Overplaying Your Hand
It’s late Friday afternoon and after sitting for a couple of weeks, the House of Commons is taking a weeklong break. That means that we’ve now see proximately six sitting…
2020
On Immigration
Canada welcomed the highest number of new immigrants in more than a century last year, opening its doors to 341,180 people from 175 different countries. That annual total, which exceeded…
#Cdnpolicast – Protests & Growing Concerns over CoronaVirus
The newest episode of “Cdnpolicast” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Susan Smith, Neil Brodie and I talk about the developments this week in protests happening across the…
Tweets of the Day
Here’s a Friday palate cleanser for ya: No way! ? pic.twitter.com/Sr4XeP3ngX — CCTV IDIOTS (@cctvidiots) February 27, 2020
Why Keynes was a socialist
In an important new book Keynes Against Capitalism: His Economic Case for Liberal Socialism (Routledge, 2019) James Crotty argues that Keynes was a socialist who advocated a much more radical…
How to Use Fastpages (2)
This is part two of a series. If you haven’t read part one, you should do so now. Click here to read part one. OK them welcome back. Let’s begin…
Bernie Sanders and the Desperation of Democratic Elites
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders rallies with supporters in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February 26, 2020. Photo by Jonathan Ernst. The events of the past week show…
A Vile Image
It is good that this pathetic, disturbing attempt by Alberta energy company X-Site to incite hatred and sexual violence against Greta Thunerg is being widely denounced within Alberta. Surely, there…
Calling all Alberta fans
As I thumb this out, I’m in Calgary to teach at the Faculty of Law. Excited to be back. All of you can call me “professor,” please. Anyway. Around this…
the ptsd story i promised you
A few posts ago, I mentioned having a PTSD episode, and being open about it, in a group setting. That post seems to have resonated with a lot of people.…
The Donald And The Coronavirus
It took a while to arrive. But now the United States is facing its first crisis not generated by Donald Trump since his election. And things don’t look good. Paul…
Bernie’s Very Welcome Assault on Our Cliché of Greatness
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with supporters at a “Come Together and Fight Back” rally hosted by the Democratic National Committee at the Mesa Amphitheater in Mesa, Arizona. Photo by…
Del Duca Doesn’t Do It.
The Toronto Star actually endorsed a candidate for leader of Ontario’s liberals without telling their readers anything of importance about him. They tell us former MPP Steven Del Duca is…
Conservative Veneer of Civility Eroding Everywhere
The very thin veneer of civility for Conservatives is quickly eroding, showing the world what they’re truly made of. Doug Ford’s privatization of welfare services and blocking reporters from talking…
What A Despicable Story
A depiction of environmental activist Greta Thunberg being raped shows that some people know no lows.
Budget Day: Creatures of the night return to the hallways of Alberta’s Legislature as boisterous protesters chant outside
The thing about Budget Day at the Legislature that news media seldom gets across is that the real news usually isn’t the budget. The budget’s broad strokes are all known…
The Disappearing Green Party
With massive disruptions taking place across Canada in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, it may seem a little trite for me to sit down and write a critique of the…
The Disappearing Green Party
With massive disruptions taking place across Canada in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, it may seem a little trite for me to sit down and write a critique of the…
Feb. 27: We may be getting close to the end.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/27/democrats-need-to-take-a-long-hard-look-at-bernie-sanders-before-taking-the-plunge I like Sanders – though I think we exaggerate the extent of his socialism. But even if he should win the presidency, how would be accomplish anything? Some of…