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…
2021
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
All-female, all Canadian, all awesome. The post NOBRO RULE first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
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…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of November 22, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 22, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Steve Bannon surrenders on contempt of Congress charges Closing arguments set for…
They’re Ba-ack!
You might as well think of it as the return of the losers. Parliament returns and no party has gained anything from the election—other than greater disillusionment. We do not…
Alberta’s UCP may not be all that united, but Jason Kenney’s position is more secure than it was a week ago
The agenda for the final day of the United Conservative Party annual general meeting yesterday showed “Catholic and Protestant Service” at 9 a.m., followed by election readiness training for the…
Episode 81: Taking ideas and turning them into action. An interview with City Councillor Michael Janz.
Newly elected Edmonton City Councillor Michael Janz joins the Daveberta Podcast to talk about the recent municipal election, his experiences during his first month on City Council, what he hopes…
Jason Kenney’s Last AGM
A political party’s AGM tells you a lot about the party. What we learned after the UCP AGM is the UCP’s big tent isn’t big enough to hold all its…
I actually feel relieved to be caught. The long chase is finally over.
Busted. Finally, someone got me. They’re a muppet, sure, but they solved the conspiracy. https://t.co/eab7wxGdjC — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 22, 2021 The post I actually feel relieved to be…
On joining the worldwide Marketplace
One of my sisters is getting ready to move out of her home of many decades and into a condo for seniors (technically it’s for people over age 55, but…