Talking the Return of Parliament on CTV News Channel
Saturday I joined CTV News Channel with Akshay Tandon for the “Political Pulse” panel along with Marcel Wieder and Maureen Harquail. We reviewed the first week of the return of…
2021
The Conservative Slide Into Irrelevance
The Conservative Party, Michael Harris writes, is imploding: There are many factors driving down the popularity of conservatism in Canada. Let’s unpack them. Alberta United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney…
Ford’s Phantom Freeways.
I remember when I was in public school and I was out picking strawberries on a farm that was in the path of Ontario’s planned highway 400. It was many…
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good returns to top of independent Alberta bookshops’ bestseller list for week ended Nov. 21
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. The lists are compiled…
The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now
Originally published by wheredowestand.ca By Rob Fullerton WHEREDOWESTAND.CA The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now The Municipality of North Cowichan is seeking community input about what…
Little Did We Know. Maybe We Just Didn’t Want to Know.
Back when the science types introduced global warming to we plebs they began with a few basic predictions. The first one was that the world was going to get warmer.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Ivan Semeniuk reports on the response to the Omicron COVID variant both globally and in Canada. But Eric Topol writes that the U.S.…
The Aerial Ballet
I just watched clips of people being airlifted by helicopter to safety from torrential floodwaters. Some of those helicopters were British. Scotland is being hammered by rains and floods. It’s…
Heritage District Rules Need Repair
A recent story in CollingwoodToday about a new homeowner who got caught in the quagmire of our heritage district rules underscores the need for a thorough overhaul of the rules,…
Another Variant
There is a new COVID variant. Bruce Arthur writes: B.1.1.529, the newly named Omicron variant, was detected in South Africa but is already popping up all over; one case in…
Saturday Photo: Winter Smiles and a Little Snow
Actually the photo was taken a year ago, but it fits today, the first morning we have snow in Montreal. Oh, there have been a few snowflakes but nothing that’s…
What the Wet’suwet’en raid tells us about Canada’s ‘liberal democracy’
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. Canada, like most of the Western (wealthy)…
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…
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:…
While the state arrests land defenders and the press, a new report highlights government apathy toward climate change
An all-to-familiar juxtaposition has arisen with the recent arrests of Indigenous land defenders and journalists by the RCMP. On the one hand, we have politicians like Justin Trudeau and John…