February 2021
Talking the Political Impact of COVID Vaccine Distribution with Rob Snow
Back on Wednesday I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Kate Harrison for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the about how slow…
Talking the Political Impact of COVID Vaccine Distribution with Rob Snow
Back on Wednesday I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Kate Harrison for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the about how slow…
Republicans Unmasked
They needed seventeen Republican votes to convict Donald Trump. They got seven. The final count was decisive — 57 for conviction, 43 against. In one sense, the senate saw Trump…
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Canadians are mad.
Seven years in politics? But where?
In his latest email letter asking for support for his job-hunting effort, Mayor Brian Saunderson says, “Having served on Collingwood and Simcoe County Councils for 7 years…” Saunderson was first…
While the World Watches.
It was hardly just Americans watching the fiasco of an impeachment in their senate last week. Canadians were only a small part of the international community watching the events. You…
How corrupt is Canada?
How corrupt is our country? Not very. But we can do better. According to Transparency International’s (TI) 2020 report, we are in eleventh place on their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sort of a lousy day, really — stupid cold, and Trump is found GUILTY but he skates away without any penalties so far. Well, anyway, here’s some funny tweets just…
What If Trump Had Died Of Covid?
I'll never forget the moment that I heard that Donald Trump had Covid. And how although I'm an atheist, I prayed that it would be fatal. And I'll always remember…
Surprise. Senate Refuses to Convict Trump.
As expected, the Senate has refused to convict Donald Trump. Seven Republicans voted to convict, short of the 17 that would have been needed. The evidence of Trump’s impeachable offences…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Duncan Cameron writes about the fundamental choice between austerity and full employment in developing the 2021 federal budget. And Noah Smith points out…
Build a Better City – The Ultimate Reality Show
The worlds biggest reality challenge – two groups of 10,000 workers in 100 groups of 100 each face of to see who can build the better city on two separate…
The Godzilla Soundtracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDeU42u2s2Y Akira Ifukube. If you’re not an aficionado of Japanese film or a follower of Japanese symphonic music, his name won’t be familiar. But for millions of kaiju fans around…
Saturday Photo: Winter Biking, and Valentine’s Day
Yesterday, February 12, was this year’s Winter Bike to Work Day. I’m not a cyclist (no way, hit by one age 5, finally learned how age 50, and now wouldn’t…
A Trumpian Defence
Donald Trump finally got the lawyers he wanted. Their defence of Donald was, indeed, Trumpian. Dana Milbank writes: They misstated legal precedents. They invented facts. They rewrote history. Trump lawyer…
Never upstage your leader.
Pierre Poilievre MP appears to have been demoted in the conservative ranks in parliament as it heads toward a possible spring election. Little boy blue might have made the political…
Square This Circle.
Canada is a member in good standing of the G7, the world’s leading powerhouses. Yet, when it comes to Covid-19, we’re a lowly 37th or 38th in terms of percentage…