What Kind of an Allowance Is That for a 12-Year-Old?
It’s funny what kids get up to in their parents’ basements, especially pre-teens who can put their hands on ten large. Consider the case of 12 year old Jackson Oswalt…
2019
Theresa, It’s Time to Get Off the Pot
Think back to your college days. The weekend parties. Eventually you nip upstairs to the can only to find a line of people anxiously waiting for that one person who…
Dare to Dream. Imagine This.
Imagine if you were so rich, you could lose four billion dollars in one day on ketchup. That’s Warren Buffett rich. The bulti-billionaire (“multi” just doesn’t do it justice) suffered…
#LavScam class is in session
@UCalgary @UCalgaryLaw Law 599 students, take note! Professor Kinsella told you! (Hope you are all enjoying your break week. @JustinTrudeau sure isn’t.) #LavScam #cdnpoli @globeandmail @LawDeanHolloway pic.twitter.com/xdgeqE1C6Z — Warren Kinsella…
Anyone Up For a Little Crowdfunding?
There’s one among our ranks who seems to be working overtime at grinding his axe on this Lavalin business. As far as I can tell, and I could be wrong,…
#LavScam latest: Canada’s top bureaucrat assassinates his reputation – and Trudeau’s, too
A must-read Tom Brodbeck column here. Key bits: “The most mind-boggling thing Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick said Thursday didn’t occur during his testimony at the House of Commons justice…
#LavScam pro tip: live by Twitter, announce your resignation by Twitter
I didn’t follow him, at all, so I didn’t know it was this bad. It was bad. I give you Gerald Butts’ self-immolation story.
For What It’s Worth
I would like to use this post to comment on one of the questions swirling around the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould, one that came up yet again on last night’s…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jemima Kelly highlights the massive amounts of revenue lost to tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU – while pointing out the…
David And Goliath
One thing is now clear. The Public Prosecutions Office was being subjected to political pressure. That’s now how things work. Alan Freeman writes: Of course, that’s not what Parliament had…
Where’s the beef? Smells like what Restaurants Canada is serving you is nothing but baloney!
Baloney: a large smoked, seasoned sausage made of various meats. Where’s the beef? In an opinion piece in the Calgary Herald last week, Restaurants Canada claimed that “a perfect storm…
Who quits for no reason?
Being principal secretary to the prime minister is no flunky appointment. It is a position of high trust and higher pay. I have known various people in the role, both…
We’re In No Mood for Listening
If someone gave you a credible warning that the road just around the bend was washed out would you hit the brakes or floor the gas pedal? What if you…
You can’t slash Alberta Health Services’ lean and efficient management without hurting front-line care
Just a reminder, folks: You can’t cut Alberta Health Services management without cutting front-line health care. One of Opposition Leader Jason Kenney’s standard talking points is that he’ll never cut…
Michael Wernick’s Grim Warning For Canadians
I was incredibly impressed by Michael Wernick when he appeared before the Justice Committee for three big reasons.One, he blew the fake scandal right out of the water. Two, he…
Feb. 21: Decline and Fall – of all of us.
Long, long ago, when I was a darling child (You’ll have to accept my word on that) my favourite comic book story was one based on truth. It was called…
#WeAreWithHer: This is our daughter’s First Nation, supporting Puglaas!
This is the leadership of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation – all the clan leaders and the Deputy Haa Shaa du Hen earlier today. They sent us this photo while we…
Mining for Truth and Meaning in Caregiving and Memory
My sister Karen Thomson painted this portrait of our Mom and she titled it Partly Who She Was. Karen painted this from a photo that we took of Mom just…
#LavScam lunacy latest: if you are critical of my boss, it will lead to assassinations
Jesus H. Christ, these guys make the Trump White House look like communications geniuses. Pressure, sure. It just wasn’t, you know, inappropriate. Gotcha. “No ‘inappropriate pressure’ on Jody Wilson-Raybould in…
“Conveying Context”
After two weeks of the SNC/PMO scandal, today brought us the first chance to hear directly from a voice in this debate that we hadn’t heard yet. The House of…