Lessons from History
It is common practice to look back and conflate the events of the past with those of the present, seeking parallels, resonance, and answers from previous events that help explain…
2020
Adieu, Dr. Foth
In my checkered 40-plus year career in and out of the newspaper business, I’ve written hundreds of opinion columns. I started at the Fort Saskatchewan Record (sports, amazingly), spent many…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Finn writes about the need to shift away from capitalist domination before the next major crisis strikes. And Larry Elliott laments…
Growth – More Deadly Than Fentanyl
For all the potentially devastating scourges humanity will confront this century, growth may be the deadliest. Growth not only drives these existential threats, our blind adherence to growth ensures we…
Bring Back the Yogh and the Thorn
Ye Olde Shoppe. We’ve all seen the signs like this. Ever wonder why it says “ye” instead of “the”? Me, too, at least way back then. I’ve known the answer…
De-registering Dissent at Queen’s Park
For good reason much of our attention has been drawn to the political drama playing out in Ottawa, drama that still continues despite the resignation of Bill Morneau. The stories…
Well His Wardrobe Won’t Change Much
He’s the self-proclaimed wizard who propelled Donald Trump into the Oval Office. It was a boast that so grated on Trump that he got rid of Steve Bannon. Bannon cultivated…
The Dismantling Of Democracy
I’m not writing much in the way of commentary these days, partly because other matters require my attention and partly because I feel almost anything I say may simply be…
You Know How Sometimes When You See a Familiar Name From the Past?
You’re just scanning through the headlines. There’s a name. It might take a minute or two but you go scrambling back to check it out. Name: Nigel Wright. Nigel is…
the deadliest organized-crime and terrorist enterprise in the history of humanity: the catholic church
In the entire history of human beings on this planet, has there ever been a criminal enterprise more devastating — to as many people, over as long a period of…
I Wonder if Airbus Chipped In?
Peter MacKay seems poised to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. As he tries to erase his lasting shame for having betrayed the Progressive Conservatives, MacKay has attracted…
White Man, Listen. Modern Man, Listen and learn
Pioneer species that regenerate the entire local ecosystem – what a brilliant, wonderful discovery by biologists and ecologists. Except that, like many things, it is not a discovery, but a…
Talking the Cabinet Shuffle, Prorogation & the latest on the WE Scandal with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Gabriela Gonzalez on a rare Wednesday “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the fall out from…
“Besties.”
“Besties.” “Incredibly thoughtful.” “Keeping the relationship strong.” “Thoughtful engagement.” “Incredibly thoughtful.”#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/iBUvQQMAdw — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 20, 2020
A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada
The economy isn’t performing too well right now thanks to years of thoughtless growth followed by the hit of COVID-19. The people most hurt by the COVID-19 crisis are the…
My latest: no election now
There isn’t going to be an election. Not anytime soon, anyway. Blame Covid. For a while there, it looked like there could be. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals had surged ahead of…
The New Democrats’ Moment
The NDP, Linda McQuaig writes, is sitting in the catbird seat: Trudeau’s prorogation seems to be a self-centred attempt to avoid further parliamentary scrutiny over WE. Still, the PM’s suddenly…
"Trudeau government gag order in CIA brainwashing case silences victims", lawyer says
Project MK-Ultra Survivor SummitWas from August 19 to August 25 - Montreal 2020 CBC Documentaries - The Fifth State A link to : Allan Memorial Institute Experiments Class Action The…
“Conspiracy Theory”
Remember what Chomsky said, summing it up perfectly: “The term “conspiracy theory” is used to poo-poo institutional analysis.” Exactly. And what does that mean? It means the phrase was coined…