Playing with trains.
Is Gillian Steward, formerly with the Toronto Star, now working for Jason Kenney’s pipeline and bitumen propaganda war room in Calgary? In an opinion piece labelled “Shipping oil by train…
2020
This is how democracies die.
A recent post by fellow blogger Lorne stuck a cord with me and despite my reluctance to comment about ANYTHING in these days of total political mayhem both near and…
Wetsuweten protests- we don’t get to choose the battle; we can only choose our side
Once again, I think we have reached the point in Canada where we don’t get to choose the battle. We can only choose our side. I can’t say I understand…
Farming Experiment
Facebook reminded me of this joke from 7 years ago. It pretends farming is an illicit drug that teens want to try.
Feb. 15: the walls are closing in on us.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/stephen-ledrew-canada-should-enforce-the-law-with-wetsuweten-anti-pipeline-protests https://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-rail-blockades-could-turn-into-a-full-blown-secession-crisis-and-trudeaus-government-is-to--first-nations-pipeline-protests-that-are-shutting-down-the-railways The National Post and the Financial Post are both sections of an Ottawa daily newspaper. Both were profoundly influenced by Conrad Black, a man I shared radio studio…
Dear friends
A request. 2019, as you know, was pretty shitty. The worst. At the tail end of it, my book Age of Unreason came out. I wasn’t in the mood to…
The Council of the Haida Nation Stands in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Event, Toronto, Saturday, February 8, 2020. Photo from Flickr. As a sovereign nation, the Wet’suwet’en have the right to live in balance with their lands and waters and…
Lima Group meets in Gatineau: Trudeau consolidates his position as main Trump ally
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne (right), and Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó. Photo from the Facebook page of François-Philippe Champagne. The Lima Group will…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Don Pittis writes about Thomas Piketty’s take that Bernie Sanders may be exactly what the U.S. needs. – Laurie Penny wonders whether we’re…
Saturday Photo: Valentine a Little Late
Busy, complicated week, so I’m offering this Valentine a day late. It was made a couple of years ago when I was looking for something clever to send to my…
Clearing Up This Nonsense About "Hereditary Chiefs"
There are still many Canadians who think the federal government is genuinely pursuing reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations. Not so much. As Nikiforuk recently explained, colonialism is once again the…
It’s Not Just a Bunch of Cranky Indians
A good many Canadians imagine the Wet’suwet’en/Coastal Gaslink protests are a dispute between some hereditary First Nations chiefs and a pipeline company. It is that, to be sure, but there…
solidarity with wet’suwet’en land defenders and their allies on the frontlines
Thank you to the Wet’suwet’en people who are courageously defending their land for the greater good of us all. Thank you to the Kahnawake people who are courageously blocking the…
solidarity with wet’suwet’en land defenders and their allies on the frontlines
Thank you to the Wet’suwet’en people who are courageously defending their land for the greater good of us all. Thank you to the Kahnawake people who are courageously blocking the…
solidarity with wet’suwet’en land defenders and their allies on the frontlines
Thank you to the Wet’suwet’en people who are courageously defending their land for the greater good of us all. Thank you to the Kahnawake people who are courageously blocking the…
The Con Clown Erin O’Toole’s Far Right Farce
I've always known that Erin O'Toole wasn't the brightest bulb in the universe, but I've always thought of him as a relatively innocuous Con clown. Unfortunately ever since he set…
Happy birthday, Dad
Many guys will understand what I mean when I say this: your father is both a bit of light, and a bit of shadow, over your path through life. Mine,…