Nov. 28: A very dangerous world.
Maybe I was was wrong in my last report on Iran. I looked at a Russia Today report. (Oh, I know. I know. Russian news media lie and American and…
2019
what i’m reading: the marrow thieves, the glass beads
Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves, winner of multiple Canadian awards, is a brilliant book — and a frightening one. Set in a future Canada after climate change has devastated the…
Interview with Dianne Saxe
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dianne Saxe (@EnviroLaw) at the @MiningWatch “Turning Down the Heat” conference last week. She is the former Environment Commissioner of Ontario and she…
Iron March Leak: User DEAD Active Military Member, University Student in Vancouver
NOTE: If the screen shots in this article are too small to read, please right click and open in a new tab. You can then size the image appropriately. We…
European Parliament Declares "Climate Emergency"
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, the EU is well ahead of the petro-states, Canada included. Ottawa may have proclaimed a “climate emergency” first but, chances are, the Euros…
Looking Toward Liberation
I have regular telephone conversations with my friend Dave, who lives in Winnipeg. Like me, he has a very jaundiced view of those elected to ‘serve’ us, and part of…
Lawsuit Launched Against Conservative Government for not Conserving
In Canada, the Conservative party seems to hate actually conserving anything that isn’t their own party. In Ontario, the party has loosened laws around how much damage companies can do…
New column day
Here, on the “hush memo” issued to Saskatchewan doctors, and the Moe government’s eagerness to limit any voice for public servants to an ineffective whistleblower process. For further reading…– David…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Guy Dauncey makes the case that it’s entirely possible – even if daunting – to meet the challenge posed by the climate…
Chuckles is doing a listening tour.
He should have listened before the recent election. We heard the other day that Andrew Scheer is on a tour to hear what the conservatives have to say about his…
Hey Canada! Alberta here: Get off our lawn! And would you mow it, please?
Watch out, Rest of Canada! Jason Kenney, our leader here in Alberta, has mastered the art of sucking and blowing at the same time! You’re in for it now! This…
Iron March Leak: Former Blood & Honour Member, Atomwaffen Division Affiliated, and Canadian Forces Member MOONLORD Identified
We’ve been spending a great deal of time trying to dig up who MOONLORD is. For the background please take a look at the story we published earlier this month:…
Daisy Group bomb threat: do you recognize the guy threatening to kill us and the police?
This afternoon at Daisy Group, right after we achieved this major legal victory, one of my staff received a bomb threat. We evacuated everyone at Daisy, and let our neighbours…
The Waffle at 50
Walter Gordon, left, chair of the 1955-1957 Royal Commission on Canada’s Economic Prospects, and Cy Gonick, founding publisher of Canadian Dimension, and one of the leading figures of the Waffle…
Remembering Seattle: Class, Globalization, and the State
Protester Douglas Mackar, right, with a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his hand, and Seattle Police Lt. Daniel Whelan deliver conflicting messages on their bullhorns during the WTO protest…
Happy Thanksgiving!
To everyone who celebrates with family this week, Happy Thanksgiving! A Caregiver’s Thanksgiving Blessing Thank you for the good days and for the strength to get through the bad ones.…
There’s a statement on Daisy Group’s web site
It’s here and embedded in the screenshot below.
Hong Kong Has Spoken
Hong Kong has spoken, indeed has shouted, and it has shouted “democracy” loud and clear. Pro-democracy candidates secured almost 90 percent of district council seats in Sunday’s election, taking control…