Maturity
The Tories and the Bloc are furious. But, Robin Sears writes, the deal between the Liberals and the NDP is a sign of political maturity: The Bloc and Tory hysteria…
2022
Awaiting Evils End……
As we await the whole of Mother Earth to shudder in destruction by Russia's idiot or North Korea's completely insane leader a fellow senior sums it up in this brief…
Awaiting Evils End……
As we await the whole of Mother Earth to shudder in destruction by Russia’s idiot or North Korea’s completely insane leader a fellow senior sums it up in this brief…
Dumbing Down Downey.
The good news is that the voters of provincial Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte will be able to do something about their representation at Queen’s Park in the June election. They have a better…
Today’s news: Speeches
Kyivan Madonna Some amazing art already from this war. The Kyivan Madonna is based on a photo taken of a mother and baby while they were sheltering in a subway.…
Pundits pivot to theory UCP orchestrated leak to media of recording of Jason Kenney’s ‘lunatics’ speech to political staffers
Much of the Alberta commentariat pivoted Friday to the theory Premier Jason Kenney himself was behind the leak of a recording of his speech to political staffers in which he…
The international macho fraternity
Macho men have throughout history dominated societies—kings, warlords, military leaders and assorted demagogues. Despite the advance of democracy in the past few centuries, modern societies still have their share. Three…
And the winners won’t be … the audience
Not too many years ago, a great swath of North America would have been tuned in to the Academy Awards. But not last year. And certainly not this year. The…
On barriers to cooperation
It’s for the best that the NDP and Libs have been able to come to terms on a supply and confidence agreement which should at least provide for substantial material…
Divesting from colonialism: a call for McGill University to respect Wet’suwet’en self-determination
A Wet’suwet’en activist. Photo by Michael Toledano. On March 7, student activists with Divest McGill entered McGill University’s McCall MacBain Arts Building. Giving a temporary make-over to the overarching colonial…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Wallace-Wells examines the massive global toll of excess deaths from COVID-19 (likely far exceeding even the already-alarming official counts). Nele Brusselaers et…
Czar Vladimir Changes Course, Accuses West of "Cancel Culture."
By most accounts, Vlad Putin’s blitzkrieg on Ukraine isn’t the grand triumph he was counting on. It’s an embarrassment to the former KGB colonel whose real enemies surround him within…
Saturday Photo: The Thaw Continues…
Break-up at the Lachine Rapids park. Above freezing but still chilly. Many birds though, including red winged blackbirds that seem to be delighted to be back where they nest.
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Leona Alleslev
Once again there is a federal Conservative leadership race underway. As has become my practice I have sent surveys out to all ofthe leadership candidates to get their viewson Canada’s…
Russian Generals Killed
Russia’s lost generals Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian strike on the Chornobaivka airbase near the city of Kherson. He was promoted to lieutenant general last…
“Teach Your Grandma!”
Prime minister Justin Trudeau went to the source of democracy, the European Parliament, to teach about democracy. He was teaching his grandmother how to suck eggs. They needed no lessons…
Today’s News: Phase This, Russia!
@NikaMelkozerova tweets this photo today of heroic Ukrainian women going to war. Today Russia announced its war of aggression has entered “phase two” – they are pretending that being forced…