Wednesday #skvotes Links
Saskatchewan’s election day is rapidly approaching (and indeed voting is already underway). And with plenty of content being generated, I’ll plan to offer some link posts dedicated to news of…
October 2020
On diverging paths
Tonight’s Saskatchewan leadership debate will include plenty of back-and-forth as to whether we should vote for a better government, or settle for staying the course. And in answering that question,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Michael McGrath warns that the second wave of the coronavirus is once again moving much faster than the governments charged with controlling…
An inconvenient coup: Canada’s disingenuous response to Mali’s revolt against a corrupt government
A security officer stands guard during a visit of the Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Joanne Adamson, to Bandiagara, Mopti region,…
Reconciliation Failing in Nova Scotia: WTF?!?!?!
It was just a few weeks ago on this site that I wrote about what has been happening in Nova Scotia regarding threats being leveled at Mi’kmaw fishers who are…
Second Place
COVID numbers are rising sharply in Ontario. Which raises the question, “Who is directing the province’s response to the pandemic?” Bruce Arthur writes: As the pandemic has progressed in Ontario,…
They’re giving away seats in parliament?
Conservative Hugh Segal should know better. Liberal Greg Sorbara likely never knew better. And I have no idea who the NDP’s Zanana Akande might be. It was just that the…
Plague Update: More Infections and Elections
The news around the world has been more awful than usual, with the President of the USA purportedly getting over his COVID-19 infection, while on dexamethasone (a powerful, potentially mind…
Team Joe report
I’ve done phone banking for @JoeBiden for a few nights now, and I can say that the American voters I’ve talked to are (a) totally sick of @realDonaldTrump-related drama and…
Fleeing the City During This Pandemic? Do so Sustainably
Inequality has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we ought to be conscious about this. Wealthy individuals can work from home and afford to move, while others need to…
Talking the Tensions from COVID-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for a rare Thursday appearance. We talked about the growing tensions from COVID-19 on…
North American Megadam Resistance Alliance
Before forming the Horgan Government in 2017, BC NDP was a frequent critic of how BC Liberals managed our largest and most important crown corporation. NDP promised radical improvements.
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
How Long Will Erin O’Toole Be Able To Fool Canadians?
Try as I might, I just can't trust two-face Erin O'Toole as far as I can spit. The reason I say that, is because O'Toole is pulling out all the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Stacked cats.
Vote Biden To Save The World?!
Anyone But Trump? Fair enough…. Then again…. The Democrats are funding hyper-accelerated global deforestation through wood-to-energy (read, devouring entire forests of live trees) biomass power projects which are being masqueraded…
UCP government announces massive health care layoffs at hastily called news conference
If you think this morning was a crazy moment for Health Minister Tyler Shandro to announce a major restructuring of public health care in Alberta, including the layoffs of 11,000…
America Stages a Comeback – to Pre-WWII America
An insightful article in Foreign Policy predicts that America is en route to a time before the era of liberal democracy. Trump’s “America first” approach to foreign policy has deep…