Monbiot Sees Disaster Capitalists Gathering in the Wings of Brexit.
There’s money to be made out of chaos. That’s the whole point of disaster capitalism and those who play that game see vast potential in the UK plummeting into a…
2019
SNC-Lavalin: Scandal Or Much Ado About Almost Nothing?
I suppose it's the price I must pay for trying to maintain a daily blog, that yesterday I should write about how Nicholas Kristof called us the "moral leader of…
If You Want to Understand Brexit, Think Ireland and the Rise of England.
It will take an hour of your time but, when you’re done, Fintan O’Toole will help you understand why Brexit has so bedeviled Theresa May, the British House of Commons…
Some Habits Die Hard
In some ways, it is hard to believe that the old Liberal propensity for corrupt coziness with corporate chums has reasserted itself so quickly, barely three years into Mr. Trudeau’s…
#LavScam by the numbers
Apropos of nothing, my Twitter metrics suggest that #LavScam is only just getting started – on my feed, at least, other stuff is still dominating. Early days.
Why Allesleving Is My Least Favorite Verb
By making those investments we are defining the foundation upon which our country was built and what the economy will be built on not only today but into the future.…
Maybe They’re Not Really Economists
In his State of the Union speech, Donald Trump resurrected an old menace — socialism: “Here in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Eric Holthaus writes that the Green New Deal which looks to be at the centre of Democratic policy development offers an important opportunity…
Forget the Queen, save the Magna Carta.
If the Brexit-related events in the next few months get ugly, the Brits have a plan in place to keep the Queen and her immediate family from harms way. We…
How to Choose the Best Kitchen Contractor
The kitchen being the heart of your home, you would want to ensure that it is in perfect shape. Sometimes you might be tempted to do the remodeling thing on…
Has anyone thought about the impact regime change in Venezuela will have on Alberta’s oilpatch? It won’t be pretty!
In the stampede by Canadian politicians of all ideological stripes to support Venezuela’s self-declared “interim president,” has anyone given even a nanosecond’s thought to the impact the handover of the…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), on the U.S.’ long-overdue conversation about progressive taxes on extreme incomes and wealth – and the need for Canada to follow suit. For further reading…– Matthew Yglesias…
Leaked: legislative officers’ defence
Darryl Plecas reported on many incidents and the suspended officers of the Legislative Assembly are due to provide response on February 7. An anonymous source leaked an incomplete list of…
The Alt-Right & Radical Left: A Love Story? (10 Minute Read)
I have a confession to make and it isn't an easy one. My entries and my content over the past few years have dwindled and are diminished, which is directly…
What is the Green New Deal?
It’s been all over the news lately, partially digested, often spiced up with a double dose of spin, but what is the Green New Deal? Here it is, in its…
In Praise of Canada – and Justin Trudeau
This must seem odd coming from me but it would be unfair of me not to mention Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed in today’s New York Times, “Thank God for Canada.” The…
Review: Age of Anger
A far-ranging and clever book that convinced me of its core thesis but left me with some questions and considerable ambivalence about some of the things surrounding that. The book…
Arms Race Update
Nukes are all the rage these days. The US and Russia just trashed the IRBM or intermediate range ballistic missile treaty inked by Reagan and Gorbachev back in the good…
The Alt-Right & Radical Left: A Love Story?
I have a confession to make and it isn’t an easy one. My entries and my content over the past few years have dwindled and are diminished, which is directly…