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2019
Local media is letting us down
Rule number one in The Elements of Journalism is: “journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.” Number three is “Its essence is a discipline of verification.” Keep those two in…
The Wrong Hill
Last night stories were making the rounds about NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, his by-election run and the pressures on him to with, along with the potential consequences of a loss.…
The Death Of My Electoral Reform Idealism
Perhaps one of the most over-analyzed and oft-criticized campaign promises the Liberals broke from the 2015 campaign was the one on electoral reform – that the 2015 vote would be…
The Tale of the Tape
Recently PostMedia ran a petro-friendly article accusing British Columbians of being hypocritical when they point fingers at Alberta for greenhouse gas emissions. It was a pretty one-sided piece. I responded…
The Age of Chaos
In the opening years of this century, our new millennia, some historians predicted that the 21st century would be a “century of revolution.” Almost 20 years in, it’s looking as…
Checking in on the US Democratic contenders for President
So it’s getting to that time where everyone is declaring they’re running for president in the US – the election of course is in November 2020… and politics always is…
Let’s Rethink Punishment
When someone breaks the law or acts out in a transgressive manner we often turn to punishment to correct their behaviour. We do this in families and as a society,…
On Predictions
I modified my Procreate brushes collections into Fave Inkers, Fave Sketch, Fave Paint, etc. I also realized I could set contained size ranges for various brushes. So I have for…
On Fake News and Russian Collusion
In a recent interview in AcTIVism, Glenn Greenwald, one of few people Edward Snowden agreed to speak to, shamed other countries that benefited from Snowden’s revelations but refused to grant…
Down The Same Old Road
Yesterday, Ontario’s NDP opposition leaked a draft piece of legislation which would scrap our local health networks and put the province’s entire health care system under a new super agency.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Both Eric Levitz and Brian Beutler write that U.S. Democrats need to highlight and fight the class war being waged by the rich,…
Beware the Carbon Tax A-Tax!
You have heard the old joke? “Five guys walk into a bar…it was being swung by Catherine McKenna.” “Who knew that the defenders of the environmental status quo would all…
Di Iorio does district a disservice.
Nicola Di Iorio M.P. for Saint Leonard-Saint Michel in Montreal has finally resigned his seat in the House of Commons He has been missing from parliament since last September and…
NDP governments’ approaches to health care funding characterized by fiscal prudence, new study says
Who knew? The facts don’t support the myth that New Democratic Party governments always try to break the bank with health care spending! Just as NDP governments have a better…
jan 31: How we won the war – and lost the peace…
I’m a little groggy today. I was up until 4 in the morning watching for developments in Venezuela. There weren’t any – but here’s a story you probably won’t find…
How To Fix Canadian News Media, The Neil Before Zod Method.
Take any media bailout money and use it to fully fund the CBC, especially CBC News. This will take the CBC out of the advertising market, giving a bigger piece…
The First Drip
As I wrote about last week, one of the first big events of this Federal election season is just around the corner: The Federal Budget. And with all big events…
Trudeau’s Empty Promises
He sure talks a good game but, time after time, Justin Trudeau’s promises prove empty. The numbers come from the latest climate pollution projections report,”Canada’s Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant…
The F-35 – Way Less Bang for the Buck Than Promised.
Aviation Week reports that the oldest F-35B could be put out to pasture in 2026. There’s a problem with the too-good-to-be true Joint Strike Fighter. Structural defects may leave the…