Down The Rabbit Hole
What has happened to the Conservative Party? That’s the question on Andrew Coyne’s mind. He writes: While Conservatives have long flirted with populism, they had until now tried to distance…
February 2022
What I said on CFRA this morning about the Emergencies Act
Was just on the mighty @CFRAOttawa with my brother @KarlBelanger and was asked whether the Emergencies Act was necessary. I said yes, and here’s why: pic.twitter.com/rDPXJmXWAp — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
Trouble for Legault.
Usually, public opinion polls seven months before an election are just a ‘Ho-hum.’ They have little meaning. The recent Leger poll in Quebec was an exception. What it told us…
Today’s News: Ending with a whimper
Police services cleared hundreds of aggressive, committed zealots out of a large, dense, de facto fortified, urban area, without firing a shot, and without loss of life. The emergencies act…
With a murky legal strategy but a clear political one, Jason Kenney vows to challenge use of Emergencies Act in court
Using his favourite medium, Facebook, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced yesterday his government plans to go to court to challenge “the unjustified use of the Emergencies Act” by Ottawa. The…
The Con Terrorists Holding Ottawa Have Finally Been Defeated
Yesterday, the trucker thugs who have held this country hostage for so long declared that they would never surrender. Proclaimed that they would HOLD THE LINE !!! So they could…
Latest white cross atop Mount Tzouhalem painted in rainbow colours
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca By Larry Pynn The mystery of the Mount Tzouhalem cross — taken down, then put back up, all without permission — has adopted an unexpected…
Meet some of the wealthy Canadians who donated to the trucker convoy
Originally published by the National Observer By Luke Ottenhof Meet some of the wealthy Canadians who donated to the trucker convoy By Luke Ottenhof | News, Politics | February…
We can’t surrender to COVID. Why ‘back to normal’ is a dangerous fantasy
Originally published by the National Observer We can’t surrender to COVID. Why ‘back to normal’ is a dangerous fantasy By Max Fawcett | Opinion | February 15th 2022 A…
On unhealthy outcomes
Not surprisingly, Ryan Meili’s announcement that he’ll be stepping down as leader of Saskatchewan’s NDP comes as a major disappointment. To be clear, the decision is understandable both from a…
About the Trucker’s Strike
"In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs." --Walter LippmannWell, I think that the government…
About the Trucker’s Strike
"In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs." --Walter LippmannWell, I think that the government…
About the Trucker’s Strike
“In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.” –Walter Lippmann Well, I think that the…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jonathan Koltai et al. study the mental health effects of COVID vaccination – finding a justified decrease in stress among people who have…
If you remember milkmen and TV Guide, you just might be old
I was idly watching a movie the other day, trying to take my mind off the Canarchy (that’s Canadian anarchy) on the streets. The film was from 1974, which I…
Tweeting the end of the Ottawa Occupation
It’s been several hours. Anyone got the body of the woman “trampled to death” by the horses, yet? I know you’re busy quietly deleting last night’s tweets, but the rest…
Second Prize is 30 Minutes, Third is 60
A recent email from Brian Saunderson’s campaign to get out of his mayoral responsibilities* and get a better-paying job at Queen’s Park offers a chance for readers to “win” 15…
The Fault, Dear Brutus
The events of the last month point to a failure. But, Glen Pearson asks, did our institutions fail, or did we fail them? We now appear to be in one…
our wars ——An addition to an earlier
We can no longer afford our wars. They will destroy us - all of us - soon. We humans have been killers from the start. Now we're coming close to…
our wars
We can no longer afford our wars. They will destroy us – all of us – soon. We humans have been killers from the start. Now we’re coming close to…