Saturday Photo: Well, Now That Maybe We’re Going to Be Able to Get out and about…
A friend just sent this. Seems it was made nearly two years ago, but it’s still funny today. Maybe we’ll eventually get out of this …..
February 2022
A Question if We May.
In 1938, we let Adolph Hitler have the Sudetenland. But Chamberlain said we would have peace in our time. And nobody did anything. Then Hitler took over Austria. And nobody…
We Can’t Go Home
The Russians have invaded Ukraine. And, Tom Friedman writes, the world won’t be the same. We can’t go home again: Our world is not going to be the same again…
While The World Is Preoccupied
While the invasion of Ukraine is undoubtedly the world-shaking event that the media are reporting it as, it would be unwise as Canadians to feel blasé about our home-grown problems,…
Is Boy Wonder Back?
It was almost 30 years ago that we referred to Jean Charest as the boy wonder of the conservative party. It was in 1998 that that Charest, the then leader…
Today’s News: Lighting up the world for Ukraine
World Unites in solidarity with Ukraine as the landmark lights up in blue and yellow ?? pic.twitter.com/TIKIexzDSp — JEY ?? (@mmoaNkoaa) February 25, 2022 pic.twitter.com/bicWGLge3b — Sedona ? (@SedonajaneRocks) February…
Musical interlude
Royksopp feat. Beki Mari – This Time, This Place
Jason Kenney making political hay out of tragedy? Why not?
Jason Kenney holds a press conference following his meeting with former Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and the Consul General of Ukraine in Edmonton, February 23, 2022. Image courtesy Jason Kenney/Twitter.…
Will the Arctic Become the Frontline for Cold War II?
It looks like we’re heading for another Cold War showdown between the Russian bear and the NATO nations. This time the Arctic may be Russia’s front line. The Arctic is…
Putin Puts Finland and Sweden on Notice
Vlad Putin’s superpower psychopathy is running wild. Now he’s threatening Finland and Sweden – join NATO and there’ll be military repercussions. A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry has warned…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 25, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: 3 former Minneapolis police officers guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3HmQi3w – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Carly Weeks examines why so many Canadian children still haven’t been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. John Loeppky asks that we not eliminate the…
The Face Of Fascism
Donald Trump tells a Big Lie. Vladimir Putin tells a Bigger Lie — which is what all fascists do. Andrew Nikkiforuk writes: Whenever asked about his historical or philosophical influences…
Please Arrest Hillier.
At various times, Randy Hillier, an MPP from Eastern Ontario, has been known to call others “Nutbars.” It looks like he has finally joined those ranks. He advised supporters of…
Today’s News: Ukraine fights back
Though most of my attention is on the Ukraine now, there is still actual Canadian news for yesterday and today– Trudeau has revoked the Emergencies Act, for one thing —…
Budget 2022: Petroleum prices are up and Alberta’s back on the fiscal rollercoaster
Alberta never learns. If you doubt me, consider Finance Minister Travis Toews’s provincial budget yesterday. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, all smiles (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). Dubbed “Moving Forward,” the Budget Speech…
ooh , those evil Russians
They’re Killing people.But what do you think the U.S. and Canada have been doing since 1949. And we have killed far, far more people than the Russians are killing, And…
"why is the country SO divided?"
It isn’t. The problem with with most of the media is their insistence on treating both sides of any conflict as holding equally valid opinions and acting as though each…
Plague Update: Emergency Of Convenience
Inexplicably, after ending public health orders to protect people during the ongoing pandemic, the Saskatchewan Government extended the state of emergency enacted 2 years ago to deal with the pandemic.…