Justin Trudeau and the Con Apocalypse
It's been almost a week and I still can't get those amazing election night sights and sounds out of my mind. The glorious victory, the happy couple, the cheering crowd…
2019
Gifters (Allegedly) Gotta Grift: Pako Dallaire Falls Out With Steven Myatt
It has been quite a long time since ARC has devoted an article specifically focusing on Steven Ponzi Madoff Lustig McCloundy Myatt. In fact it has been more than half…
How did we get to Wexit?
“Is this democracy’s death spiral? Are we falling, in this and other countries, into a lethal cycle of fury and reaction, that blocks the reasoned conversation on which civic life…
Can Trudeau Make a Future with Alberta?
Life is full of little surprises. Often pleasant ones. I encountered such a surprise this week reading the Calgary Herald, not a paper usually on my wave length. And yet…
Victory in defeat
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh at a capaign event in Parksville Beach, BC. Photo by Wayne Polk (Flickr). When the news broke that the Liberals had won every riding in the…
Kyle Whyte on Wilderness
I saw Dr. Kyle Whyte present at the University of Waterloo on Thursday night on climate change, traditional knowledge, and environmental justice. It was similar to what he said in…
The ten reasons Andrew Scheer lost the election
1. He’s a Western social conservative and most Canadian voters are neither Westerners nor social conservatives. 2. He allowed himself to be defined (see above) before he defined himself. 3.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jim Coyle lists a few of the lies voters tell themselves around election time. And the Angus Reid Institute counts the large…
About Michael Coteau
We’ve been friends for a long time, and I think he can be Premier one day. (I also think only a total fool would count out Doug Ford, too, but…
Trump kills ISIS head: will it get him re-elected?
It’s big news, certainly. And, naturally, Republicans will say that the death of the head of ISIS will make their leader a lot more popular. They will say it’ll get…
Highly Selective
The day after the election, Jason Kenny set his sights on Ottawa. Linda McQuaig writes: Only a day after Monday’s federal election, the Alberta premier was in full battle mode,…
Federal election results show why abandoning ‘social license’ was a dumb idea for Alberta’s oilpatch
Seeking “social license” for Alberta’s fossil fuel industry was said by the NDP government of former premier Rachel Notley to be a way to win approval for more pipeline capacity…
Mental health for who?
Important Elizabeth Renzetti column, below and here. Read: We’re told, endlessly, to talk about our mental health, but so much of it is just hot air. For one thing, even…
Oct. 26: Not a good day
https://www.rt.com/usa/471691-trump-border-wall-colorado/_________________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/25/suvs-second-biggest-cause-of-emissions-rise-figures-reveal_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/25/the-real-reason-some-scientists-downplay-the-risks-of-climate-change The Guardian has long had a reputation of being the most honest major newspaper in the world. (And the most intelligent). That’s quite a contrast with almost all…
Present view
Joey and Roxy, staying still for a few precious seconds.
Potts is in
Great guy, great MPP. But he shouldn’t have taken Paikin’s bait!
bcgeu 100: six short videos about labour history in the province of bc
I love history — the history of anything that I’m interested in. Music, baseball, science and technology, and of course, the history of people’s movements. Women, peace, civil rights, LGBT…
After the federal election: the dangers, and the challenges, that lie ahead
Justin Trudeau smiles after giving a speech to supporters at a campaign rally in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Oct. 17, 2019. Photo by Valerie Blum/EPA. This article is an English adaptation…
A union of women’s hockey players looking for a league of its own
Photo courtesy of Jeff Sargeant/UBC Sports Media The Dream Gap Tour of elite hockey players put the women’s game back in the news this fall. Some of the world’s best…
Trudeau Called on to Stop Land Fraud as Kanehsatake Hunger Strike Ends
Al Harrington, an Ojibway man from Shoal Lake 39 at the Ontario/Manitoba border who resides in the Mohawk community, was on a hunger strike since Oct. 11 at the Kanesatake.…