Corporations can be citizens.
In last Sunday’s Toronto Star there was an interesting juxtaposition of two letters-to-the-editor on the SNC-Lavalin affair. It reminds me of the time I spent over the years lecturing business…
2019
Jason Kenney’s ‘Public Health Guarantee’ isn’t worth much, but that may be good enough for many voters
No one ever said Jason Kenney isn’t a shrewd politician who knows how to run a campaign, so give the man some credit for his clever effort yesterday to look…
Climate Change Roundup
Here’s a summary of recent climate change developments. A conference on climate and security at The Hague has heard that climate change poses an “imminent” security threat fueling violence and…
Up Off the Mat or Stuck in the Mud?
Wednesdays in Ottawa are very interesting when the House of Commons is sitting. It’s caucus day for all parties, which can bring some interesting stories, and in this Parliament, it’s…
Let her speak, Trudeau! Let her speak!
BREAKING: @Puglaas speaks in the House of Commons for the first time since SNC-Lavalin scandal erupted, says she's looking forward to "speaking her truth." #cdnpoli MORE: https://t.co/MtemdvS0LT pic.twitter.com/32mzd1s7DG — Globalnews.ca…
Listicle: Ernest Hemingway’s 5 Surprisingly Easy Rules for Writing
Kill adjectivesMurder your darlingsSlaughter long sentencesExterminate repetitionWhiskey, but only after slaking your bloodlust writing
Definitely Not Oprah’s Book Club – The Uninhabitable Earth
A few years ago I took an excellent online course on climate change produced by Germany’s Potsdam Institute with the financial support of the World Bank. The lectures featured some…
#LavScam poll: 41 per cent of Canadians say Trudeau has done something wrong
From the Globe, here. A new poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press shows that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a personal hit in the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Overall,…
CNN – Mueller Report Next Week
CNN is reporting that US government officials say the justice department will announce next week the completion of the Mueller report. That’s not to say anyone of us will be…
A real prosecutor responds to Trudeau partisan Adam Goldenberg
Name withheld at his/her request. “Response to Adam Goldenberg’s spin on LavScam: 1/ Nice try, but this is a seriously flawed and incorrect analysis As a prosecutor, I can tell…
A cyclist who skis
Why I’m happy about coming in 149th at the Gatineau Loppet. Read more The post A cyclist who skis appeared first on cmkl.
Is Trudeau’s Venezuela policy the Monroe Doctrine reborn?
Photo by G20 Argentina Many Canadians are familiar with the Monroe Doctrine. First issued by the United States in 1823, it warned European powers against renewed colonization of the Western…
Youth climate conference builds momentum around Canadian Green New Deal
Photo from PowerShift/Facebook Several hundred youth are gathering in Ottawa to kick off a recurring youth climate conference called PowerShift. This year’s event, called “PowerShift: Young and Rising,” is a…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 20, 2019. Today we are talking about Family Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
Worshipping Electronic Images
Donald Trump is a clear and present danger. But he needs to be understood, Chris Hedges writes, in the context of the digital revolution — which has made the electronic…
On Gender Identity
I was born in 1950 at a time when spouses were specifically excluded from rape laws and homosexuality was illegal. Homosexuality was only whispered about in “polite company” and people…
Andrew Scheer and the Hate Fest On the Hill
It was an ugly spectacle, hundreds of trucks rolling into downtown Ottawa, heading for Parliament Hill.Disrupting traffic, spewing foul fumes in every direction.And deafening those unlucky enough to be caught…
Fight Inequality by Taxing Corporations
Unless you earn more then $200,000 a year corporate tax cuts likely make your life worse. Even though it’s a myth, it’s long been argued that by cutting taxes for…
Potholes on the Yellow Brick Road.
It’s the time of year in Canada. The roller-coaster of ice and snow, melting and freezing, leaves even a yellow brick road a minefield of broken and missing bricks. Dorothy…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Eugene Robinson writes about the need to respond to climate breakdown with ambition rather than undue hesitation. Martin Wolf rightly points out that…