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2019
Best BSers in the English-speaking world?
Though it is a rare occasion that I read Edward Keenan’s commentaries in the Toronto Star, I had a good laugh at his column the other day. It was not…
Canadaland Is Getting Attention
Canadaland is FAR from fake news, but they’re getting that label anyways. From the US. From big players. Looks like they’re doing a good job of kicking the hornet’s nest.
Brexit: A Case Study on why Messing with the Royal Prerogative is a Bad Idea
Royal Prerogative refers to the powers Her Majesty wields,either of her own accord or under advice from her ministers.They are vast and somewhat poorly understood. They are alsorarely used unilaterally.…
B.C. landowners not being told property could go to First Nation
This is a fascinating development that could/should square the circle of wrong doing by our governments in dealing with First Nations. Justice is long overdue. RH GLORIA GALLOWAY PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER…
It takes all kinds to make a cabinet, not necessarily good news when Jason Kenney’s making the picks
Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party cabinet contains a guy who once went down south to campaign for Donald Trump, a woman who opposes school gay-straight alliances and wrote a…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 9: Going Through the Motions
“We’ve been sitting on the fence for far too long.” – Caiaphas, “Then We Are Decided,” Jesus Christ SuperstarThe Easter season has come and gone, and despite numerous promises –…
I’m the older one, trying to become the younger one.
By my Mom. Then the good land did again its healing work and the sun shone on him and healed him and the warm winds of summer wrapped him about…
April 30:The most dangerous day ever?
https://pressprogress.ca/corporate-canadas-pile-of-cash-in-offshore-tax-havens-has-hit-353-billion-for-the-first-time-in-history/?fbclid=IwAR2HX4jHXNy6qNDQ99hlMJqnVMoPFawJk9-eAZbZtL-6AcF6sSSySanUddU 353 billion dollars. That’s our money. It’s the money we should have have to finance education, poverty programmes, health care….. If most of us refused to pay our income…
2X Faster – a Weather Network Documentary
The time for dithering is gone. We need a government more committed to the fight against climate change than any we’ve ever known. We need an “induced implosion” of the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Pinky cats.
Pat and Jay Rollin’ Part: 2 Like the Hunger Games But Not
Pat King and Jay Riedel have been touring the country under their “Rollin With Pat & Jay” banner, hosting “town halls” in various towns in western Canada and, currently, Ontario.…
What’s Your Threshold?
Hardly a day passes without some mass shooting in America. The memorable shootings tend to involve mass mayhem – bodies everywhere. Schools get our attention whether a university, high school…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario
In politics just about everywhere in the World, there are truisms that really apply just about anywhere you go. One of those truisms is while there are many good people…
Earthgauge News – April 30, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/egnews-0429-forair.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
Help, Barbarians at the Gate!!
I just realized that, from British Columbia’s eastern border, the barbarians are in control all the way to Quebec. Scheer and Kenney, Moe, Pallister and Ford. Two thousand miles of…
What drives The BC NDP’s Corporate Friendly Alliance With LNG Fracking?
It is confounding to watch the BC NDP frothing over hoped for financial windfalls from LNG fracking operations in a world drenched in oversupply and dropping prices. The risks…
Good Question. Why Are We Still Subsidizing Fossil Energy Giants?
The government says it’s just a few billion dollars a year, no big deal. The IMF tags Canada’s direct and indirect subsidies and benefits to the Oil Patch at something…
The Master of Weasel Words Wants "Reflections"
Right out of the gate, Justin Trudeau is balking at serious action on climate change. Speaking on Sunday night, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister, suggested that using federal money to…
Two Thirds of Britons Believe World in "Climate Emergency"
Good. It seems the British people have done what their political caste has so far refused to do. They have concluded that the world is in a state of climate…