Nobel Laureates Demand Trudeau Nix the Teck Frontier Bitumen Mine
A group of Nobel laureates have written an open letter to Justin Trudeau and his assistant pm, Christia Freeland, to reject the Frontier pit mine for the Athabasca Tar Sands.…
2020
JP Morgan’s Schizophrenia
JP Morgan is perhaps the world’s largest investor in climate-wrecking fossil fuels. The bank has also realized that the fossil energy economy has mankind on a precipitous road to an…
Feeling Buffaloed Yet, Alberta?
So, yesterday Michelle Rempel, and 3 other CPC MPs from Alberta put their names to the so-called “Buffalo Declaration“. The name “Buffalo” is a nod to an early proposal to…
Shuttles: Filling Gaps in Transit
I love this story. I know … I’m such a ‘transit nerd’. (Is there such a thing?). Here are just some top-level reasons why: Smaller vehicles = less costly vehicles…
America’s Long Goodbye
With Donald Trump, ambition is often betrayed by execution. Trump wants America out of Afghanistan. For all the good they’ve done these past 18 years and the dismal prospects of…
Now Can We Call The Cons The Levant Party?
In my last post, I looked at how Peter MacKay tweeted his support for far-right vigilantes who dismantled a blockade near Edmonton.Only to hastily delete it. But by then it…
Forgetting Their Purpose
There is little doubt that politicians’ constituency work can be onerous, eroding personal/family time while home on the weekends and perhaps compromising the work they do in Ottawa. It is…
Happy National Caregivers Day, 2020!
In the USA, the third Friday in February is designated as National Caregivers Day. This year, it’s today – February 21! The first National Caregivers Day was February 19, 2016.…
First Nations Blockades
First Nations blockades are roiling the country. The present situation can be traced back to a decision the Supreme Court made in 1997. Tom Walkom writes: The 1997 Delgamuukw case,…
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ Iran strategy in historical perspective
Anti-American propaganda artwork on a wall just outside of the former American embassy in Tehran. In January, the Doomsday Clock—a symbol of how close we are to “destroying our world”…
The difference between men and boys.
It seems that the difference between men and boys is generally believed to be the size of their toys. We might see a real-life difference soon if former MPP Steven…
UCP launches blitzkrieg on physicians as health care in Alberta returns to its normal state of chaos
If you’ve been operating under the misapprehension the United Conservative Party is just the latest version of the Progressive Conservative Party that ran Alberta from 1971 to 2015, yesterday’s blitzkrieg…
Sierra Club Canada Foundation Statement of Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en
Hundreds gather in Ottawa to protest the violent raid of the Wet’suwet’en Unist’ot’en camp in northwestern British Columbia, January 8, 2019. Photo from Flickr. Sierra Club Canada Foundation stands in…
Wet’suwet’en: Rule of Law?
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Photo from Flickr. On Saturday, February 8 I was invited to speak at a local rally in support of the Wet’suwet’en people. I was grateful for the…
February 20: Where are we going?
I haven’t proofread this day’s blog because I started a bit late, and it’s now time for this child to go to bed._______________________________________________________________https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwGDNWQqqmsdDjxTkKBjbZkTTDx_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/19/oil-gas-industry-far-worse-climate-impact-than-thought-fossil-fuels-methane______________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/20/julian-assange-case-is-the-dreyfus-of-our-age-says-john-mcdonnell We didn’t defeat Hitler. We…
The Ugly Cons and the Shadow of the Vigilante
The barricades are still up, the ugly Cons are still howling for native blood.And a lot of people all over the country are impatient and angry.But Justin Trudeau's decision to…
An Historic Coalition in the Making?
It’s interesting how life can be at times. Lately it seems that everyday I go to drive home from work, something big happens during the two hours it takes me…
Washington State Limits Water Profiteering
Water is a necessity for life and is the most previous resource on the planet as a result. Currently we allow massive mega-corporations to destroy ecosystems to seal water in…
The Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law: An Explainer
Finally a clear explanation-Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law By Kate Gunn & Bruce McIvor The RCMP’s enforcement of the Coastal GasLink injunction against the Wet’suwet’en has ignited…
Ten things to know about subsidized rental housing in Alberta
In anticipation of next week’s Alberta budget, I’ve written a ‘top 10’ overview of subsidized rental housing in the province. Points raised in the blog post in include the following:…