Unforced Error?
As the end of July gets closer, it can be said by any objective measure that this has been a relatively good month for the government Liberals. They are rebounding…
2019
Fifty years ago today
I was always a fan of science fiction. I always loved (and still do) Star Trek. I always loved the idea of a future where there are no races, no…
Vancouver Park Board offering free Swim to Survive classes
The drowning prevention program is open to kids aged 7 to 18 Courier staff / Vancouver Courier July 19, 2019 Vancouver Park Board is once again offering up free Swim…
Long Before Now
Republicans largely remained silent after Donald Trump’s racist attack on four congresswomen of colour. But privately, Greg Sargent writes, they’re scared: What is it about “send her back” that suddenly…
Highly-scientific survey™️: The Return of the Ger-i
Vote now, vote often! Gerald Butts return means the return of these #LPC problems: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 20, 2019
When you are ready, Justin Trudeau.
Facing facts is not a favourite pastime for our prime minister. No doubt there were many old-time liberals who have told him he is heading for trouble. He has made…
Wacky world of minimum wages
Increasing income of the working poor ensures that extra dollars are spent in local communities on things like food, clothing, medical and dental care, and housing. According to a University…
Laini Giles’ Bathing Beauty: A Novel of Marie Prevost tops Audreys Books Edmonton fiction bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended July 14, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Doug Ford is So Awful…
He’s even made the pages of Al Jazeera. You would think with all the thugs Al Jazeera has to cover they wouldn’t even notice Ford. Wrong.
Readings of Gordon Matta-Clark
Very hot afternoon. There were some readings of the artist Gordon Matta-Clark‘s notes and letters on the lawn of the Canadian Centre for Architecture today. Really interesting despite the heat.
Musical interlude
PVRIS – Walk Alone
Burn Baby, Burn. What Trump Would Beget.
The Great Orange Whore loves to point to a snowstorm as proof that global warming is a hoax. He tends to ignore the subject entirely when America catches fire as…
Keean Bexte, Associated With Members/Supporters of ID Canada Hate Group, Harassing Congresswomen Attacked By Trump
I decided to follow up the article I posted yesterday concerning the Canadian far-right’s celebration of Trump’s overtly racist Tweet attacking four Congresswomen of colour (followed by a rally in…
Empires expand, until they disintegrate
BC Hydro’s 2019 annual report shows the quantity of electricity sold to residential, commercial and industrial customers in BC is still flat. The value of 2019 sales is increased by…
How The Economy Is Giving The Trudeau Liberals A Big Boost
For more than two years Andrew Scheer has been screeching and wailing about how the Canadian economy is an absolute disaster.And of course accusing Justin Trudeau of "failing" about ten…
VIA Train from Melville to Winnipeg
VIA is advertising a $15 child fare. That’s for kids under 12 years of age. Still, it’s $516.60 to go to Winnipeg for four days with the family of four,…
VIA Train from Melville to Winnipeg
VIA is advertising a $15 child fare. That’s for kids under 12 years of age. Still, it’s $516.60 to go to Winnipeg for four days with the family of four,…
The Rancid Racism of Andrew Scheer’s Cons
Two days ago Andrew Scheer was finally forced to answer questions about what he thought of Donald Trump's racist remarks, and it wasn't a pretty sight.He hummed, he hawed, he…
The Plantation Nation
It was an odd op-ed to find in the pages of ordinarily bland Time Magazine: “Republicans Want a White Republic. They’ll Destroy America to Get It.” The GOP’s membership is…