John Kennedy — Country Bumpkin?
John Kennedy — the Senator from Louisiana, not the president — knows he’s got a good shtick. Robert Mann writes: An acerbic Biden critic, Kennedy is a fount of sharp-but-folksy…
November 2021
CD stands with the Wet’suwet’en
Along with many other progressive forces in the settler community, CD stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and their struggle to exercise their sovereignty and protect their land. Image by…
Electric Public Transportation is the Future, Not Cars
Politicians and car makers will often tout that the future of sustainable transportation lies in electric vehicles. Let’s be clear: cars won’t save us. In fact, cars are responsible for…
Redux Alberta.
They are at it again in Alberta. Out-of-touch politicians are fighting over the spoils of an Alberta that no longer exists. They are fighting over the tar sands bitumen that…
What is it about environmentalist and scholar David Suzuki that makes Alberta Conservatives lose their minds?
What is it about David Suzuki that makes Alberta’s Conservatives lose their minds? On Saturday, the high-profile Vancouver-based scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster spoke at a protest in Victoria where he…
Next Week – "A Parade of Storms"
On the heels of last week’s storm disaster, much of British Columbia is now facing a second atmospheric river. The storm has come ashore at Haida Gwaii and is expected…
Suzuki Predicts Pipelines Will Be Attacked
It’s a matter of life or death to David Suzuki. The government has a choice, end these climate killing pipelines or see them destroyed. “We think dinosaurs were losers because…
How to Re-Invent Roads
Building highways in British Columbia can bring challenges not always faced in other provinces. Mountains and snowpack and raging rivers can do that sort of thing. When, last Wednesday, a…
Why Settle for Jesus When You Really Want Mars?
Mars, the god of war. Is that what Americans are referring to when they proclaim “in God we trust?” Ain’t it odd that Americans call the Pentagon the “defense department”…
Judic and Jacob Vischjager
I follow the Auschwitz Memorial on Twitter, and retweet them every day. Some days, the photos accompanying their tweets are just devastating. This is one of those times. I can’t…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Bruce Deachman discusses the new “normal” we’re approaching in which COVID continues to be a threat to people’s health on an ongoing basis.…
Erin O’Toole and the Return to Parliament
Erin O'Toole has been pumping out pictures of himself jogging, no doubt to show Canadians that he's ready and fit for today's return to Parliament. And he says his Cons…
Talking BC Floods and the return of Parliament on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the disastrous flooding taking place in British…
NOBRO RULE
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The Dead Candidate’s Report
The Dead Candidate’s Report, a Memoir tells the story of a celebrated journalist who decided she wanted to be a member of Canada’s Parliament only to have her candidacy canceled…
RCMP arrest Wet’suwet’en land defenders days after COP26 summit
RCMP Emergency Response Team members stand watch during a raid on Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia, November 19, 2021. Photo courtesy Gidimt’en Checkpoint. Just days after the conclusion of the…
Green Your Garage
If you have a garage filled with tools and other oddities, you can easily make it a little nicer for you and the environment. The next time you do some…
The great Canadian media swindle
News media have undeniably been diminished financially in recent years due to the flight of advertising revenues online. The situation in Canada, however, seems to have been systematically overblown by…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of November 22, 2021
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Time Is Running Out
It was heartbreaking to watch the final hours of COP 26. Robin Sears writes: Whether you were appalled or simply resigned at the sight of India’s successful last minute power…