Cutting Jody Down to Size
A fresh and immensely persuasive voice on former justice minister Jody and her role in the SNC-Lavalin case undermines the at times self-righteous claims of Wilson-Raybould and her supporters. The…
2019
Spring Election on the Rock
Spring is finally arriving in earnest; the weather has gotten nice and warm, the snow is melting away and it seems that our long winter is finally done (knock on…
New column day
Here, wondering whether Alberta’s lamentable election of Jason Kenney and his gang of regressive Conservatives might have been avoided if Rachel Notley’s NDP had made an effort not to perpetuate…
La Chine appuie le projet de loi sur la laïcité (repost)
Au moment où le projet de loi sur la laïcité de l’État suscite de nombreuses critiques, le gouvernement Legault vient d’obtenir un appui inattendu venant de… la Chine. Read the…
The land of the long white stain (repost)
The killer was an Australian. But New Zealand has a long history of white supremacist ideology, writes Scott Hamilton. Content warning: this article contains descriptions of racist behaviour and quotes…
Reality 1, Jason’s Amazing Monocolour Dream Sweater 0
During the recent campaign our Premier-Elect made all sorts of ridiculous promises to the gullible. He is the one who will get the pipelines built. He will bring back jobs…
Far Reaching Consequences
Doug Ford has railed against “unelected judges.” But this week he has been trying to convince those judges that the federal carbon tax should be quashed. Martin Regg Cohn writes:…
35,000 Twitter followers can’t be all wrong
…well, they can be, actually, and I continued to be mystified as to why they stick around. But they do. So, thanks. Kardashians, watch out!
Facts and fake news from Ford and foes.
The facts are few but the opinions are fanciful as we read reaction to the Ford government’s alcohol policies. What is particularly amusing is that we are told neither the…
Brian Greenspan, Team Telford’s newest member
Brian Greenspan is trotted out to smear @Puglaas in a Team-Telford-style attack in the Globe. Same guy who represents Big Tobacco and Big Pharma? Same guy who reps Justin Bieber…
Jobs! Pipelines! Help is on the way! Or … maybe not: Election hot takes from Alberta
Tuesday night’s Alberta election results pretty well put paid to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “Grand Bargain” with Alberta on climate change, the terms of which were basically that the province…
Moccasin Square Gardens by Richard Van Camp 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 April 14, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
I’m Voting for Her This October. Will You?
This year’s general elections will be like none other. This may be our very last, best chance to compel our federal government to act commensurately with the scope of the…
"If This Is What It Takes"
Londoners react to traffic disruption caused by Extinction Rebellion protesters.
Clown Apocalypse – the first flash fiction
Years later, the survivors discovered the Bozo Virus got its start at Escola de Clown de Girona, near the end of semester. The “Esclowna” was… Continue ReadingClown Apocalypse – the…
Deutsche Bank and Dirty Rubles
It was Donald Trump’s lender of last resort, Deutsche Bank. And now the sullied giant is mired in a Russian money laundering scheme aptly named the Global Laundromat. Germany’s troubled…
Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation…
Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation…
We get letters: “literally known as a spin doctor!”
One guy is homophobic, the other one gets a couple key facts wrong. (Although, this: one party has approached me about running for them – but they ain’t the CPC.)…
#LavScam lawsuit lunacy, latest
The Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson called it “needs-to-have-his-head-examined foolish.” The National Post’s Matt Gurney said it was “absolutely bonkers” and evidence of having “utterly lost mind.” Former Chretien communications…