Yaupon, a North American Tea gets Revived
There’s nothing quite like a good cup of tea. Thanks to the efforts of tea fans in North America we all may soon have another tea option available to us.…
March 2021
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 8, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 8, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: For years, Canada’s Divorce Act didn’t mention family violence. That changes today…
When is Day One of this plan?
It is sad to admit that I am not overly enthusiastic about the Ontario NDP’s environmental plans for 2035. Most people tend to be skeptical of plans for when they…
Happy International Women’s Day, Caregivers
March 8 is International Women’s Day and this year, I would like to celebrate the women in our families who nurture us, love us, feed us, drive us, shop for…
Yes, there’s trouble in Kenneyland – but not yet the kind Alberta’s unlikable Conservative premier can’t survive
It’s obvious there’s trouble in Kenneyland. But is there enough trouble to unseat Alberta’s suddenly unpopular premier? Progressive blogger Dave Cournoyer, on the job (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). There’s certainly…
“Just the beginning” for Harry and Meghan
This was not a soon to be forgotten interview conducted by the Queen of Talk- Oprah Winfrey. The fallout, the vindictive and often over the top racist English Tabloids will…
Mr Toews Advises the Feds on Economic Recovery
The UCP government is nothing if not brazen. Having failed to explain how the UCP government was going to set Alberta on the path to economic recovery Mr Toews, Alberta’s…
The American Problem
I have at last finished reading Ezra Klein – and he is, believe me, one hell of a tough read. This guy is a lot smarter than I am. Near…
In solidarity with Ken Loach
British filmmaker Ken Loach speaks with members of the EU Culture Committee on the occasion of 10-year anniversary of LUX Prize, an award established in 2007 aimed at highlighting films…
The New Cold War, Canadian Foreign Policy and Canada’s Peace Movement
On Feb. 27. 2021, Peace Alliance Winnipeg hosted a webinar entitled “The New Cold War, Canadian Foreign Policy and Canada’s Peace Movement.” It featured presentations by: Radhika Desai, a Professor…
Is This the Event We Were Warned Of?
Two themes are emerging in reports on Covid-19. One is that the Western economies are being hard hit, plunging deep in debt to prop up/avert the collapse of their societies…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Mark Tenforde, Kiva Fisher and Manish Patel study the activities most likely to spread COVID-19 – with restaurants, gyms, bars and churches…
A Humbling Realization
The older I get, the more I realize that I really don’t understand people. For someone who for a long time thought otherwise, it is a humbling realization. The story…
‘Defund the police’ means re-fund the community
A ‘Defund the Police’ sticker seen on a light pole in Toronto. Photo by Michael Swan/Flickr. “Defund the police! Re-fund the community!” This was a slogan chanted by thousands in…
Pandemic Politics
The pandemic has left its mark on Canada’s political parties. Chantal Hebert writes: Never have so many Canadians had to rely on governments for so much and for so long…
“Ottawa, we have a problem.”
The other day, we got a good laugh from a Susan Delacourt column in the Toronto Star. She was comparing former federal liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to conservative leader Erin…
Women’s employment rates in Alberta return to levels not seen since the Eighties – the reaction? Crickets
Remember all the hand-wringing back in 2018 and 2019 when unemployment for young men in Alberta hit 20 per cent? “It is so stark: Young men left behind in Alberta’s…
Erin O’Toole and the Revolt of the Con Zombies
In my last post I wondered whether Erin O'Toole was losing control of his ugly Cons. Now just a few days later, it's clear that old Outhouse is in big…