"Twice as Bad" – What Does That Even Mean?
The New York Times has published a ‘state of the climate’ piece based on interviews with interviews with two dozen leading American climate scientists. The consensus is that the changes…
September 2020
The little-known Ontario tribunal standing in the way of defunding the police
A recent Ipsos poll showed 51 percent of Canadians support defunding the police, and yet there is no means by which this can be translated into policy in Ontario. Photo…
Torkil Lauesen Interviewed on RevLeft Radio: The Principal Contradiction, Applying Dialectical Materialism
Revolutionary Left Radio is a podcast that addresses Communist Philosophy, Proletarian History, Critical Theory, & Revolutionary Politics. In their most recent episode, Breht talks to Torkil Lauesen about his newest…
Thin Air Festival Featuring Concrete, Believe It or Not
It may sound like an oxymoron, but concrete in North America frequently contains up to 6 per cent air. Why, is something I talk about in Concrete: From Ancient Origins…
Get Mad And Get Even
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes that now is the time to take the gloves off: This is a moment to get mad and to get even. The way to…
The Ongoing Problem of Governor General Julie Payette and How it Could Have Been Prevented
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette The tenure of current governor general Julie Payette could be described as a wee bit turbulent. Early missteps were largely forgiven as the actions of someone…
You Can Protect Birds by Keeping Your Cat Inside
We all love cats, they’re curious and fluffy and provide mixed feedback on whether they like you or not. We all love birds too, that’s why we shouldn’t let them…
Talking the Upcoming Throne Speech with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the upcoming Speech from the Throne,…
My latest in The Spectator: John Turner, RIP
Back then, I worked for John Turner’s Liberal government and my then-girlfriend worked for Brian Mulroney’s Conservatives. On the afternoon of Sept. 4, 1984, I was heading home to Calgary…
Sask Party Calls The Cops
Instead of meeting with healthcare workers who showed up at the Saskatoon Cabinet Office today to talk about some of their concerns, the Premier and Minister of Labour snuck out…
WikiLeaks: Show Trial Ending Investigative Journalism
Julian Assange's extradition hearings are frankly terrifying, and if you care about the free press, you should be worried, irrespective of whether you like Assange or Wikileaks. As the old…
North Cowichan Councillor Rob Douglas Seeking Cowichan Valley NDP Nomination
NC Councillor Rob Douglas Twice topped the polls in local elections. I am excited to announce that I am seeking the nomination for the BC NDP for the Cowichan Valley!…
Michelle Bell-Candidate For BCNDP Nomination-Cowichan Valley
From: Caelen Cook <caelencook@gmail.com> Date: September 21, 2020 at 12:10:40 PM PDT To: richard_hughes@shaw.ca Subject: Michelle Bell Information and Headshot Hi Richard, I am the Cowichan Valley NDP Youth Rep.…
Platforms are for campaigning, not for governing
I remember reading Gordon Campbell’s platform in 2001. Based on the promises, I concluded Liberals were the logical choice for government. The trouble was, Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals…
Premier John Horgan Calls For A BC Election October 24th
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Mueller Bunted. He Was Never Swinging For the Stands.
You probably already suspected that the Mueller report fell far short of what had been expected. Among Mueller’s team of lawyers there was one who terrified Trump’s legal team –…
Off to the Polls on the West Coast
There have been lots of rumours around potential elections milling around the media. That was the case in New Brunswick and in that case, it brought an early election. There…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – David MacDonald examines how millions of Canadians could suffer from being pushed off of the CERB onto EI – both in lost or…
Dystopic stories–why are we obsessed?
And let’s face it, we are obsessed. Our media are laden with the dystopic. Some of our most popular stories are based on horrific cultures,… The post Dystopic stories–why are…