Anarchy versus Freedom.
The wife and I had an interesting discussion on the supposed freedoms being demanded by the Ottawa occupation force the other day. We had been watching a group of the…
February 2022
The planet you think you live on no longer exists
Ben Rawlence’s new book, THE TREELINE, is a blend of reportage, nature, travel and science writing. Telling the story of our changing climate through six species of tree, it documents…
Today’s News: Finding Out
Canada was glued to the news channels today, watching as Ottawa police took their city back. Somewhere somebody is already drafting up 3,000-word think pieces about What It All Means…
Feast, by Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller, tops Alberta independent bookshops’ non-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, Feb. 13, 2022. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
Hooverphonic – Dirty Lenses
What the Emergencies Act reveals about civilian policing in Ottawa
Police officers in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy occupation. Photo by Franklin McKay/Shutterstock. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the fascist “trucker” convoy…
Property destruction: a legitimate response to colonialism and climate chaos?
Damaged heavy equipment following an alleged attack on the Coastal GasLink pipeline facility on Wet’suwet’en territory near Houston, British Columbia, February 17, 2022. Handout photo courtesy BC RCMP. In the…
NATO, Russia and Ukraine: False pretexts for war
Ukrainian soldiers march in preparation for a parade to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, August 8, 2017. Photo courtesy Ukrainian Ministry of Defence/Flickr. At the time of writing,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 18, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Citizens group wins court-ordered freeze of Freedom Convoy accounts, cryptocurrency #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Sure, It’s All Trudeau’s Fault
According to the National Post, Canadians have lost faith in the federal government’s ability to keep peace and order. Predictable NatPo nonsense yet there’s probably a kernel of truth in…
The Mockery They Deserve
While one shouldn’t minimize the seriousness of what is going on in Ottawa, Jordan Klepper of The Daily Show metes out some well-deserved mockery of the mooks who have kidnapped…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Arundhati Roy writes that pandemics may herald new political directions – though that reality makes the exploitation of compassion fatigue by corporate extractive…
FOR NATIONAL CAREGIVER DAY: ALL THE GOOD THINGS
Today, February 18, is National Caregiver Day in Canada and it seems like a great time to tell you about all the great opportunities for caregivers that are new and…
On The Emergency Measures Act
If you’ve been paying attention at all, you are aware that the Federal Government has invoked the Emergency Measures Act to deal with the “Convoy”. In this writer’s opinion, this…
Will It Work?
The events of the last three weeks represent the failure of all three levels of our government. They all responded too late. But, Tom Walkom writes, the Trudeau government had…
This is the first time I’ve laughed in three weeks
Jordan Klepper vs. Canadian Truckers pic.twitter.com/AXKMWp6HTL — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) February 18, 2022 The post This is the first time I’ve laughed in three weeks first appeared on Warren…
Ottawa Knew
Days before the Freedom Convoy reached Ottawa the feds were warned that violent extremists had infiltrated the protesters. The Guardian reports that the federal government was notified that the protesters…
A future for Ontario Casinos?
They are launching Ontario’s barrage of licensed on-line casinos in April. The timing is terrible. This push for Internet gaming will happen as Ontario’s casinos are trying to get back…
Jason Nixon’s UCP nomination challenger Tim Hoven got his campaign off to a pretty good start last night
It looks like Tim Hoven’s campaign to challenge Jason Nixon for the United Conservative Party nomination in Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre got off to a pretty good start last night at…
Today’s News: Waiting for the end
Today Canada started to feel like maybe the end is in sight for the Ottawa Insurrection, or FluTruxKlan, or whatever it will end up being called. Ottawa police plus reinforcements…