An ambitious six-week fall sitting of the Alberta Legislature commenced in Edmonton yesterday with Premier Jason Kenney telling the House during Question Period that his government isn’t about to publish…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Paula Ethans points out how anti-maskers and other COVID cranks have cynically drawn on the language of progressive protest movements to exacerbate the…
Nearly 63,000 voters have applied for mail-in balloting packages, and those who haven’t are being encouraged to go to advance polls over the course of this week. So with many…
The statement If you are exposed to any bigoted, right-wing media or social media — whether by misfortune, sport, or a delusion that you must counter their arguments — and…
By this evening, we’ll know whether we’re headed into a federal election. Bruce Anderson and David Coletto at Abacus Data have surveyed Canadians on the prospect of an election: About…
From the guy who is going to win it.
The Corporate Mapping Project in Canada tries to connect the dots between corporations, organizations, and governmental bodies in regards to the oil and gas industry. Despite all evidence that the…
The kids are bruising for a fight but unsure of the outcome. The Ottawa liberals are tantalizing the conservatives with the prospect of an election. The only problem is that…
Originally published by the Cowichan Valley Citizen. We were both among the founding members of the Cowichan Valley Cooperative Association. I am very happy to support Rob Douglas as a…
When Bolivians elected Evo Morales and his Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party in 2005, they may have elected the best president they have ever had. The country prospered, he instituted…
Sprawling cats.
Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has told Donald Trump not to cut a Covid stimulus deal with House majority leader, Nancy Pelosi. Trump is desperate for votes and he’s all…
Promoting the conceit that setting up a “corruption committee” to harass the Trudeau government isn’t really an issue of confidence in the government is just silly. Of course it is.…
By Mercedes Peters One of the first things you’re taught when you’re training to be a historian in Canada is that Canadians have a memory problem. It can be a…
Having an election over the establishment of a committee: you can’t get much more Canadian than that. #cdnpoli #cpc #lpc #ndp — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 20, 2020
It shouldn’t be news that far too many Saskatchewanians are facing precarious financial situations. But the latest report showing a majority of people on the brink of insolvency is worth…
Having worked in politics for a decade, I always find it interesting to see when and how parties manage to get far out over their skies. While many professional political…
I’ve previously noted how the Saskatchewan Party’s platform diverts money to the people who need it least. But it’s worth taking a closer look to see exactly how little Scott…
It took them a long time to start to redress the wrong and they still have not got it right. Here it is ten years down the road and the…
