Alberta’s very own tax cut fiasco
A recent tax cut for the rich managed to achieve international notoriety. Former British Prime Minster Liz Truss, a neo-liberal zealot à la her idol Margaret Thatcher, ushered in her…
November 2022
November Caregiver Support Challenge
November is many things. For Canadians it's the dark month, the lead-up to Christmas. For Americans, it's Thanksgiving month. For all of us, it is National Caregivers Month (well, it's…
November Caregiver Support Challenge
November is many things. For Canadians it’s the dark month, the lead-up to Christmas. For Americans, it’s Thanksgiving month. For all of us, it is National Caregivers Month (well, it’s…
what i’m reading: the night watchman by louise erdrich
I read Louise Erdrich long ago, in the 1980s and ’90s, devouring several titles, including Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and my favourite, Tracks. Erdrich remained on my radar, but…
Canzine Ottawa, Nov. 6, 2022
Kersplebedeb is excited to be coming back to Canzine in Ottawa! Come see us and hundreds of zinesters and other small presses! Sunday, November 6th Ottawa Art Gallery 50 Mackenzie…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates November 1, 2022
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Umair Haque discusses how the UK has become a failing state which lacks the capacity to provide either basic public services or…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 1, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario education workers will walk off the job Friday despite anti-strike legislation, CUPE says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3SZNbUS – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Lula’s victory foretells challenges at home, integration regionally
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters, October 19, 2022. Photo by Ricardo Stuckert/Twitter. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s October 30 presidential vote is worth celebrating. Indeed,…
Canada pushes for Caribbean troops to occupy Haiti
Members from the CARICOM Alpha Company, Kingston, Jamaica, arrive at the Port-au-Prince Airport to support American troops during Operation Uphold Democracy. Photo by Sean M. Worrell/USAF. Canada is acting just…
We Do Ourselves Harm
You may have noticed that, during the inquiry into the truckers’ convoy, Pierre Poilievre is nowhere to be seen or heard. Susan Delacourt writes: Police and politicians had many fierce…
What Happened to Trebor?
Back in late 2020, local media was singing the praises of a new company called Trebor RX at 395 Raglan Street in Collingwood. Its entrepreneurial owner, George Irwin, promised great…
The end of rights and freedoms
I'm now convinced section 33 will ultimately turn the Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Bill of Rights – that is, a mere statute that amounts to fuck all.…
These Twits Twitter.
I have never been able to make the connection between the more popular personal Internet exchanges and the world of blogs. About 10 years ago, one of my grandsons told…
Manitoba’s Stefanson to Alberta’s Smith: Drop dead!
When Manitoba Conservative Premier Heather Stefanson blew off Alberta Conservative Premier Danielle Smith’s call yesterday to ship Alberta oil through the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Wild Rose Country’s most…
Whew! That was close—too close
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s election on Sunday in a squeaker, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a mere two points. It was a victory for more than Lula.…