Charest Out
With the return of the House of Commons from the holiday break coming next week and MPs flood back into Ottawa, life around here will return to a more normal…
2020
Charest: no thanks
He would’ve been a great leader for them. But the Tories never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Jean Charest will not seek leadership of federal Conservative party. Former…
And So It Begins. Wuhan Virus Crosses the Pacific.
The first case of the Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in Seattle. A person in Washington State is infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, the first confirmed case in the United…
Grandparental Access and Custody Rights of Extended Family Members
BY GARRY WISE AND SIMRAN BAKSHI Reprinted from The Lawyer’s Daily As Hillary Clinton famously observed, it takes a village to raise a child. In many cultures, this philosophy is…
Jan. 21: The things we can – but won’t -change
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rich-poor-oxfam-report-divide-1.5432930 The wealthy, with the help of the Liberals and Conservatives, are robbing us blind by paying no income tax. This is why our schools can’t get proper funding. This…
At the Risk of Being Branded an Anti-Semite…
Israel’s prime thug, Bibi Netanyahu, has again shown his perfectly fascist face. He’s calling for sanctions against the International Criminal Court, its prosecutors and its judges for having the temerity…
The Passionate Ordinary
I feel so lucky to be part of a small group of writers in my town. We are all women. Most of us are mothers and caregivers. Whenever it pleases…
The Blowhard-in-Chief Releases Another Bag of Gas at Davos
Is it just me or is this guy truly demonic? If it’s a way to undermine the environment, usually by scrapping protective measures, Donald J. Trump doesn’t hesitate to unleash…
I still adore Hillary Clinton
…and remain proud I worked for her in three different states. And I’d do it again. And I don’t give a shit who disapproves. This amazing interview reminds me why.…
A New Trend for 2020?
2020 hasn’t been off to the best start and as some had hoped that this year would be better than what 2019 turned out to be, so far many of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Michael Enright interviews Linda McQuaig about the loss of public resources to privatization – even in the face of popular opinion: People…
The McCarthy Presidency
Jonathan Chait writes that we now know what would have happened if Joe McCarthy had been elected president: McCarthy is surely the closest parallel to Trump that can be found…
Why is Jagmeet Singh ignoring progressive voices on Palestine?
Photo by Jagmeet Singh/Facebook It’s no secret that many members of the NDP think that Canada’s historically progressive party needs a makeover in its relationship to Israel and Palestine. Nowhere…
The Living, Beating Heart Of Canada
Having visited St. John’s last summer, I found that the stories of Newfoundlanders’ boundless generosity and graciousness are absolutely true. Therefore, the following resonates deeply with me: .@markcritch’s ode to…
Canada Must Not Suppress Free Speech on Israel
Community demonstration in support of Palestine in Montréal. Photo by Heri Rakotomalala (Flickr). International public opinion about Israel is shifting. While it was once widely seen through the dominant, Zionist…
The People of Colombia Are Cracking Up the Walls of War and Authoritarianism
The protests that started with the national strike called by Colombia’s central union on November 21 to protest pension reforms and the broken promises of the peace accords have persisted…
Talking the Liberal Cabinet Retreat & Harry & Meghan with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Colin MacDonald. We talked about the Liberal Cabinet Retreat in Winnipeg, what we…
Governments Reacting to the Failures of the Gig Economy
According to economists the economy is the labour market is fine as unemployment is relatively low. The truth is different from the on-paper measurements. High employment numbers don’t mean much…
A Cure For Cancer?
A cure for cancer? It’s about time.
“It’s time to give the profile…”
It is likely due to the lack of creativity on American network television that the show Criminal Minds has lasted so long. I thought of it when reviewing the Ontario…