Pegida Canada Hit With $11,000 Judgement
I have to admit I haven’t paid a great deal to Pegida Canada of late; they had an event a couple of weeks ago that will be discussed peripherally in…
2019
Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney escape relatively unscathed in Alberta election leaders’ debate
Last night’s Alberta election leaders’ debate was an unedifying experience, as these things often are. If anyone except hard-core political junkies kept their hands off the remote, I’d be surprised.…
Chill Out. It’s Blogging. That’s All it Is.
There are some bloggers who imagine their opinions matter – that they make a real difference, shift Earth’s axis. Those bloggers are idiots. One of these morons accuses me of…
New column day
Here, on how Jason Kenney, Scott Moe and other right-wing leaders make a habit of substituting futile complaints about other levels of government for action in the public interest in…
Jason Kenney’s tax plan full of holes
Jason Kenney has proposed that he will revive the Alberta economy and create jobs by cutting corporate taxes from 12% to 8%. The thinking goes that profitable businesses already located…
April 3: Damn. Damn everybody.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/455406-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-apologise-britain/ The Amritsar killings were pretty small by British standards. Far more, millions more, were killed by starvation. That’s what empires do. That’s what the American empire does. This is…
Doug Ford’s OHIP Changes: A Bummer, or Not?
I'm especially wondering about his plan to cut back on pain relief for colonoscopies. I've gone through the procedure twice. First time around they hit me with a General and…
Doug Ford’s OHIP Changes: A Bummer, or Not?
I’m especially wondering about his plan to cut back on pain relief for colonoscopies. I’ve gone through the procedure twice. First time around they hit me with a General and…
Bill 83 – Second Reading
Bill 83, An Act to proclaim a Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia, passed Second Reading on April 4, 2019. Excerpts from the Hansard available here.
PM Trudeau finally speaks out and probably wishes that he had not.
PM Trudeau finally speaks out and probably wishes that he had not. The Liberal communications plan launched to bring a revisionist slant to the story is already running out of…
Never forget this
NEVER FORGET: @JustinTrudeau kicked out of the #LPC caucus two women who were honest and decent and upheld the law. And he kept in his caucus a man who was…
The fall of the feminist Prime Minister
Originally published by Macleans Magazine The fall of the feminist Prime Minister The Daughters of the Vote, 338 young women, filled the House of Commons and with devastating timing turned…
Debate Night in Edmonton
One of the usual highlights of most election campaigns are the big televised leaders’ debates. It’s usually one of the few chances to get the major party leaders in a…
The Malignant Hypocrisy of Jody Wilson-Raybould
As I'm sure you know I have no time at all for Jody Wilson-Raybould. I never believed she was a saint, or a martyr to truth and justice.Just a shabby…
outstanding customer service from wayfair.ca
Wayfair.ca has amazing customer service! Their selection is great, the prices are competitive, and they offer free shipping with orders of more than $75. But their customer service has sealed…
The Potential Power of a Fulsome Apology
Yesterday was a long day for many and even though it was only a Wednesday, you couldn’t help but feel that in political Ottawa, it already had been a very…
The Forest And The Trees
For two months, we have been obsessed with the SNC Lavalin Crisis. But, Thomas Walkom writes that we’ve been focused on the wrong crisis: The climate apocalypse is fast approaching.…
Sacrificing Isaac
Yesterday’s post dealt with the fact that climate change has thus far resulted in Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world; of course, much worse is…
The Mike Harris Sequel No One Wanted
“We will be there to support you one 1000%. What I can tell you one thing… I promise you… you won’t have to be protesting on the front of Queen’s…