Justin Trudeau’s Exciting New Deal
Justin Trudeau was already going to be known as a great Canadian prime minister. The way he defeated first Stephen Harper, and then Andrew Scheer, and the magnificent way he…
August 2020
23 de agosto. Un Estatus Para Todes: Marches de Barrios
¡Nosotros no nos rendimos! Queremos un Programa de Regularización para TODO EL MUNDO El Domingo 23 de agosto a las 14h Montréal-Nord: punto de encuentro en el métro Henri Bourassa…
23 August. Un Statut pour tous et toutes : Marches de quartiers
Nous le lâchons pas ! Nous voulons un programme de régularisation pour TOUT LE MONDE Dimanche le 23 août à 14h Montréal-Nord: point de rassemblement métro Henri Bourassa (en face…
23 August. Status for All: Neighbourhood Marches
reposted from Solidarity Across Borders We’re not stopping until there is a programme of regularization for EVERYONE! Sunday, August 23rd at 2pm Montréal-Nord: meet up at Henri Bourassa metro (in…
Pierre Poilievre and the Skeleton in the Closet
It's an intriguing Canadian political mystery. Why did Pierre Poilievre suddenly drop out of the Conservative leadership race? He was a front runner, and the darling of the Con base.…
Doug Ford is consolidating the power of landlords during a time of crisis
Doug Ford makes an announcement in Mississauga, August 19, 2020. Photo courtesy of FordNation/Twitter. A key prescription for containing the spread of the coronavirus has been social distancing, which requires…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Steven Greenhouse writes that COVID-19 may produce a wave of unionization as workers see how little they’re valued, and how cavalierly they lives…
Build a fence … for Canada? New U.S. border barrier may foil international lovebirds
Along with my bride Maggie we joined the international family of Canadian-American lovers entering into marriage, coming up 50 years ago. We are legion, and that is something to remember…
A Sea Change in Manufacturing
During this global pandemic we’ve seen some pretty stark changes and experienced things that we thought we might never experience. We’ve seen some things that were talked about in great…
Is This What Awaits Our Kids? You Need to Watch This.
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at a sometimes disturbing Chinese experiment at blending early education and artificial intelligence learning.
Laughing All The Way To The Bank
Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud. Michelle Goldberg writes: According to a federal indictment, Bannon, along with his associates Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea, ran…
Where is Wat Tyler Now That We Need Him?
I was disappointed that the Occupy Wall Street movement, which began with such vigor and hope in 2011, soon petered out into a sputtering, unfocused political miasma barely a year…
Tick-Tock. One Million Tonnes – Per Minute
There are roughly 525,600 minutes in a year. There are just over 2,200 pounds in a metric tonne. The most recent survey shows that the Greenland ice sheet has been…
Site C losses will be massive
With domestic demand in 2020 below that of 2005, the lies of BC Hydro’s spin doctors about demand growth are exposed by the company’s audited sales numbers. Site C power…
August 20: The last days?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/19/climate-crisis-leaders-greta-thunberg https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/20/gas-industry-waging-war-against-climate-action#img https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/aug/20/california-fires-heatwave-wildfires-newsom Each year the fires get worse. This year’s is far the biggest. So who are you going to believe – a young girl? Or real men who…
Democratic Socialism
I would call myself a left libertarian democratic socialist, but with the emphasis on libertarian democrat. However, no one of reasonable intelligence, with any slight idea of what our history…
Lessons from History
It is common practice to look back and conflate the events of the past with those of the present, seeking parallels, resonance, and answers from previous events that help explain…
Adieu, Dr. Foth
In my checkered 40-plus year career in and out of the newspaper business, I’ve written hundreds of opinion columns. I started at the Fort Saskatchewan Record (sports, amazingly), spent many…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Finn writes about the need to shift away from capitalist domination before the next major crisis strikes. And Larry Elliott laments…
“Conspiracy Theory”
Remember what Chomsky said, summing it up perfectly: “The term “conspiracy theory” is used to poo-poo institutional analysis.” Exactly. And what does that mean? It means the phrase was coined…