Bernier bros
The flag of the neo-Nazi, white supremacist Canadian Nationalist Party is raised at Maxime Bernier’s anti-lockdown rally in Saskatchewan on the weekend. Bernier and the leader of the CNP spoke…
May 2021
That pessimist Hepburn.
It is not that often that I argue with Bob Hepburn of the Toronto Star. He is a very knowledgeable commentator. He gets the big bucks! It is just that…
Expansion of natural gas infrastructure and usage is incompatible…
Science says the world must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) this decade. Canadian politicians issue press releases promising that future emissions will diminish and we’ll reach net-zero by 2050.…
Police finally show signs of cracking down on open defiance of public health orders – but will it last?
Did the members of United Conservative Party Caucus all accidentally leave their earplugs in the Legislature Building in their hurry to get out of Dodge when Premier Jason Kenney ordered…
Happy Mother’s Day
To the coolest mother.
Happy Mother’s Day
I’m afraid I’ve lost it. This was going to be a cheery little non-political post wishing all the moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day…but it went sideways when I…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Zeynep Tufecki writes about the deadly delay in recognizing the reality that COVID-19 spreads largely through aerosol transmission. Elliot Hannon reports on…
Can the NDP overcome Canada’s democratic deficit?
The NDP has tried time and time again to enact the popular will in their current role in parliament, only to be slapped down by a coalition of their Liberal…
The high cost of Canadian military propaganda
Canadian Armed Forces soldiers participate in Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT in Petawawa, Ontario, September 25, 2019. Photo by Melissa Gloude, Garrison Imaging Petawawa/Flickr. Ignored in the flap over the Halifax International…
Republican Congressman – "The Ship is Sinking."
On Face the Nation this morning, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Il, wasn’t pulling any punches: “Right now, it’s basically the Titanic. We’re like, you know, in this in the middle of…
Happy Mother’s Day … sorry, have I excluded you?
Happy Mother’s Day! Oh, I’m sorry. Have I offended you? Please accept my apology, especially if you are a student of Manchester University in England. Old school hot mother I…
Rusland Says “Can and Should Be Banned…”
Dear Mayor and Council: Use of commercial and residential rodent traps, baited with poisonous chemicals, in the City of Duncan and elsewhere in Cowichan — despite perhaps being deemed ‘safe’…
The Way We Were
The pandemic entente between Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau is over. Susan Delacourt writes: This back-and-forth is a sign that the 2020 entente between the Ford and Trudeau governments is…
Neither Respite, Nor Hospice.
It is called ‘Long-Term Care’ and I have never liked the words. Growing up in Toronto, the words said to me that this was warehousing for people unable to function…
“Maxime Bernier and his rhetoric are not welcome here.”
“…Saskatchewan politicians have been clear Bernier is not a welcome guest. “Anybody that’s disobeying the public health order and holding rallies is not looking out for their community. It’s very…
Are You Ready For A Summer Election?
For months Erin O'Toole has been accusing Justin Trudeau of planning to call an election. While Trudeau has always said that leading the fight against the pandemic is challenge enough.…
How Jason Kenney Impaled Himself On His Own Petard
I will never forget the way the ghastly Con rednecks welcomed Jason Kenney back to Alberta after his years in Ottawa, as if he was some kind of conquering hero.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Graham points out that what’s being labeled “vaccine hesitancy” reflects little more than abject denial about the realities of a deadly disease.…
Great, I’m a Viking.
First it was 23&Me. Then it was Ancestry.ca. Then came MyTrueAncestry.com. All of which prove that before you go snooping, realize it’s not all going to be unicorns and princesses.…