The Con Balloon Man and the Social Conservatives
In my last post I looked at how Erin O'Toole is trying to change his image. Trying to pretend that although he was elected leader by far right extremists and…
2020
Escape
While I should be working on that, you know, legacy, make-me-famous, immortal and wealthy Covid lockdown project, for which I bought this last years model iPad Pro, I started doodly…
Saving or foregoing oil dollars is a choice
On the day Jason Kenney’s Alberta announced their single year budget deficit will exceed $24 billion, Norway advises it’s national wealth fund had passed C$1.52 trillion in value…
Canada’s regime change efforts in Nicaragua rife with hypocrisy
A woman stands near a burning barricade holding the national flag of Nicaragua, April 20, 2018. Photo by Voice of America/Wikimedia Commons. Which side is Canada on? In Central America,…
On policy bubbles
While Justin Trudeau is putting any economic planning in the hands of somebody with a vested interest in privatizing profits, it’s also worth noting how his government is deliberately avoiding…
On conflicts of interest
Just a couple of weeks ago, there was a flurry of speculation – and disapprobation – about the possibility that Mark Carney might pursue a political career after having been…
Can the federal Green Party reshape Canadian left politics?
The Green Party has always been a mix of conflicting politics and their statement on their own political place on the left-right continuum often reinforces this understanding. Photo courtesy of…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jennifer Robson examines the lessons we should learn from EI’s failures which required a less-onerous and more-widely-available income support system to bail…
A Clear Problem Coming into Focus
The last 24 hours in the United States has been something stark and difficult to watch, I cannot deny it. Seeing the video of the shooting of Jacob Blake, 7…
They’ll Huff and They’ll Puff
It was a rough night in Louisiana — or as they say down there — “Looziana.” Hurricane Laura rolled in in the wee small hours of the morning. The National…
Watch this. Trump takes heavy friendly fire.
This is absolutely brutal. Watch and share. pic.twitter.com/7Dh2gSU9iH — Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 26, 2020
I’m Ba-ack.
The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I have spent the past three weeks in hospital. I remember waking up after an operation to put my ankle back…
Good advice ignored
More than ten years ago, economist Erik Andersen and famed commentator Rafe Mair warned that BC Liberals had planted seeds of destruction in the bowels of BC Hydro. Indeed, the…
Vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo, omnivore: ethics & ecological realities
Black and white thinking must go. Clannish thinking must go. Refusal to question or change, must be overcome. Factory farming must be banned. Agriculture and food must go organic. Industrial…
On the WE Scandal: When Parental Disappointment rears its head
As a parent, I have three modes of anger. The first and most basic level of my parental anger can be described as me just being “mad”. This most basic…
August 25: The world? duh…it went that way.
I’m sorry this one is late. (I had serious computer problems/ But they seem to be fixed now.) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/24/the-us-is-in-a-water-crisis-far-worse-than-most-people-imagine —————————————————————————————————- https://rabble.ca/news/2020/08/new-federal-sick-leave-benefits-no-replacement-permanent-paid-sick-days-say-advocate ___________________________________________________________________ https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/08/liberal-democratic-west-brink-total-collapse ___________________________________________________________________ ttps://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/activist-toolkit-blog/2020/08/province-province-look-returning-school-during-covid-19 It looks bad, very bad…
The Ugly Two Faces Of Erin O’Toole
It was Erin O'Toole's first full day as Con leader, and he wasted no time trying to change his image, and trying to convince Canadians that they can trust him.…
A Short Note
Just to let regular readers know that I probably will not be posting much for a little while, as my time is required on a family matter (trying to get…
New Conservative leader (and formerly moderate) Erin O’Toole uses social conservatives to win power
Once again, the power of social conservatives to determine the outcome of Conservative party leadership races in Canada knows no bounds. This week, after voting just over 40% of the…