Colonization, resistance and popular culture
From Katherena Vermette’s graphic novel A Girl Called Echo On January 7, 2019, the RCMP raided the Gidimt’en checkpoint and the Unist’ot’en blockade that was set up to protect traditional…
2019
Morbid symptoms: Alberta’s yellow vest movement
Photo by Brendan Collinge Parroting – or perhaps parodying – the Yellow Vest movement in France, hundreds of similarly dressed protesters began taking to Alberta’s streets in the weeks leading…
Canada needs a Green New Deal
Illustration by Left Voice Recently, two events occurred that at first glance seemed unconnected or even at odds: Canada bought a pipeline and General Motors (GM) closed a factory. Late…
Injustice at Unist’ot’en
Photo by Yellowhead Institute Since 2009, members of the Unist’ot’en (C’ihlts’ehkhyu / Big Frog Clan) have been re-occupying Wet’suwet’en territory – in the northwestern part of what is known as…
Wilson-Raybould, thrown under the bus for corporate interests
Photo by Matthew Usherwood Global players like SNC-Lavalin are masters of corruption. They have a lengthy history of illicit payments to public officials and not just in Libya. The North…
Wilson-Raybould rejects criticisms she may have helped Conservatives win the next election
So quoth the current headline on National Newswatch. She rejects criticism because St. Jody is above criticism. She is perfect and everything is someone else’s fault. Narcissist much? Meanwhile on…
FREE TOOLS FOR SHARING HEALTH INFO WITH YOUR DOCTOR
This is the best appointment information form for patient and caregiver visits to the doctor that I have ever seen! You can view and print it HERE. The folks at…
Huffing and Puffing
With all the news that came last week in the SNC/PMO scandal, one question being asked by most observers was “What more was there to learn?”. It felt like by…
US-Canada and Venezuela’s Bay of Pigs
Photo by Senado Federal The Canadian government under Justin Trudeau is undermining not just Canada’s (ok, undeserved) reputation as an honest, fair mediator, but he has chosen 2019 to make…
Have We Lost the Ability to Govern Ourselves?
It was October, 1980, and US elections were just a few days away. Ronald Reagan took to the airwaves and asked Americans “Are you better off than you were four…
Five things about Scheer’s #LavScam press conference today
1. He looked and sounded Prime Ministerial. Moreover, most Canadians want Trudeau gone; the election is therefore now a referendum on whether Andrew Scheer is up to the job. Moments…
And It Seems They’re Delicious Too
There’s no doubt that man has been waging a relentless war on nature. When, over just forty years, one species can cause the loss of half of all terrestrial life…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, week 14: Debating the debate
During any political debate, voters and the media are always looking for the knock-out punch. Brian Mulroney famously destroyed John Turner in one debate in 1984, and Jim Prentice notoriously…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: The week in SNC & Ontario Protests
On this beautiful Sunday morning I took the chance to record Episode 6 of the first season of the Magpie Brûlé Podcast. In this episode, I catch up on the…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ryan Meili writes about the need for leaders to listen to bona fide activists regardless of their cause – while drawing an…
The Fake Scandal as a B Movie Monster
Many a mediocre Sci-Fi plot involves a monster that feeds off negative emotions. If only the poor humans could resist the temptation to look in go down those stairs. To…
Roadmap To Ruin
Heading up Toronto’s Bay Street yesterday en route to the massive gathering at Queen’s Park to protest the savage surgery the Ford regime is conducting on public education was something…
President Dithers
Ten days ago, Donald Trump threatened to close the American-Mexican border. Then he reversed himself, saying he would give Mexico a year to comply with his demands — but he…
“I was put on this planet to do this.”
He should have listened to the “be humble” advice. Thanks for your donation, “honey.” pic.twitter.com/rlEVSjpEcD — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 7, 2019
Tip-toe through these tulips (Part 2).
Was it spite? The story of Jody Wilson-Raybould and her side-kick Jane Philpott has yet to be fathomed. What benefits them? They both had so much to offer. Wilson-Raybould was…