Social Media, Good or Bad?
Recent events have brought the effect that ‘social media’ has upon our society, perhaps it is a good thing that a sick individual has shown that it is possible to…
2019
Anti-Yellow Vest Protest in Edmonton: Counter Protester From the Clann Hate Group Arrested
At the Alberta Legislature an anti-Yellow Vests protest took place calling the movement out on their ties to overt racists and racist groups such as the Nouns of Odin, Northern…
Saturday Photo: The Cover…
Not much to write this week, because I’m busy checking the edits on my new book. Here’s the cover (or its latest iteration.) More later….
In Aftermath of New Zealand Attack r/monarchism Bans Those From ‘Radicalizing’ Subreddits
The tragedy that struck New Zealand on March 15th hasfocused many minds on the threat posed by radicalizedindividuals. The responses have varied as people try to cometo grip with how…
The Kids Are Alright – Are You?
The kids, students waging a global climate strike, are alright. They know what’s coming their way. They know the future we are bequeathing to them. It is what we have…
Orban – Poster Boy of Neo-Fascism
The Irish Times has a chilling look at Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s campaign to purge Europe of liberal democracy. Orban has become the de facto leader of the European…
More Ford Cuts: Ban Cell Phones, but Mandate Online Courses
From iPolitics: “On top of the change to class sizes, the government is also mandating that all high school students take four of their 30 credits online. This requirement will…
The Ghastly Bigot and the Egg Boy
Fraser Anning is an Australian Senator and an avowed bigot.He has railed against women's rights and gay rights, and other progressive causes. But he saves most of his venom for…
On obvious motives
Murray Mandryk is absolutely right in his point as to why Scott Moe and his government shouldn’t be using the trappings of power to intervene in Alberta’s election campaign. But…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Linda McQuaig highlights the false promise that a market aimed at enriching billionaires will somehow benefit anybody else. Chris Giles reports on the…
They’re Not Just Attacking Mosques, Synagogues and Black Churches – Their Real Target is Us, You and Me.
Author Ed Husain explains why the mosque massacres in Christchurch, New Zealand are part of a tag-team campaign targeting free, secular and tolerant societies. They’re after you and we all…
How About a Zero Tolerance Policy?
It’s dead easy to make a case against high-carbon, toxin-laden bitumen, the stuff that Justin Trudeau, despite the science, wants to flood into world markets. Natural gas, that’s a tougher…
"The Age of Stupid" Revisited
It was a decade ago that “The Age of Stupid” was released. Now for something completely stupid – us, a decade later.
The "Normalization of Bigotry"
Australia, home of the Christchurch mosque mass murderer, Brenton Tarrant, has a bigotry problem, in particular a recent normalization of bigotry. This emerged yesterday when Australian senator, Fraser Anning, blamed…
#LavScam legal: what it means now that PMO has lawyered up
The Globe and Mail has reported that Justin Trudeau and senior PMO staff have now retained independent legal counsel in #LavScam. I’ve helped organizations through legal/comms crises many times. I…
in which i am a local celebrity
Impudent Strumpet wondered if Allan and I were now locally famous. Well, apparently we are. Things I heard at the library: “I want to do a story on you.” The…
Brexit Yoga
A bit of levity
What’s With Scheer?
That’s the question Andrew Coyne asks in his most recent column, which comes on the heels of Andrew Scheer’s statements on events in New Zealand: Responding to the horrific massacre…
When Saying Nothing Is Worse Than Saying The Wrong Thing
I have often wondered what is worse, failing while leading or failing to lead. In many ways it describes our current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the man who wants…