Requiem for the New Democratic Party.
After a lingering struggle, with the family in attendance, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) of Tommy Douglas and the New Democratic Party of the Broadbent and Lewis families has passed…
2019
Mothers Day Heroes….
On this special day when we think of the ladies in our lives my focus is not upon the uncaring political types that I usually write about but on the…
Choices
Yeah, who wants socialism?
Toronto is segregated by race and income. And the numbers are ugly (repost)
In Toronto, the colour of money is mainly white. New demographic charts show a strikingly segregated city, with visible minorities concentrated in low-income neighbourhoods and white residents dominating affluent areas…
As Far Right Rises, a Battle Over Security Agencies Grows (repost)
VIENNA — As well as anyone, Sybille Geissler knows the threats from Austria’s far-right extremists, who in recent weeks have likened migrants to rats and blithely defended campaign material that…
Why Conservatives Hate Facts …
Let’s hope facts get in the way of the myth of the fiscal conservative as election 2019 approaches.
On definitive statements
Following up on this post, I’ll take a step back point out how Scott Moe’s insistence on attacking any carbon price through the courts is only enshrining in Canadian jurisprudence…
Confused About Climate Change? Worried About Mass Extinction? Why Not Ask an Expert?
These dire scientific questions that confront us today can become overwhelming. Why not leave that to the experts? How about someone who studied English literature? The Globe’s in-house contrarian, Margaret…
Motherhood
Tomorrow will be my first Mother’s Day without my Mom. I’ll probably wake up in the morning and think, “Oh, I must call Mom and ask if she liked her…
May 11:I think we’re heading to the last chapter
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-food-shortage-rationing-1.5132297 The United States is the only country in the world, it seems, that has the right to tell other countries who they’re allowed to trade with – and if…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne discusses why we can’t afford another Harper government – but also why we shouldn’t merely accept the Libs as the only…
As the United States Gears Up for Another Illegal War of Aggression
There was this giant war thingee, see. And we all said “this shit has to stop.” And so we created the United Nations. And then we prohibited wars of aggression.…
Saturday Photo: The Flowers that Come in May…
This long, wet season is finally improving, and I saw this glorious display this morning. The garden centres are full of plants, and the elementary school our kids went to…
They Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
Despite all the Liberal whining, don’t blame yourself if Justin Trudeau is unseated by Andrew Scheer in October. First thing. Don’t panic. Remember 2015. The NDP were charging ahead. Harper…
Democracy Is Dying
In Ontario, democracy is dying. The signs are everywhere. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Judge for yourself, based on this day in the life of our legislature: It begins with the…
A Most Worthy Initiative
Although it has almost become a cliche, knowledge is indeed power. It confers upon us the opportunity to think critically; it enables us to make informed choices, freeing us from…
Don’t get too excited Ms. May.
If you want an area of Canada where the Green party runs rampant, go to Vancouver Island. In fact, the entire area around the Strait of Georgia seems overrun with…
Lest we forget? Does Veterans Affairs’ video blooper signal something more seriously amiss in Canada?
On Thursday 13,000 soldiers of what used to be known as the Red Army marched through the heart of Moscow to military bands playing “The Sacred War” as Russia marked…
Richard Van Camp’s Moccasin Square Gardens spends another week atop Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended May 5, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Musical interlude
Arcade Fire – Creature Comfort