U.S. democracy corrupted by U.S. constitution
In 2016, most Americans voted for Hillary Clinton. They got President Donald Trump. Republicans represent fewer citizens than Democrats, yet they have controlled the Senate for more than half of…
2020
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Chris Bauch, Dillon Thomas Browne, Madhur Anand and Brendon Phillips write about the multiple harms caused by large class sizes in the…
On consistent standards
It’s certainly for the best that Scott Moe has removed at least one Saskatchewan Party candidate based on the recognition that the people running to govern the province should be…
Erin O’Toole’s Cowardly Anti-Gay Bigotry
Ever since Erin O’Toole became Con leader, thanks to the support of alt right extremists and social conservatives, he has been trying to claim that he’s changed and so has…
Oct. 1: Just this once – a change of pace.
I missed a blog because I seriously overslept. That happens to us old folks. But coming back to write this blog, I just got angrier at the whole, damn thing.…
Annamie Paul’s Green Party leadership win gives Toronto Centre by-election voters historic opportunity
I’ve been a Liberal most of my life. At one time, I was even employed as a backroom Ontario Liberal. But on occasion, usually for strategic or personal reasons, I’ve…
‘They stand behind the inhumane treatment my father endured’: An interview with the daughter of Richard Kakish, killed by Winnipeg Police in 2017
44-year-old Richard Kakish passed away after an incident involving the Winnipeg Police in August 2017. Richard died after being kicked and repeatedly punched by officers during an arrest. Photo supplied…
Green Party Leadership Race Has Been ‘Unfair And Undemocratic’: Meryam Haddad
She believes some members have been prevented from voting and that Elizabeth May unfairly endorsed and helped finance one of the other candidates. Originally published by the Huffington Post By…
Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected Green Party of Canada leader
Toronto lawyer and human rights advocate Annamie Paul was elected leader of the Green Party of Canada Originally published by the Toronto Star OTTAWA—Toronto lawyer and human rights advocate…
Episode 60: Explaining the BC election to Albertans
There is an election happening on the other side of the Rockies. Ian Bushfield and Scott de Lange Boom from the Politicoast Podcast join Dave in this episode of the…
The Great Covid Blocker
With time running out will the Covid pandemic block meaningful action to thwart global climate breakdown? The ‘Rona has plenty of governments going into hock to fund massively costly “relief”…
Dredging Down in Green.
Congratulations to the new leader of the Green Party of Canada. The party has selected a Torontonian named Annamie Paul to be its new leader. The party leader is a…
No surprise
This was a week of no surprises. It was no surprise that Donald Trump evaded taxes. It was no surprise that his debate strategy was to blow it up. It…
There Comes A Time
There’s been a lot of magical thinking about COVID. The most persistent magical meme is that we’ve turned the corner. Alan Freeman writes: As we head indoors in our small…
Assault on democracy?
A parliamentary e-petition sponsored by Conservative Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner that calls for the federal government to scrap its firearms ban has been certified with more than…
The best science says masks have no benefit in limiting viral infection – Why are they mandated?
I’ve already shared this infomation in previous blog posts, that Randomized Control Trials are the so called “gold standard” when it comes to science. Science is a process, it’s not…
Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership
Les Leyne / Times Colonist OCTOBER 3, 2020 06:00 AM B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau has a whole list of frustrations with the NDP centring on climate-change Now that…
"you guys": change language, do no harm, but can we please leave space for learning and growing?
First reactions: the language police I’ve recently learned that calling a group of people you guys may be considered insensitive to transgender people. My first reaction to this was an…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian writes about the $47 trillion heist of wealth from the U.S.’ working class to its wealthiest elites. And Umair Haque discusses…