A Novel Defence
The devil, they say, is in the details, but here in Ontario, the devil apparently is in the Ontario government. Outside of this province, I’m not certain how well known…
March 2021
Over a Barrel
The election of Joe Biden has put the relationship between Canada and the United States on a better footing. David Carment and Richard Memijean write: Biden has already returned the…
The 2021 alberta budget
On 25 February 2021, Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party government tabled its third budget, announcing very few major changes to either spending or taxation, while also projecting a deficit of…
In the twilight of the Firm.
It played for shock. It was Oprah Winfrey practically salivating at the opportunity to condemn the Brit royals for racism. She was trying to get the one-time duchess Meghan to…
Site C bywords: misinformation and secrecy
Misinformation and secrecy have become the bywords at BC Hydro and at the Premier’s office and the provincial energy ministry. Because the decision makers involved with Site C are determined…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Christo Aivalis rightly points out that the NDP needs to be a party of labour and fight to ensure workers’ needs are…
Billionaire Land-Grab Continues As Elite Prepare for Disaster
During the decline of the Roman Empire, in the late 3rd and into the 4th century, the rich and powerful moved out of the cities and bought up land in…
The news for yesterday
Confession time. I have felt for some time that site requires more of the pictures and text from papers that have colour pictures from around the world – and have…
Canadian gun control discourse distracts us from far-right threats
Gun rights advocates attend a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, January 20, 2020. Photo from Flickr. In February, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government released further details of its plan to ban…
Musings on Downsizing, No. 1
Downsizing seems to be all the rage among people our age. It’s so popular, it might be classified as a sport or a game for seniors. Assuming someone could codify…
The royal soap opera takes centre stage
My goodness, why do we fuss over these silly people. Two over-privileged royals whine on TV about not being treated royally enough and the nation is all atwitter. The most…
NEW EDITION of False Nationalism, False Internationalism: Class Contradictions in the Armed Struggle is now available for pre-order!
THIS BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER, IT IS EXPECTED TO SHIP IN LATE MARCH This study is a radically different investigation into one of the most critical–and least understood–zones…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Mar. 9, 2021
Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/updates-9-mar-2021.pdf NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and…
Shannon Phillips and the Lethbridge cops
Women in politics are routinely subjected to hate mail from assorted misogynists. Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips is no exception. According to her constituency assistant, “We used to say that if…
COVID Dog Whistling at Queen’s Park
Today has been a very sobering day for so many of us, as we hit a grim one-year mark of the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ottawa, we saw…
The Stammering Man
You don’t have to be a critic of Justin Trudeau to know he stammers. The disjointed cadence, the constant search for words. He does it, a lot. He does it…
Here Come The Judge
His recent appearance at CPAC has made clear that Donald Trump does not intend to go away. But, as he plots his comeback, something else is going on. He faces…
Cities can Easily Reducing Salt Wasted on Roads
Transportation systems that put cars front and centre cause a lot of damage, we know this. But aspects of our cultural approach to getting around like, the reliance on road…
Spouses are another matter.
It felt like I had been stabbed. It was two-thirds of a page and it was a glowing obituary for Sylvia Murphy in the Toronto Star. It brought back a…
As world marks first anniversary of global pandemic, Alberta Medical Association surrenders to Kenney Government
Throughout the pandemic, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s War on Doctors has been held up as an example of what a government ought not to do in the midst of…