Worst federal government ever, part ad infinitum
#LPC ON LEAK OF PHOTO OF MALE LIBERAL MP STUPID ENOUGH TO WALK AROUND NAKED IN A PUBLIC BUILDING: We want an investigation into this outrage! ALSO ##LPC, ON INVESTIGATING…
April 2021
Some Choice: Half-Baked or Quarter-Baked
Poor Erin O’Toole. Having to come up with a carbon cut policy when the very idea is deeply unpopular with his party faithful. So, what was Captain Bland to do?…
Will Erin O’Toole Survive Impending Conservative Backlash to His Big Business-Friendly Carbon Scheme?
Re: "Conservatives' climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own," CBC, April 15, 2021.I don't agree with the characterization of this scheme as being a…
Will Erin O’Toole Survive Impending Conservative Backlash to His Big Business-Friendly Carbon Scheme?
Re: "Conservatives' climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own," CBC, April 15, 2021.I don't agree with the characterization of this scheme as being a…
Will Erin O’Toole Survive Impending Conservative Backlash to His Big Business-Friendly Carbon Scheme?
Re: “Conservatives’ climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own,” CBC, April 15, 2021. I don’t agree with the characterization of this scheme as being…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robyn Urback criticizes the Ford PCs’ habit (matched by other conservative governments) of responding to COVID-19 with continued cycles of procrastination followed…
Chaos: The Canadian Model.
“Throw the scoundrels out” might be the rallying call for elections in Canada but there are too many times when we are not at all sure who the scoundrels might…
The O’Toole “Lose-Lose-Lose” Policy on Carbon Pricing
It’s only been a few weeks since one of the biggest shoes to drop in Canadian politics finally came down. On March 25th, the Supreme Court upheld the Liberals Carbon…
Cuba libre to be COVID-libre: Five vaccines and counting
It is the absence of the capitalist profit motive which underlies the outstanding domestic and international response to COVID-19 by socialist Cuba. Photo by Martin Abegglen/Flickr. On March 23, 2021,…
Collective Stupidity
I have written previously that the collective I.Q. of the Republican Party is a negative number. That conclusion seems to be bolstered by recent polling. Giovanni Russonello writes in The…
More flimflam than usual in yesterday’s four-province news conference touting small nuclear reactors
By recycling some old news about their joint project to promote “small modular reactors” yesterday, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick have proved dubious ideas in Canada have a half-life…
Vancouver Park Board General Manager issues new order restricting tents in Strathcona Park
April 9 2021 – Today, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation issued a new General Manager’s Order stating that all existing tents, temporary shelters, and structures must be removed…
OWTH: Wrong Train
They cover a Psychedelic Furs song! Genius. Off With Their Heads stream new 7-inch https://t.co/F8Fvm15uiR — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 15, 2021
Abandoned Cars Revived
Part 3: Rich Rebuilds is another really interesting vehicle repair channel. He’s got great embedded ads too.
Are the Trudeau Liberals Heading For A Super Majority?
For a long long time Justin Trudeau put up with all the lies and smears Erin O'Toole excreted in his direction. But not any longer. Now he's fighting back, using…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Toby Sanger points out how Canada could gain tens of billions of dollars annually by working with Joe Biden to apply a global…
Social media has done more for transparency and accountability than police body-worn cameras
Protests against police violence in Danbury, Connecticut. Photo by Johnell Pannell/Unsplash. Following the circulation of a recent video of a violent altercation with police, Montréal mayor Valérie Plante has renewed…
What Tapper Giveth, Tapper Taketh Away
We Canadians can be an interesting bunch and it surprises me sometimes how certain things ruffle our feathers more than others. My former colleague on the Hill Lauren Dobson-Hughes wrote…
Nord Stream 2: Last-ditch opposition to nearly-completed pipeline intensifies
Inspectors analyze components of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Photo courtesy Nord Stream 2 Corp./Twitter. In March and early April, when Polish ships ventured into the restricted pipelaying zone for…
Europe Goes Pfizer
As far as the European Union is concerned, Pfizer has the best Covid-19 vaccine coupled with a demonstrated track record of reliability. The EU has endorsed mRNA technology vaccines as…