Embracing Pessimism
The British, David Olusoga writes, are reflexively optimistic. But, as Britain hurtles to a messy Brexit, he argues that it’s time to embrace pessimism: Brexit, the rise of populism and…
2019
When Premiers come out to play.
It was an interesting pack of premiers around the conference table at this year’s Canadian premiers’ meeting. They hardly had Justin Trudeau under their thumb. And they hardly bothered to…
Andrew Sheer would let Canadians rot in foreign jails before giving up an electoral edge!
I rarely paid much attention to John McCallum during his years as a federal Liberal cabinet minister under three prime ministers and, on the few occasions I did, he never…
July 13: Dreadful
About 1900, Canadian troops were fighting a British war in South Africa. (The enemies were Dutch settlers called Boers. Much of the Canadian role was to guard Dutch families in…
A Salute to Progressive Bloggers
The October election is coming fast and with it one can only imagine what tricks and zingers the main political parties along with the Russian trolls are coming up with.…
A Salute to Progressive Bloggers
The October election is coming fast and with it one can only imagine what tricks and zingers the main political parties along with the Russian trolls are coming up with.…
A Salute to Progressive Bloggers
The October election is coming fast and with it one can only imagine what tricks and zingers the main political parties along with the Russian trolls are coming up with.…
British Political Humour Getting Their Own Trump-basketcase
I will keep bigging up Marina’s impossibly brilliant work until she is rightfully appointed Queen of Everything. The stunning last line here should be beamed into the brain of every…
Elizabeth May’s Absurd Reasons For Hiring Warren Kinsella
As I said in my last post, Elizabeth May's decision to hire the toxic Trudeau hater Warren Kinsella is one of the most bizarre political decisions in modern Canadian history.And…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Owen Jones offers a needed reminder that no matter how often it gets trotted out as a basis to ignore the ideological underpinnings…
Canada finally accedes to Arms Trade Treaty
Ottawa has finally announced that Canada will become a party to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) later this year. The government has introduced Bill C-47 which amends the Export…
Saturday Photo: Time to Plunge Back into Concrete
Once upon a time, I had planned to have a book on concrete appear in 2019. But things got away from me–the zeitgeist, my editor said–and so the book for…
The Iceberg
Andrew Scheer hopes — desperately — that Doug Ford will keep his mouth shut. But that’s something Ford just can’t do. Consider Ford’s proclamations over the last week. Adam Radwanski…
Be kind to your local NDP.
No doubt we all know a few new democratic party stalwarts. They are neither as numerous nor as annoying as they once were but they all need a hug these…
New Era of Truthfulness at BC Hydro?
In BC Hydro’s most recent annual report, the company promised “one of the largest expansions of electrical infrastructure in British Columbia’s history.” To gain approval for massive spending, BC Hydro…
Musical interlude
Delerium feat. Mimi Page – Blue Fires
When You’re So Pleased With Your New Hire You Have to Wrap the Announcement In An Apology.
Elizabeth May has always been a good measure less progressive than the party rank and file, probably the inevitable result of her Mulroney years. Like her provincial cohort, Andrew Weaver,…
The Day Elizabeth May Went Over To The Dark Side
As I've mentioned many times I've always liked Elizabeth May. She always struck me as the kind of decent politician I admire.I liked her so much that I would have…
They won; we lost
Financial elites have waged a decades-long campaign of self-interest against Canadians. They won; we lost. The most important front has been action to control mass media and reduce the influence…
Greens Hire a Political Strategist Some Don’t Like
I don’t much care for his strategy most of the time, but the Greens can’t keep doing the same thing when the other parties are playing to run out the…