NOT Prime Minister Material
Andrew Scheer and his supporters show a disturbing alliance to prominent racists. Will he distance himself from white nationalists and other racist groups? If not, we know where he stands…
2019
There’s No Place for Hate in Our Political Discourse
There’s no place for hate in our political discourse. That seems like a fairly elementary statement – and yet, in 2019, I am profoundly saddened that we keep needing to…
Right Policy, Wrong Choice?
One of the big issues to come in the Fall Federal Election will be fighting climate change and carbon pricing. With Conservative politicians vowing to do everything to not tackle…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: column #1
I’m writing a library column for the local newspaper! I’m really excited about it. Everyone reads this free paper, so a column is an amazing opportunity to promote our services.…
pupdate: ten things we love about kai
The yard is only partially fenced, so until we close the gap, Kai is tethered.She doesn’t seem to mind. Allan, Diego, and I are totally smitten by this little munchkin.…
NATO: 70 Years Too Many
Photo by U.S. Department of Defense As we head for NATO’s 70th birthday, it’s time to assess the nuclear-armed military alliance that came into being to ensure western military superiority…
Wooot! Facebook bans neo-Nazis Faith Goldy and Soldiers of Odin!
Kudos, Zuckerberg!
How I Tried And Failed To Escape The Fake Scandal
As the Great Polar Bear God of the Great White North knows, I did everything I could this weekend to try to escape the fake scandal.I went over to the…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 8, 2019
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of April 8, 2019. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Robert Reich offers a reminder that the Trump administration is just the most glaring example of the utter breakdown of any pretense of…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 8, 2019
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 8, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: California lawyer fingerprinting turns up over 2,200 convictions unknown to bar Gmail’s…
Birch Bark Coffee Provides Drinkable Water
Coffee production takes a lot of water and produces a wonderful bean filtered drink at the end. In Canada many aboriginal communities are suffering from a lack of potable water…
The Alberta Election
Things are getting interesting in Alberta. Last week’s leaders’ debate provided a clear contrast. Robin Sears writes: Rachel Notley may not flaunt the swaggering charisma of a Trudeau, but as…
Episode 33: Ballot Questions, the Leaders’ Debate, and your great Alberta Election questions
In this episode Dave and Ryan discuss the latest Alberta’s election developments, including the fallout from Mark Smith’s homophobic comments, Jason Kenney’s interview with Charles Adler and how it might…
Quit bitching and drink your Kool-Aid.
We hear that there is no federal liberal party. Instead, we are told it is the Trudeau cult. The only thing is that, before we drink our Kool-Aid, we need…
The Atlantic Accord: background to the 1985 agreement #nlpoli
The Atlantic Accord functions in Newfoundland and Labrador politics in two ways. There is the agreement between the Government of Canada and the provincial government that established the joint management…
The Global Economy Is a "Pyramid Scheme" – Nobel Laureate
Former Obama-administration energy secretary and Nobel laureate, Steven Chu, says the global economy is dysfunctional because it depends on constant population growth. “The world needs a new model of how…
The Day Jason Kenney Edited the UCP Policy Document…
The UCP policy document opens with a letter from Jason Kenney which cribs Ronald Reagan’s well known question, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Kenney’s…
No golden era in Canada’s foreign policy
Photo by Presidencia de la República Mexicana Some people on the left seem keen to perpetuate Canadian foreign policy mythology. In a December Ricochet article headlined “Trudeau lags behind allies…