Devastating Truth
Today has been a wild day all around the world, between Michael Cohen’s testimony in Washington, Trump and Kim in Vietnam and the new tensions between India and Pakistan. There…
2019
what i’m reading: solitary raven: the essential writings of bill reid
I’m supposed to be writing about the Jackie Robinson biography, which I finished weeks ago, but so far I haven’t been motivated to do so. I finished another Wallander mystery…
How we move forward…
If we are going to move forward… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to confirm mistakes have been made, acknowledge the problems within the Prime Minister’s Office by requesting the resignations…
Musings From The Cheap Seats
Do you know what part-time, precarious, low wage, employment is? There is a lot of it out there. Retail runs on this model of labour management. It is not about…
They fired an Indigenous woman because she wouldn’t break the law for them
There can’t help but be demands that Trudeau resign, now. This is extraordinary. #CDNPOLI #LavScam — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 27, 2019 That’s it. They fired an Indigenous woman because…
Why Andrew Scheer Must Never Be Prime Minister
It was one of the most appalling spectacles I have ever witnessed, a deplorable assault on the very foundations of our democracy.The sight of Andrew Scheer, the Leader of the…
Can You Imagine a Canadian Government Without One of the Two Major Parties?
Could there come a day when either the Liberals or the Conservatives disappear from federal politics? It’s hard to imagine but a UBC political science prof, Richard Johnston, thinks one…
Ford’s Mission
Ontario premier Doug Ford is a cauldron of contradictions. Heather Mallick writes: People often claim to be economic conservatives and social liberals. Why? To get along with other people, to…
#LavScam cover up continues
Check this out. These guys are a bunch of clowns. They think Canadians are really, really stupid. A tidbit from @nathancullen not widely known: The committee was asked to move…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 27, 2019. Today we are talking about Family Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
#LavScam, mon dieu!
Check this out! The #LavScam scandal had everything – except sex. Now it has sex! What the story basically says: Garda World – a security firm hired to provide security…
Better Urban Design can Stop Drivers from Killing People
More people live and work in cities than ever before in the history of humanity, as a result the transportation pressures on these urban centres as equally increased. In North…
Andrew Scheer’s Shameful Support for Truck Convoy Riddled with Racists
Climate change-denying conspiracy theorists in big trucks and yellow vests rallied in Ottawa earlier this week* to demand Canada build more pipelines and shut the doors on immigration. They also…
An unscientific method.
On Global’s West Block public affairs show on Sunday, two of the Toronto Star’s remuda of political pundits voiced their opinions on the Monday by-election in Vancouver’s Burnaby South. They…
Another twist in the ‘Kamikaze Campaign’ pretzel – Callaway campaign manager fined, fired, vows fight
The manager of Jeff Callaway’s 2017 campaign to lead the United Conservative Party was slapped with $15,000 in fines yesterday by Alberta’s Election Commissioner for “obstruction of an investigation.” Talk…
More Fallout From the Yellow Vests Convoy: Video Exposes Major Fault Lines
I had asked the folks at Yellow Vests Canada Exposed for a brief overview of the event. This is what they were kind enough to provide: As I have mentioned…
#LavScam truth
The whole truth is the whole truth. It isn’t partial; it isn’t conditional. Let @Puglaas tell the whole truth, @JustinTrudeau. What are you afraid of?#cdnpoli #lavscam #loc #cpc #ndp @lraitt…
#LetHerSpeak: part of the truth isn’t the whole truth
From the Globe (natch): Former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould has agreed to testify in televised parliamentary hearings on Wednesday, but is expressing disappointment that a cabinet order permitting her to speak…
By-election Round-Up: A Good Night for the Green Party
One should never try to read too much into by-election results. Everyone knows that. By-election results are more often representative of local political microcosms as viewed by a generally smaller…
I Was Never a Fan, Before This. Sometimes Courage Shows Up at the Most Unexpected Places.
I’m not one for Hollywood stars and starlets. It’s been at least 20 years since I last watched the Oscars. Yet I saw something that happened Sunday night that was…