Lots of people are expressing anger, frustration and disbelief about reports of thousands of people gathering in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwood park recently. Part of this anger is based on the…
Share this: Misinformation about the Covid-19 Pandemic has been circulating through the internet much like a virus would. Those with a disdain for science and rational thought tirelessly tweet, comment,…
In my last post I looked at how Stephen Harper is now blaming the Con media for his humiliating loss to Justin Trudeau. And I had a good laugh, for…
In September 2019 Jason Kenney began negotiating with TC Energy to invest $7.5 billion in cash and loan guarantees in the Keystone XL pipeline. In March 2020 Kenney announced negotiations…
Here in Peoples Republic of Alberta, life is returning to some semblance of normal; or, if I may employ the most overused expression of the day, the ‘new normal’. If…
Donald Trump is a showman. So he donates his $400,000 annual salary and regularly reminds us of his generosity. What he doesn’t mention is how he has turned Washington and…
In October it will be five years since a pale, shell shocked Stephen Harper stumbled out into the night after being humiliated by Justin Trudeau, the leader he claimed wasn't…
Last week I wrote a post slamming Donald Trump for his persistent refusal to wear a facemask in public. What made it egregious was that a president is supposed to…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Laird Cronk and Sussanne Skidmore offer their take as to how to ensure everybody benefits from British Columbia’s recovery plan. And Trish…
This week’s @RatSparky: five immutable political rules! pic.twitter.com/XI4zJ3939b — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) May 24, 2020
At a time when medical experts are questioning whether there will ever be a vaccine to defeat the Covid-19 virus there’s good news on the anti-viral front. Anti-virals alleviate some…
Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard. Image by James Dimmock/CBS Interactive. Star Trek is back, and its new series Picard, starring Patrick Stewart, asks explicitly political questions. What does it mean…
We’re going into the last week of May, and I must admit it feels strange to think that we are. It does because that means we’re almost in June, which…
Multiple cities across Canada (and the world) have seen a rise in anti-lockdown protests intended to counter current lockdown procedures put in place to inhibit the spread of COVID-19. The…
During the Great Depression, power flowed from the provinces to the federal government in Ottawa. In the 1990’s, Canada decentralized and power flowed back to the provinces. Robin Sears writes…
It is a different world for poor Harry Windsor. He cut himself off from the trappings of royalty with surgical precision. Now he is staring up from a prone position…
Orwell, c. 1940Colourised by Cassowary Colurization A truly free and democratic society must be based on fundamental rights and freedoms that individuals may enjoy and that are restricted rarely and…
In case you were wondering if Alberta’s United Conservative Party was also going to apply for funds from Ottawa’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit to keep party staff employed, that question…
My anti lockdown opinions notwithstanding, this is not the kind of activity I would take part in or even advocate. Lest anyone think otherwise, I do not buy into any…
