Architects of unrest
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…
January 2022
What do you do when you see someone carrying the Nazi flag by the War Memorial?
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…
Saturday Afternoon Links
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…
Burning question
Where could Scott Moe have possibly developed the idea he’s entitled to dictate what questions the media is allowed to ask?
A Weekend Chuckle (Truck-Free Entertainment)
As China struggles to mount a Winter Olympics, here’s a dandy alternative – the Average Games.
2022: What the Truck ‘We’re Not Racist’ Rally
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.
Ice Road Truckers
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…
What You Need to Know: The Return of Parliament
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 and the Battle For Canada
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…
What is the value of an acquittal in international criminal justice?
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…
Saturday Photo: Solution for the Housing Crisis?
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.
The Truckers And Fox News
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…
Jerry Falwell Jr. Comes Clean, Tells All to Vanity Fair.
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…
Pierre’s Peculiar Pedagogy.
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…
Perennial favourite Five Little Indians by Michelle Good returns to top of independent bookshops’ Alberta fiction bestseller list
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…
Musical interlude
Cannons – Shadows
A Great Photo
A Great Lakes bulk carrier heading downriver past Detroit on its way to Lake Erie.
The Gates iof Hell
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…
The Tories Josh Hawley Moment?
Today the small cars, passenger trucks and a much smaller number of transport trucks than advertised started to roll into downtown Ottawa. Yes, the moment is before us, and after…
Existential topics
English journalist George Monbiot published a Twitter thread on January 28 that resonates powerfully with me. The contents are reproduced…