No Mow May! Don’t cut your Grass yet.
Richard Hughes 32 mins · Not mowing in May results in more flowers and nectar all summer long for struggling pollinators. Wildlife organization urges us to leave lawnmowers locked up…
2020
Bellwood or no Bellwood the coronavirus is not going away anytime soon – It may never go away
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…
Why are Covidiots teaming up with the far right?
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,…
Will The Cons Replace Andrew Scheer With Stephen Harper?
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…
The Day Kenney Bet $7.5 Billion on the US Election
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…
Scenes from a Mall II
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…
Trump Boasts About Donating His $400,000 Presidential Salary.
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…
The Pathetic Return of the Con Zombie Stephen Harper
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…
Trump Unmasked
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…
Sunday Morning Links
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 Sparky! Five political rules to clip and save!
This week’s @RatSparky: five immutable political rules! pic.twitter.com/XI4zJ3939b — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) May 24, 2020
It’s Not a Magic Bullet But Who Says No to The Next Best Thing.
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…
Solidarity and Trauma in the 24th Century: The Politics of ‘Star Trek: Picard’
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…
Our Responsibilities to One Another
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…
Chris Saccoccia: Privileged Yellow Vester Participating in Toronto Anti-Lockdown Rallies
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…
Another Test
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…
Harry Who?
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…
In front of your nose #nlpoli
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…
Who will see their pandemic money first? The UCP’s political staffers, or Alberta’s health care aides?
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…