Interesting news, buried under bull #nlpoli
There are two aspects to Monday’s announcement about Muskrat Falls and electricity rates: political and practical items related to Muskrat Falls. Another set of decisions are actually related to the…
2020
This just in! Stable Reliable Liberal Democracy of Alberta suddenly adopts social license strategy for fossil fuel development
We interrupt this blog with an important bulletin from the Stable Reliable Liberal Democracy of Alberta! In an unexpected move, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced he will seek social…
Erin O’Toole and the True Blue Farce
I never really noticed Erin O'Toole until he replaced Julian Fantino at Veteran Affairs, talked up a storm, only to find himself running for his life.And then of course there…
Warren Man in Hammersmith Palais
This was brought to my attention tonight by a Twitter friend. Who is this guy? How do I thank him? He has great taste in music, by the way. This…
INVESTIGATION: Industry, government pushed to abolish Aboriginal title at issue in Wet’suwet’en stand-off, docs reveal
A supporter at Unist’ot’en camp in Wet’suwet’en territory Jan. 15. Arrests of supporters at the camp are expected to take place Sunday, Feb. 9. Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal…
Michael Harris on Peter MacKay and the Con Losers
In my last post I looked at a recent poll, one that had Peter MacKay so far ahead of the other Con leadership candidates it might as well be a…
Seattle Council Bans Winter Evictions
By a 7-0 vote, Seattle city council has approved a motion to ban residential evictions during the three coldest winter months. It remains to be seen whether the mayor, who…
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Erin O’Toole
I had a chance to meet with leadership candidate Erin O’Toole this morning during his campaign stop in Moncton. This is Erin’s second attempt to become the leader of the…
Talking John Baird Leadership Rumors, CoronaVirus & Campaigning for the UN Security Council with Kristy Cameron
Today I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now”, along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about rumors about John Baird seeking the…
Sooo Predictable. Kenney Tries to Rattle Trudeau’s Chain. Wexit, Fear Wexit.
Jason Kenney is trying to pressure Justin Trudeau to greenlight the Teck bitumen mine by threatening dire consequences if he doesn’t. In a letter to Trudeau, hand-delivered to Deputy Prime…
Out of the Dust from the Collapse of Neoliberalism Comes…
A pundit wrote that Trump is not some fluke, an aberration. He is instead the culmination of a process of decay that began decades ago. Trump, or someone of his…
UNIST’OT’EN MATRIARCHS ARRESTED; STAND WITH UNIST’OT’EN NOW!
Unist’ot’en Territory, Feb 10, 2020 – A convoy of armed RCMP tactical units has invaded sovereign and unceded Unist’ot’en Territory to enforce Coastal GasLink’s injunction. Our Unist’ot’en Matriarchs and…
Canada is celebrating the agents of Palestinian misery
IDF Soldier in the Golan Heights. Photo from Flickr. Last month the Canadian embassy in Tel Aviv held an event to celebrate Canadians fighting in the Israeli military. The embassy…
Vancouver parks to offer free ‘basic necessity’ menstrual products in all washrooms
The board could join other municipal agencies, including in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby, New Westminster and Port Moody, in offering the products for free. All schools in B.C. were also…
A "Harper-Whipped Throwback"
That’s how Michael Harris sees Tory leadership hopeful, Peter MacKay. He can’t speak French, he views the media as either a vanity mirror or the enemy, and a rubber boot…
My latest: ten reasons why Peter MacKay has a shot
Peter MacKay has hit a rough patch. Weird social media. Policy incoherence. Crummy French. Interviews going awry. Sure, he’s coughed up the big entrance fee, and proffered the requisite number…
A Letter from an Albertan to His Prime Minister About the Tech Mine
Over the weekend I wrote a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau about the proposed Teck Frontier tar sands mine and cc’d appropriate parties. The letter is below. I felt it…
Cultural Appropriation Through Electoral Loophole?
As many people who read this site know, or have come to know over time, I am Métis and proudly so. In the political sphere that can mean a few…
Wet’suwet’en Raids: We Step Back From Advancing
Canadians should be ashamed when we look at how First Nations protesters against pipelines are being treated. We can do better than this.
luso mnthali on Twitter: “US Customs officials destroyed renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko’s kora. https://t.co/NxXIQthUec” / Twitter
luso mnthali on Twitter: “US Customs officials destroyed renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko’s kora. https://t.co/NxXIQthUec” / Twitter — Read on twitter.com/malabousaza/status/1225151856999043074