2020
Perverse leadership in ‘immunity via collective failure’ globally.
Effective mitigation now must mean a regulated managed decline of fossil fuel production in Canada and globally. No new infrastructure; no new production facilities – oilsands or LNG; a Green…
The Left Must Fight the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Man blows a shofar at a rally in London against anti-Semitism in the UK Labour Party. Photo by Getty Images. Bill 168, the Combating Antisemitism Act, was introduced in the…
How an Irishman Views the Coronavirus
From the Irish Times: A wise teacher once told me that humans have two basic responses to threat: panic and complacency. Neither response is helpful and both are in evidence…
Go Joe go! Joe got mo!
BRING IT HOME FOR OUR JOE, BABY JESUS! WOOOT https://t.co/5KWvrBDTRn — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 2, 2020 “Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden” WOOOOOT…
The Ghosts of Auschwitz
In January a group of politicians and dignitaries gathered to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp. They joined 200 of the last survivors of the Nazi hellhole.…
Why Canada Is Definitely NOT Broken
I must admit that for a while the situation looked bleak. The country was in an uproar, convulsing in a spasm of late winter madness.Mohawk protesters were trying to set…
Talking Wet’suwet’en Deal, Conservatives on Indigenous Rights & CoronaVirus on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We had a good conversation about the draft deal…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
This weekend brought some welcomed and good news from Smithers, British Columbia. After a few days of talks and negotiations between Canada, B.C. and the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs arrived at…
Maybe We Need It After All, Eh?
In traditional conservative thought, the role of government is pretty narrowly defined; with the emphasis placed on individual liberty, government must minimize its intrusion into that liberty, providing only the…
Gallows Humour
I saw this on the weekend: In the United States, conservatives use the word “socialist” to describe everything to the left of hunting the homeless for sport. Yikes!
Somebody’s Hurting
I’ve never taken a cruise. Never wanted to go on one. Not my thing. For almost 20 years when I did want to travel it was astride my motorcycle. Flying…
On continued embarrassments
Abbas Rana’s revelation that the Cons have decided to protect all of their incumbent MPs from any internal accountability seems to have received relatively little attention. But it’s particularly worth…
The Sales Tax Bugaboo
Alberta is in a financial hole. And, Graham Thompson writes, the solution is obvious. It’s as obvious as the chart in this year’s provincial budget: On page 169 of the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Fernando Arce discusses how Doug Ford’s attacks on labour create public health risks. And Amanda Mull writes about the futility of telling workers…
South Carolina Primary: What Does It Mean?
From left: Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and…
The Joiners.
Remember the old Blues Brothers number: Everybody wants somebody to love. I was thinking of that last week as people were wreaking havoc on hapless commuters and train travellers across…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 2, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 2, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Group of US federal judges calls emergency meeting, USA Today reports A…
Oil, Premiers, and Coming Soon #nlpoli
Impact of Hebron flat royalty at prices below US$50click to go to 2015 post West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude were both trading below US$50 last week. Oil from the…