Religion, Politics and Leadership.
The admonition to never bring religion and politics into a conversation is a lot of B.S. They are two very interesting subjects and they are ever present in our daily…
2021
Legislature passes transitory vaccine leave legislation, a worthwhile Canadian Initiative, Alberta style!
Never let it be said the United Conservative Party has done nothing worthwhile during the two years it’s been in power in Alberta. Late yesterday the Alberta Legislature passed a…
April 21 Don’t believe all you see in the news.
While doing some research, I came across an organization which seems to be Canadian and American. It calls itself SumOfUs and it floats across our computers. Many of it’s causes…
Justice for George Floyd Waits Until August
Derek Chauvin was chump change. He was convicted in what seemed like a slam dunk case. One bad cop heads to the slam. Big deal. The real deal comes in…
Is Nothing Holy?
If Vancouver had a High Holy day it was yesterday, April 20 or, to stoners, 420. For many years 4/20 has been the day when members of the weed culture…
Conservatives – a Bunch of Dangerous Know Nothings! Take Ibbitson’s Word for It.
I did a double take when I read the opening lines of John Ibbitson’s latest column: Conservative politicians are sometimes suspicious of advice coming from experts for good reason: The…
Do Ya Feel Lucky? Do Ya?
In Ontario they’re considering setting up a lottery for those in need the Covid drug, tocilizumab, as stockpiles dwindle. The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is asking the provincial government…
It’s Increasingly Looking Like the Green Party of Ontario Needs to Start Talking About New Leadership
Here are the latest polling results from Abacus regarding voter intentions in Ontario. As with other polls from earlier this week, it's not a surprise to see PC support starting…
It’s Increasingly Looking Like the Green Party of Ontario Needs to Start Talking About New Leadership
Here are the latest polling results from Abacus regarding voter intentions in Ontario. As with other polls from earlier this week, it's not a surprise to see PC support starting…
It’s Increasingly Looking Like the Green Party of Ontario Needs to Start Talking About New Leadership
Here are the latest polling results from Abacus regarding voter intentions in Ontario. As with other polls from earlier this week, it’s not a surprise to see PC support starting…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Timothy Wilson reports on the emerging revelations of Enbridge’s paying to harass environmental activists. And Jeremy Appel offers the background facts as to…
Council’s Frenzied, Deranged, and Expensive Obsession Over the SVJI
Three hundred seventy-nine boxes and one hundred binders. That’s what EPCOR has delivered to town hall for town staff to comb through looking for… well, no one knows yet. Maybe…
What would a transformational budget look like?
Reactions to this week’s federal budget have been all over the map. Is it too much, too little? Is this the shock the country needs or a missed opportunity to…
Guilty
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty. Eugene Robinson writes that it shouldn’t feel like a victory, But it does: It shouldn’t have been an open question whether a police officer…
Canada’s New Budget Support Climate Friendly Farming
This week the Canadian government announced the new budget and in it are some climate-friendly moves. Farmers in Canada who practice sustainable farming practices are going to get a little…
Killing Commendatore
I’ve been a fan of Haruki Murakami’s novels for several, recent years, and have read nine or ten of them already. Those I’ve read have all fit into the category…
‘I’ve heard that song before.’
It was a confused kindergarten teacher who once asked me why my daughter would tell her and the class that her mother went to hotels at night with men. She…
$10-a-day child care in Alberta? Forget about it! Federal plan prompts Kenney to call up conservatism’s culture warriors
If cornered, will the Kenney Government flat out say no to federal funds for child care? It sure looks like it. Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland (Photo: David J. Climenhaga).…