2020
They’re Shittier Than We Imagined. What About Us?
Since the election of DJ Trump to the presidency most of us have seen the American people in a different light. The US is no longer the land of Ozzie…
Barton out at National, Hanomansing continues to be underused
Sounds like the CBC. NOTE FROM ROB RUSSO Hello all, We are delighted to announce that a formidable editorial weapon is being added to CBC’s political reporting arsenal: Rosemary Barton…
The Last Resort – Eco-Extremism
Sooner or later it was bound to happen. Guardian enviro-scribe, George Monbiot, writes that if those holding the reins of power choose to treat environmental activists as extremists then so…
UNDRIP Act Gives Horgan an Option in Wet’suwet’en Standoff. He Should Use It
Why we should no longer accept inaction on Indigenous rights from governments. Originally published by the Tyee. John Price is professor emeritus of history at the University of Victoria. He…
Earthgauge News – January 22, 2020
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/20-01-22-egnews.mp3 Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at…
The Wrecking Crew – We’re All Part of It
While the world wrings its collective hands over how little we must do to thwart climate change, two other sinister threats lurk in the wings – overpopulation and our rapacious…
The Spirit of a Python
Director, author and Python, Terry Jones, has died, aged 77. While he is and will remain best known for his work in comedy, especially Monty Python, I will remember him…
The New Oracles
We’ve got new oracles to advise the government how to get out of the current high-carbon death spiral with our asses more or less intact. They’re called the Canadian Institute…
Palaces for the people
We need to stop obsessing with ‘cheap’ if we’re going to get anything done. Ottawa’s LRT is a screaming example. Read more
They’ve Learned Nothing
Recently, I’ve devoted a lot of space to the escalating confrontation between the Ford government and Ontario’s teachers. My interest in this situation is obvious. But, in the end, what…
The So-Con Kingmaker?
With yesterdays news about Jean Charest’s decision to take a pass on the Conservative Party leadership, we got an answer to a big, outstanding question in the race to replace…
If Housing is a Right We Should Take It
In Toronto and across Canada, homelessness has reached proportions that no rational and just society would tolerate and it constitutes an emergency situation. The Trump Administration, seeing levels of destitution…
In Ontario, People Support Education
vote Educators in Ontario are currently on rolling strikes because the provincial Conservative government has chosen to weak havoc on the education system. Since they’ve been elected they’ve sliced and…
Of doughnuts and beards and the like
The Conservative Party – back when it knew how to win, and when it was preoccupied with winning more than whining – was pretty good at symbols. Symbol-wise, ten years…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Joseph Stiglitz, Todd Tucker and Gabriel Zucman write about the need for governments to bring in sufficient revenue to act in the public…
The Sounds of Winter
To the tune of Sounds of Silence, with apologies to Paul Simon… Hello, winter, my old friend I have a bone to pick, again Because a snowplow softly creeping Passed…
The metrics of higher education.
Ontario premier Doug Ford wants our colleges and universities to earn their way. He wants some measurement on their economic performance. He wants to put a dollar value on that…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Comfy cats.
Wow. Tru-Dough-Nut Scandal in Canada. Only in Canada.
So, our Prime Minister walks into a local small business. Spends a few hundred dollars. Or whatever amount. Promotes the business simply by dropping by. Helping them spread news about…