Trump’s Progress.
Has it occurred to you that president Donald Trump might be faking his bout with Covid-19? It would certainly have to be an elaborate ruse. There would just be too…
October 2020
2021 Certain Days Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar
available from leftwingbooks.net We are happy to announce the 2021 edition of The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. Certain Days is a joint fundraising and educational project between…
This Doc on Bellingcat Inspires You to Act
Since 2014 an innovate research team has been looking into major news events in a way never done before, that team is known as Bellingcat. Bellingcat is comprised of volunteers…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 5, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 5, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: No sex, no marriage, rules B.C. judge in rare annulment because husband…
The New Colonialists #nlpoli
The New Colonialistsdon't look like the old onesThe last day of September is known as Orange Shirt Day. It is a day to remember residential schools for Indigenous people, which,…
The New Colonialists #nlpoli
The New Colonialistsdon’t look like the old ones The last day of September is known as Orange Shirt Day. It is a day to remember residential schools for Indigenous people,…
just look on the sunny side of life
You have to be creative to stay in business during a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/cKmA1xXxrT — You Had One Job! (@_youhadonejob1) October 5, 2020 Lincolnshire Wildlife Park has recently been forced to…
What did Finance Minister Travis Toews actually say about AISH in Grande Prairie last week?
So, what did Travis Toews actually say about Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped when he said whatever he said to a Grande Prairie local news website one week ago…
Refugees aren’t safe in the USA. Canada must help out.
Share this: Our southern neighbors are at a boiling point with a torrent of racial unrest and questions about whether or not the current president will honor the results of…
Putting Your Own Mask on First
Teachers are a hardy bunch. We have self-trained ourselves to remain polite and calm in the face of abuse. On my first day of teaching, ever, I wrote Miss Snyder…
SaskParty Replaces Candidate
After a SaskParty candidate was revealed to be an anti-science Q-cult fascist, so Moe removed him to reduce embarrassment to the party. The replacement is a home builder association CEO.…
Memo to Bob Rae and Stephen Lewis: Palestine does matter
Thousands march through London demanding that the UK recognize Palestine and stop British support for Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, November 4, 2017. Photo by Alisdare Hickson/Flickr. On…
U.S. democracy corrupted by U.S. constitution
In 2016, most Americans voted for Hillary Clinton. They got President Donald Trump. Republicans represent fewer citizens than Democrats, yet they have controlled the Senate for more than half of…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Chris Bauch, Dillon Thomas Browne, Madhur Anand and Brendon Phillips write about the multiple harms caused by large class sizes in the…
On consistent standards
It’s certainly for the best that Scott Moe has removed at least one Saskatchewan Party candidate based on the recognition that the people running to govern the province should be…
Erin O’Toole’s Cowardly Anti-Gay Bigotry
Ever since Erin O’Toole became Con leader, thanks to the support of alt right extremists and social conservatives, he has been trying to claim that he’s changed and so has…
Oct. 1: Just this once – a change of pace.
I missed a blog because I seriously overslept. That happens to us old folks. But coming back to write this blog, I just got angrier at the whole, damn thing.…
Annamie Paul’s Green Party leadership win gives Toronto Centre by-election voters historic opportunity
I’ve been a Liberal most of my life. At one time, I was even employed as a backroom Ontario Liberal. But on occasion, usually for strategic or personal reasons, I’ve…