RIP Fern Hill.
I would like to acknowledge the passing of former Progressive Blogger affiliate Fern Hill. Her former blog affiliate on here would be Birth Pangs – you can still find some…
September 2021
The real world.
For something like 150 years, Canadians have been fighting other people’s wars. Recently,(since 1949) Canadians have been fighting American wars. (The worst bout was 12 years killing Afghans to make…
Big climate promises at the UN … but
The United States and China, rivals on the world stage and also the two biggest economies and the two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases made some big climate promises at…
We get letters: Warren gets the gold
I don't get paid to medal. I medal through hard work and excellence. #cdnpoli https://t.co/GSmMLcPUxc — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 23, 2021 The post We get letters: Warren gets the…
Mein Gott! He Said What? Glavin, Really?
I can’t think of the last time I agreed with National Post columnist, Terry Glavin. This could be a first. In his latest column, Glavin agrees with a former mentor,…
On echoes
Plenty of commentators have pointed out the symmetry between this year’s election and that of 2008 in terms of low voter turnout and general dissatisfaction with the outcome on the…
Donald Trump was unavailable for comment
From CBC: Twitter restricted People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s account, preventing him from posting any new messages for 12 hours after he used the platform to encourage his…
Are the new Conservatives the old Conservatives?
Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives showed a new face during the recent campaign. A surprisingly progressive one. The leader said the party has let Canadians down, citing climate policies and engaging with…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from the aftermath of Canada’s federal election. – Christo Aivalis is the latest to point out that nobody emerged from the election as a winner. And John…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 23, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario’s vaccine passport: What you need to know via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Institut economique Molinari studies how COVID Zero strategies have not only kept populations healthier, but helped to preserve higher levels of…
On the Road to Glasgow
COP26, the 26th attempt to get the community of nations to do something effective about the climate crisis, opens in about six weeks in Glasgow. There will be no end…
Pearson On The Election
I read Glen Pearson’s commentary regularly. His take on the election is insightful: Many have delighted in telling whoever will listen that this country is moving steadily along a progressive…
Centerra’s battle for the Kumtor gold mine rages on
Dump trucks carrying extracted gold ore from the mine site to the processing plant at the Kumtor gold mine, one of the largest mines in Central Asia. Photo by Vladimir…
Keep Enemies Closer.
A friend was railing against China the other day. His stock broker had suggested that he invest in some Chinese share investment opportunities. He ended up lecturing the poor guy…
Napoleon’s advice to the Alberta NDP: ‘Never interfere with your enemy when he’s busy destroying himself’
VICTORIA – At least some in the Alberta NDP must have been offering up discreet prayers of thanks last night. Premier Jason Kenney, threatened with a vote of confidence yesterday…
Today’s News: Its high school all over again
Joe Biden said something nice about Australia and then Canada immediately gets the vapours? We really are still living in high school, aren’t we: Surprisingly I am more than a…
A Message For Those Who Claim To Be Religious
And if that doesn’t convince you, perhaps this will. Recommend this Post
Uppercase Imperialism?
Dr. Linda Manyguns has stylized herself as Dr. linda manyguns because she stopped using uppercase (capital) letters to protest the “symbols of hierarchy.” Manyguns is the associate vice-president of indigenization…