Canadians Need to Know Snow-washing
Us Canadians need to live up to the stereotype that we are a nice, peaceful, and safe country. Clearly the so-called trucker protest tarnished our reputation, but in financial circles…
March 2022
Sometimes I Am In Awe
As bad as the world is these days, there are people in it that prevent us from complete despair. Maina Ovsyannikova is one such person. You will recall she risked…
Today’s News: The worst option except for all the others
I got the impression for the first time today that more Canadians and Americans are finally realizing that the Russia Ukraine War might not just be another far-away war we…
Brown’s Broader Bailiwick.
Patrick Brown is in the race for the conservative party’s federal leadership. He told the media and some supporters the other day that he is going to restore the credibility…
Guest post by Bradley Lafortune: It really is time for Alberta to end the fiscal insanity and get off the revenue rollercoaster
By Bradley Lafortune In quiet Zoom meetings of economists and energy analysts around the province you can almost hear the murmurs: “Fiscal insanity … again!” But there is hope, however…
Sun Media hit: Lilley and me on the Civil War that is the Tory leadership race
That’s a snapshot of me reacting to the suggestion the Pierre Poilievre knows how to make friends and influence people! The post Sun Media hit: Lilley and me on the…
Thoughts on an Alberta By-election
stsReboot AlbertaKen Chapman · lt11Scph16n9urmed072199ci2 · THOUGHTS ON A BY-ELECTIONThere will be lots of chattering-class speculative and extrapolative commentary on the consequences for the UCP and Jason Kenney ...
Thoughts on an Alberta By-election
stsReboot AlbertaKen Chapman · lt11Scph16n9urmed072199ci2 · THOUGHTS ON A BY-ELECTIONThere will be lots of chattering-class speculative and extrapolative commentary on the consequences for the UCP and Jason Kenney ...
Thoughts on an Alberta By-election
sts Reboot Alberta Ken Chapman · lt11Scph16n9urmed072199ci2 · THOUGHTS ON A BY-ELECTION There will be lots of chattering-class speculative and extrapolative commentary on the consequences for the UCP and Jason…
A realist take on the Ukraine war
A Ukrainian servicemen stands by a burned military vehicle near Sytniaky, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. Photo courtesy General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Facebook. Realism is a theory and…
People’s Army or Women’s Army? Men’s Communism and its Dissidents
What Use Is An Empty Weapon? An Amazon theorist once said that “women need a world view.” As I exit the dogmatic so-called “Maoist” movement in the United States and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Noushin Ziafati reports on the continuing challenges facing people suffering from long COVID – particularly as governments attempt to pretend the pandemic which…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 16, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Client Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Lawyer, a Tiananmen Activist #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3qaaobi – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Korea: From Moon to Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Photo from Facebook. In South Korea’s presidential election, held every five years, the conservative candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party gained a narrow…
Advice for Writers: 15 Cheeky Quotes
Here’s fifteen of my favorite bits of advice for writers, from a collection of writers I admire. You’ll note there’s not a single bit of… The post Advice for Writers:…
Junkyard Dogs
The race for the leadership of the Conservative Party is turning into a brawl among junkyard dogs. Campbell Clark writes: The things Tory leadership candidates are saying about each other…
Unlike Other Power Sources, Wind Turbines Still Useful When They Stop Working
Wind turbines produce renewable energy from air with a small footprint on the ground. This means they can get placed in various locations and offshore they can be massive (and…
Jason Kenney is no FDR.
It was in 1933 that American Franklin Roosevelt started his series of fireside chats on radio that won him two more elections as president. If Alberta premier Jason Kenney and…
Today’s News: The end of the beginning?
Ottawa. 2022.03.15. pic.twitter.com/lCHCAQa3iv — Adam Scotti ??? (@AdamScotti) March 16, 2022 Its not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but it may be the end of the beginning.…
Brian Jean, Jason Kenney’s rival, wins Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche by-election in a walk for UCP; turnout was disgracefully low
No surprise, it was Brian Jean in a walk. The well-heeled local lad, former Conservative Member of Parliament and former leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta didn’t even have…