They’re giving away seats in parliament?
Conservative Hugh Segal should know better. Liberal Greg Sorbara likely never knew better. And I have no idea who the NDP’s Zanana Akande might be. It was just that the…
2020
Plague Update: More Infections and Elections
The news around the world has been more awful than usual, with the President of the USA purportedly getting over his COVID-19 infection, while on dexamethasone (a powerful, potentially mind…
Team Joe report
I’ve done phone banking for @JoeBiden for a few nights now, and I can say that the American voters I’ve talked to are (a) totally sick of @realDonaldTrump-related drama and…
Fleeing the City During This Pandemic? Do so Sustainably
Inequality has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we ought to be conscious about this. Wealthy individuals can work from home and afford to move, while others need to…
Talking the Tensions from COVID-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for a rare Thursday appearance. We talked about the growing tensions from COVID-19 on…
North American Megadam Resistance Alliance
Before forming the Horgan Government in 2017, BC NDP was a frequent critic of how BC Liberals managed our largest and most important crown corporation. NDP promised radical improvements.
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
Opening the taps #nlpoli
Opening the Taps by Edward Hollett on Scribd -srbp-
How Long Will Erin O’Toole Be Able To Fool Canadians?
Try as I might, I just can't trust two-face Erin O'Toole as far as I can spit. The reason I say that, is because O'Toole is pulling out all the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Stacked cats.
Vote Biden To Save The World?!
Anyone But Trump? Fair enough…. Then again…. The Democrats are funding hyper-accelerated global deforestation through wood-to-energy (read, devouring entire forests of live trees) biomass power projects which are being masqueraded…
UCP government announces massive health care layoffs at hastily called news conference
If you think this morning was a crazy moment for Health Minister Tyler Shandro to announce a major restructuring of public health care in Alberta, including the layoffs of 11,000…
America Stages a Comeback – to Pre-WWII America
An insightful article in Foreign Policy predicts that America is en route to a time before the era of liberal democracy. Trump’s “America first” approach to foreign policy has deep…
Democracy Defied.
Canadians kid themselves about our democracy. It is not by any stretch a true democracy. According to official records, it is a constitutional monarchy, where the governor general represents the…
A Real Sh*tshow of an Election – B.C. Votes
My mail-in ballot arrived last week. It’s still sitting uncompleted on my coffee table. For several years I’ve been a committed Green Party member. After leaving the Liberals, Elizabeth May…
Thankful
This is the best public health messaging I’ve seen all year. #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/Oc5iMMJVx8 — Gerald Butts ?? ???? (@gmbutts) October 9, 2020 Well, as a matter of fact I DO…
On anachronisms
Taking another look at the respective platforms of the Saskatchewan NDP and Saskatchewan Party, it’s striking to see how little of the policy content – as compared to the surrounding…
Government of the Rich, By the Rich, For the Rich – The Republicans’ Plutocratic Agenda
Give Mitch McConnell his due. To him, hypocrisy in defence of plutocracy is no vice. How else to explain how Senate Republicans never met a tax cut for the rich…