Singh Wimps on TransMountain.
So much for new democrat leader Jagmeet Singh. He betrays his caucus and his party and his British Columbia voters. He has said he will not back long-time NDP stalwart…
November 2021
Matt Wolf’s job is ending. Accept it!
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s personal online troll is moving on. It can’t be because he was an embarrassment. Matt Wolf’s been an embarrassment as long as he’s worked in Alberta.…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook w/ Bob Moses – Inner Light
My latest: is it March 2020 all over again?
Remember March 11, 2020? Of course you do. It was the day the world changed. It started, as world-endings perhaps do, in unexpected ways. Everyone has their own “where were…
This Is Rich. Insurance Companies Want Ottawa to Fund Flood/Fire Insurance.
It’s the old “privatize profit, socialize risk” scam and, if he runs true to form, it probably has some appeal to the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau or, as…
Here’s the Problem. What Do You Do With an Uninsurable House?
For most plebs their house is their home and their most valuable asset. It’s their retirement nest egg. It’s where they sink most of their disposable cash on improvements, redecorating,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 26, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Indigenous two-spirit woman files human rights complaint against London Health Sciences Centre via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
My latest: is it March 2020 all over again?
Remember March 11, 2020? Of course you do. It was the day the world changed. It started, as world-endings perhaps do, in unexpected ways. Everyone has their own “where were…
Michael Harris on How to Destroy the Conservative Brand
Stephen Harper, Jason Kenney and Erin O’Toole. To Michael Harris they’re the unforced errors of the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party of Canada’s slide into irrelevance has turned into a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Matt Gurney writes that the COVID pandemic has exposed – without ameliorating – our political leaders’ inability to respond to any real crisis.…
Environment Canada’s Weekend Outlook for BC’s Southern Mainland
Here it is, straight from Environment Canada’s presses: Another front will approach the south coast on Saturday. Rain will begin for most areas Saturday morning but the heaviest rain will…
“True Blue” Redo
We’re coming to the end of the first week of Parliament and it’s been nice to see the place up and running again. But there has been another development that…
One Such Person
Florida governor Ron DeSantis holds degrees from Yale and Harvard law. That’s supposed to signal intelligence and competence. It does not. DeSantis is vehemently opposed to any COVID 19 protocols.…
The devil is in the details.
They are pealing back the Christmas wrappings on the Rogers deal for Shaw Communications. We held little hope for these hearings at the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) this week…
Can we prevent capitalism from destroying the world?
Journalists should pay close attention to Albert Camus because they have a responsibility to raise strong warnings of a potential climate-induced collapse of civilization.
Could history repeat itself and leave Alberta taxpayers on the hook for Jason Kenney’s legal defence against defamation suit?
Two decades ago, Alberta taxpayers found themselves on the hook for more than $730,000 to settle a defamation suit against Stockwell Day, who had been an MLA when he wrote…
Climate Change is a Lot Like Prize Fighting
Most boxers can take a punch. The champions can take a lot of punches and keep fighting to the end. The climate emergency is not for rookies. Today, the punches…
Damn, Damn, Damn
I’m heading into a tumultuistime as I prepare to move from Ottawa down the road to Kingston on Dec. 13. I also need to get some serious repairs to my…
Sidewalk Tax? You Must Jest?
Yes, the www.sidewalktax.ca is a jest, it’s poking fun at the Saskatchewan Governmenet in a way that might pique your interest if you’re just an average driver going about your…
The Ugly Cons and the Road to Fascism
It was a magic moment. And a very Canadian one. Mary Simon, our new Governor General, reading Justin Trudeau's Speech from the Throne, in English, French, and Inuktitut. And the…