ST. ALBERT, Alberta – Michael Cooper, Member of Parliament for this small suburban city and a part of Edmonton next door, is going to wake up to a big problem…
Events unfolding in Ottawa revive memories of January 2021 when Trump followers tried to subvert the democracy America has practiced for generations. Urged on by Republicans, hateful mobs repudiated civil…
Again: big demonstrations, on the Left and the Right, will always attract extremists, who will always try to take control. That’s actually not what I object to. What I object…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Doug Cuthand writes that all spin to the contrary, the #flutruxklan has nothing to do with freedom. Rachel Gilmore reports on the its…
Where could Scott Moe have possibly developed the idea he’s entitled to dictate what questions the media is allowed to ask?
As China struggles to mount a Winter Olympics, here’s a dandy alternative – the Average Games.
Covid Journal’s ‘What the Truck’ edition: WEXITeers and Yellow Vest, 2.0 descend on Ottawa. The post 2022: What the Truck ‘We’re Not Racist’ Rally first appeared on Excited Delirium.
It was bitter cold that broke Napoleon’s army in Russia in 1812. It was the same murderous cold that broke Hitler’s army 130 years later. Today, Ottawa is blanketed in…
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Andrew Leslie, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
The Con convoy started laying siege to our democracy last night, and by this morning the air must have been thick with the stench of beer, piss, and feces. As…
Former Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister Jérôme Bicamumpaka (left) with his family. Photo supplied. A serious injustice is occurring under our noses. Canada is part of it and has the key…
Fixer-upper near all conveniences. Or ready to move in if you’ve got a good snowsuit! This cold January has had some very fun moments for kids in or neighborhood.
Fox News has picked up the story on the truckers convoy. Kieran Levitt writes in The Toronto Star: The convoy has received substantial air time from U.S. right-wing outlets and…
He was a crown prince of the evangelical movement but he tells Vanity Fair it was a scam. “BECAUSE OF MY LAST NAME, PEOPLE THINK I’M A RELIGIOUS PERSON. BUT…
Watching the CBC’s Power and Politics recently, provided a good example of how Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre uses language to manipulate and convince the uninformed. It is not just his…
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. The lists are compiled…
Cannons – Shadows
Just a couple of themes to understand. Our newspapers are liars. They always have been since their origin in the late 19th century. The earliest newspapers were, as they had…
A Great Lakes bulk carrier heading downriver past Detroit on its way to Lake Erie.
Just a couple of themes to understand. Our newspapers are liars. They always have been since their origin in the late 19th century. The earliest newspapers were, as they had…
