Big Bump for PR (take note Mr. Trudeau)
Has this election awakened Canadians to the need for proportional representation? The results of a recent Angus Reid poll certainly suggest so. From the support of under half the electorate…
2019
Kyiv on the Potomac
The New York Times’ right-of-center columnist, Bret Stephens, now argues that Trump must be impeached – and removed – before he transforms Washington into Kyiv on the Potomac. …if the…
Musical interlude
Texas King – Boomerang
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dylan Matthews writes about the growing body of evidence showing that minimum wage increases boost pay for lower-income workers while having no effect…
Our Reach Clearly Exceeds Our Grasp
It is to state the obvious that our love of convenience, our addiction to a throwaway lifestyle, is very destructive, not only to us and our immediate environment, but also…
He Used To Be A Fed
Jason Kenney has been railing against the federal government’s equalization program. He claims that Alberta has been short changed and that Quebec is a provincial welfare bum. But he neglects…
Saturday Photo: Winter Biking, Bixis, and Snow
Montreal’s bike share program, Bixi, ended for the season Nov. 15, after what appeared to be a very good year. The non-profit reported a record breaking 320,000 individual users logging…
The Greatest Propaganda Machine in History
Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G. and Borat, among others) won an award from the Anti-Defamation League. Here’s his 25 minute acceptance speech. It’s in writing, abridged a bit, below…
Comments are open, because I sure as Hell can’t explain it
People will say “he isn’t the guy he used to be,” and it’ll be a criticism. But not with @JustinTrudeau, these days. Colour me gobsmacked. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
When you don’t trust your MPP.
To get this straight, you can be sure I never voted for this guy. Doug Downey MPP does not live in our Barrie riding. He has been the go-to guy…
Evo Morales’ backers leaving barricades after Bolivia deal
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference at the military base in El Alto, in the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 10, 2019. Hours later Morales…
Author-illustrator Mike Boldt’s Bad Dog tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List for week ended Nov. 17
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended Nov. 17, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Andrew Scheer’s Ugly Gay Problem Comes Back To Bite Him
In my last post I looked at the ugly way Andrew Scheer reacted to the swearing in of Justin Trudeau's new cabinet.And I suggested he was still bitter at the…
What You Need to Know – The New Federal Cabinet
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is recorded and now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the new Federal…
Trump and Israel—So Much for Separation of Church and State
The Trump administration has taken yet another step in its radical support of Israel. Having recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, cut off…
Justin Trudeau 2.0 And The Road To A New Majority
I really liked the swearing in of Justin Trudeau's new cabinet. I thought the prime minister looked rested and ready to take on the Con separatists.I was impressed that both…
A New Scenario?
A month is a long time in politics. And, Susan Delacout writes, the past month has made a difference in Ontario’s politics: Trudeau and Ford will be having what’s widely…
And now for some slow news?
It is now revealed. The Toronto Star tells us that what we write as instant commentary on a news event is called a ‘Hot Take.’ This was the same day…