Liberal, Tory, Same Old Murderous Story.
The theme of this year’s UN climate summit, COP27, will be adaptation, a very diplomatic way of saying what to do now that you’ve shit your pants. Adaptation is the…
July 2022
Warning Signs
I realize there are some who see the Liberal Party of Canada as our natural governing party, and hence are perhaps too forgiving when wrongdoing is detected. While I am…
Ford is Cock of the Walk.
He sure showed them all. He quit university to get out there and sell for his dad. He took the show on the road and tried to open the market…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and…
the game report: an update that is not completely analog
Back in December of last year, I blogged about starting a game night at home, rotating every-other week between games and music. I was super happy about it. Seven months…
They Now Own The Conservative Party
Stephen Harper says he’s putting his money on Pierre Poilievre. Andrew Coyne is not impressed: After all, who knows more about winning elections than Stephen Harper: the leader who took…
A contingency plan for the death of American democracy
Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a “Save America” rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Arizona. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. If democracy falters…
Celebrity Climate Criminals Get Called Out
While the average person has reduced their meat consumption, switched to paper straws and are more conscious of their energy use, celebrities have been outputting carbon at an offensive rate.…
Documents reveal RCMP targeted health care activists in 1960s Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas speaking at the opening of the University Hospital in Saskatoon, May 14, 1955. Photo courtesy Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. In early July, Ottawa-based author and former…
Today’s News: "A whisper in our minds"
In the end, the Pope’s apology is important, though it will not ease the pain. Pope Francis was able to give the long-awaited apology, speaking in his language, but most…
Pierre Poilievre and the Curse of Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper has been lurking in the shadows of the ghastly Con leadership race from the moment it began. He let his flunkeys know that they should do everything they…
My latest: Some “rage. Some “machine.”
Rage Against The Machine. Okay, fine. But where was the rage? In particular: who is the machine? So, Rage Against The Machine is playing across Canada this Summer – Vancouver,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 26, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada’s sex assault settlement #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3RXGsM5 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Donne Potter discusses how an increase in reinfections is exacerbating the risk of long COVID. And Mark Kekatos reports that numerous…
An Exploration of the Dark Side of Oil
Exploring the Dark Side of Oil Marketing and PR. The post An Exploration of the Dark Side of Oil first appeared on Excited Delirium.
A Failed Democracy?
Max Boot writes that he used to be optimistic about his country’s future. No more: As the ads for mutual funds say, past performance is no guarantee of future results.…
The (Once) Mighty Oz
Until he was bitten by the fame bug, Mehmet Oz apparently had a reputation as a respected cardiac surgeon. However, once he got the nod from Oprah and was given…
Ukrainian Company Produces Easy to Install Solar Panels to get Europe Off Russian Gas
Oil is not just a reason countries go to war, it’s used during war to destabilize allies. Russia’s war in Ukraine is no exception to this as the Russians are…