Andreas Malm’s latest book calls for rapid escalation by the global climate movement into the realm of sabotage and property destruction. Image by Canadian Dimension, adapted from a photo by…
I realize CBC's Eric Grenier is focused on the NDP in this piece - but behind the words we see some serious issues for the Green Party of Canada (see:…
I realize CBC’s Eric Grenier is focused on the NDP in this piece – but behind the words we see some serious issues for the Green Party of Canada (see:…
Mother did not like those words. The youngest of my brothers was Douglas. Of the six kids, he was mother’s pride and joy. She hated to hear the words, ‘Dougie…
O Budget, where is thy fiscal sting? O Premier, where is thy fiscal victory? From 2016, when he first cast his eyes on Alberta provincial politics, until a few weeks…
Meanwhile in Canada, please remember social distancing is still in effect. ? pic.twitter.com/y5RgTrN8AB — Terry Small (@terrysmall) February 25, 2021
Slumbering cats.
A month ago I wrote the Premier, again asking him to resign due to his extreme incompetence. His response was to ignore that request and provide more examples of the…
I have just returned from a long trip to rearrange all my internal parts. And, no, I wasn’t allowed to have my computer with me. While away in the hospital,…
Bill Kristol, the arch-neoconservative who, with Robert Kagan, co-founded the Project for the New American Century (PNAC). Politics, it’s said, makes strange bedfellows and it doesn’t get much stranger than…
A response to AP Euro Bit By Bit, By Paul Sargent, on youtube I’ve enjoyed the videos I’ve seen so far – about a dozen. I especially liked your coverage…
Canadian born, Katherine Hayhoe, doesn’t fit the standard stereotypes. She’s a Christian evangelical and she’s a climate scientist, a Texan to boot. A climate scientist and an evangelical. Those sound…
Last week I happened to read a fascinating article by Jordan Kisner in the New York Times Magazine about 78 year old feminist and scholar, Silvia Federici. I kept thinking…
As you probably know, Erin O'Toole is having a tough time trying to pretend he is a really nice guy, AND a strong leader. The nice guy part went down…
I was back at making pasta this week, trying a slightly different recipe, and working on honing my skills with the pasta machine. As well, I was hoping to get…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Rob Gillezeau discusses how public health measures offer better results even in sheer economic terms than allowing an excess of activity which…
How many people can you squeeze into a Ford SUV? How about 27? Now, 15 of the 27 are dead after their eight seater SUV ran headlong into a loaded…
“We should pause and ask the question,” says David Wiley, “is more open always better?” The answer, of course, is “it depends”. I don’t keep my house open for just…
I find it baffling that the same organization which investigates murders also spends their time directing traffic. Others find this problematic too. Thanks to the strong efforts of Black Lives…
Most certainly, Abraham Lincoln would be disgusted. The Republican Party — the party that freed the slaves — is now the Party of Donald Trump. Former Republican speechwriter Michael Gerson…
