Unmeasured GHG emissions ignored
One of the pre-election promises made quietly by the BC NDP to me and other concerned citizens was to apply best scientific practices in regulating British Columbia’s northeast gas fields.…
March 2020
With coronavirus chaos south of the line, brace yourself for some of it to come to our way in Canada
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s incompetent and ideologically driven response to the international coronavirus crisis poses a serious national security threat to Canada. Can we do anything about it? Say,…
It’s the Econom… I mean, Senate, Stupid!
For my younger audience, note that the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign was driven by the message: It's the Economy, Stupid! (internally only). So... Super Tuesday results are coming in and…
It’s the Econom… I mean, Senate, Stupid!
For my younger audience, note that the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign was driven by the message: It's the Economy, Stupid! (internally only). So... Super Tuesday results are coming in and…
It’s the Econom… I mean, Senate, Stupid!
For my younger audience, note that the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign was driven by the message: It’s the Economy, Stupid! (internally only). So… Super Tuesday results are coming in and…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Grocery cats.
Peter MacKay and the Cage Boy Horror Show
I have always had trouble taking Peter MacKay seriously. I've always thought of him as a wannabe Margaret Thatcher, who couldn't quite pull it off.There is a reason I call…
Learn To Code Political Edition: Building @WBrettWellson Bot
Yes i can. — Richard Fantin (@RichardFantin) February 14, 2020 A few weeks ago Duncan Kinney of Press Progress asked (possibly half jokingly?) if anyone can build a bot to…
Covid 19 an "Act of God"?
It’s not just the health care system fretting about the Covid-19 virus. Commerce is also affected especially in the modern-era of global supply chains. A lot of western concerns are…
Jana Pruden #Minifie2020 Lecture
Live streamed at UR Journalism Facebook. I’ll be tweeting during the lecture, stay tuned.
March 3: A slow day in the news.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-us-reaction-criticism-1.5482317 Donald Trump, despite the opinon expressed by a doctor in the article above, (and despite the rise of coronavirus) has been dismissive of those who warn about the danger…
CNN misses nothing
pic.twitter.com/DA3N3tOFlg — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 4, 2020
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Marilyn Gladu
Today I’m sharing the survey response received from Marilyn Gladu via Facebook. She is the MP for Sarnia— Lambton and was first elected in 2015. Mrs. Gladu’s response was the…
Well, This Is Not Auspicious
When I checked the news this morning there were six reported deaths due to Covid-19 in Washington State. At 11:11 I received an email bulletin from the Seattle Times of…
Horgan’s approval rate slipping. Just 18 per cent of British Columbians said Horgan had handled the Wet’suwet’en protests and solidarity blockades well.
Horgan’s approval rate slipping. Just 18 per cent of British Columbians said Horgan had handled the Wet’suwet’en protests and solidarity blockades well, while 65 per cent said he had done…
Heating Homes
Canada has a huge house heating issue. We burn a lot of fossil gas to heat homes. There are solutions, but we’ll have to implement them faster than the market…
Democrats Craving a Brokered Convention—Including Elizabeth Warren—Should Learn the Lessons of 1968
George McGovern, Democratic nominee in the 1972 presidential election. Photo by Ron Pownall/Getty Images. For four years, Democratic officials have insisted that Donald Trump is an unprecedented threat to the…
A Continent of Resistance: Latin America’s ‘Pink Tide’ in the Empire’s Scopes
Latin America’s Pink Tide: Breakthroughs and Shortcomings Edited by Steve Ellner Rowman & Littlefield, 2019 Latin America stands at an uncertain crossroads. The regional right-wing counter-offensive continues apace, most recently…
The Prerogative to be Tone Deaf
In 2019 we saw a lot of provincial elections come up, with big campaigns happening in a few provinces. But in 2020, it seems to be a lighter year for…
The Silver Lining
While the world’s unease continues to grow over the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, there is a kind of silver lining for that same world. In China, where the bug originated,…