The Upholding of “Peace, Order and Good Government”
During the life of this current Parliament there have been a few things that have hung over the political players in Ottawa, awaiting resolution that would have a big impact…
2021
Another Lockdown
COVID variants are spreading rapidly. But the Ontario government continues to open up the province. Bruce Arthur writes: Ontario is engaging in a game of chicken with COVID-19, which is…
The upcoming battle for the GTA.
Some pundits are under the impression that the key battle in the coming federal election is in the greater Toronto area (GTA). They might be able to give logical support…
Former PC MLA Mike Allen, a man with a controversial past, to seek mayor’s office in Fort McMurray
Former Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Allen, a man who’s been the subject of some interesting stories in recent Alberta political history, announced Tuesday he plans to run for mayor of…
True cost of hydro power?
Proponents of megaprojects routinely underestimate financial costs. After conducting an extensive study, top experts concluded this is caused by “strategic misrepresentation, that is, lying.” In addition, proponents invariably ignore environmental…
Erin O’Toole Crowns Himself the King of the Covidiots
It's hard not to feel just a little bit sorry for Erin O'Toole, after the way he was humiliated by his supporters at the Con convention. And the way the…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Mar. 23, 2021
Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/updates-23-mar-2021.pdf NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and…
Covid Journal, March 24, 2021
What is ‘On Guard For Thee’ and what does it mean if further stay-in-place requirements are demanded of the public?
Big Banks’ Betrayal
There’s a term for them, “fossil banks.” These are the big banks that routinely talk a good game about moving out of fossil fuel investments into green energy instead. But,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Guyton, Patrick Langetieg, Daniel Reck, Max Risch and Gabriel Zucman examine (PDF) the massive amounts of money which people at the very…
Kenney sugar coats dishonesty.
We get lots of promotional stuff in our Internet in-boxes. It usually only takes a second to click on the little garbage-can icon. But the other day, with my finger…
A New Flood of Refugees
Michael Harris writes that Canadians should brace themselves for a new American Civil War; Racist politicking in America is no longer travelling incognito. And the Republican is its political arm,…
How PayUp Got Fashion Companies to Payout $22 Billion
Capitalism works when companies pay for good and services, when companies make deals and don’t pay for what they ordered then things fall apart. This is exactly what happened last…
Our "Ghastly" Future
No one, as yet, has come up with a solution to the great challenge facing those who want to settle Mars – terra forming. Mars can’t be settled until it…
Common Ground
Two lessons we should have learned from the recent Tory policy convention. One, is that politics in Canada has been liberated from fact. Two, is that no nation, Canada included,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Stretched cats.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
There is no climate change! All this news about the Arctic melting – all this news about monster forest fires all over the world – all the recorded warming of…
Ecuador’s election could be a turning point for Latin America
Renowned radical economist and Ecuadorian presidential candidate Andrés Arauz. The country’s highly anticipated runoff election is slated to take place on April 11. Photo from Twitter. Nobody likes Ecuadorian President…
Plague Update: Saskatchewan Government Delays Recommended Restrictions
#ReginaCircuitbreaker now. SK Gov should be announcing tomorrow morning that people should go home tomorrow night, and stay there. But the government in this province is rife with corruption and…