’t Invent This – How Non-Jewish Politicians Exploit "Anti-Semitism" for Political Purposes
Talia Lavin writes that American Jews are tired of being used by non-Jewish politicians whenever it suits them to smear others as ‘anti-Semitic’. This week, Donald Trump banged out a…
My review of Eric Weissman’s book on intentional homeless communities
I’ve just reviewed Eric Weissman’s book on intentional homeless communities. Points made in the review include the following: -Intentional communities in general are communities built around specific goals. But in…
America The Beautiful, Eh?
Georgia State Representative Erica Thomas was subjected to a vicious racist verbal assault while shopping. Painful to watch, it once againt attests to how primitive our species really can be.…
The ungrateful species
I consider myself fortunate beyond words for my opportunity to experience life on this planet. I am here for a mere moment in the vast expanse of both time and…