The Red Tape Trap.
Nothing pleases the conservative party voter more than to hear that their government is going to cut red tape. It goes along with cutting taxes and having smaller government. It…
2022
Today’s News: Two remarkable politicians
Two remarkable politicians are earning the world’s gratitude: Joe Biden and Chrystia Freeland. Biden’s State of the Union was tonight and he deserves the credit he is getting for rallying…
‘Best Summer Ever’ again? Jason Kenney says ‘Alberta’s on a roll’ at newser announcing end to most COVID-19 mitigation measures
There was a familiar, frenetic vibe to Jason Kenney’s news conference in Red Deer yesterday, called to announce that happy days are here again because Alberta is dropping most of…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Lounging cats.
Putin, Trump and the Terrorist Cons
Vladimir Putin's murderous assault on Ukraine may be turning into a bloody boondoggle thanks to the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people. But the monstrous dictator knows that he can…
True Valour
People who know me know that sports has a big place in my life. Growing up I loved to play sports, in high school and into university. I was never…
US Freedom Convoy Gets a Flat
2,000 trucks were expected to make the first leg of the Los Angeles to Washington Freedom Convoy. By the time these protest truckers reach Las Vegas they had amassed a…
Cold War II. It Won’t Be Your Grandpa’s Cold War
Cold War II seems to be upon us. The bad news is that it has come on extremely rapidly. The good news – there isn’t any. Mary Elise Sarotte is…
Because Nobody Wants to Hear About Climate Change
Guardian cartoonist, Martin Rowson, sums up the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
If Liquor Stores Nix Russian Vodka, Why Can’t Netflix Ditch Steven Segal?
Self-styled tough guy Steven Seagal is not only a terrible actor with a bad hairpiece but a fast friend of Vlad Putin. He’s also, somehow, for some reason, still making…
Short, But Not So Sweet (For Some)
As always, Mrs. Betty Bowers nails it, quite succinctly. Recommend this Post
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 1, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Court extends rare order to freeze up to $20M in crypto, cash donations to convoy protests #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/346XgvY – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andre Picard discusses the reality that long COVID will result in lasting aftereffects even if we eventually manage to get the spread…
How Canada’s support for NATO expansion led to the Ukraine tragedy
Justin Trudeau attends a NATO Summit in Warsaw, July 9, 2016. Photo courtesy the Prime Minister’s Office. Moscow’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has been condemned around the world. The suffering…
Chilling Words
Ever since Putin started massing troops along Ukraine’s eastern border, I’ve been wondering exactly what Russia’s objectives really were. Put aside the propaganda from Russia about Ukraine posing some kind…
Selling Their Souls
Mitt Romney has finally said what the rest of the world has known for some time. There are members of his party who are morons — and proud white supremacists.…
12 reasons bojack horseman is my favourite show of all time (thoughts after re-watch)
Allan and I first watched “BoJack Horseman” in real time, from 2014 to January 2020. We liked it from the start, but as the show deepened in meaning and intensity,…
Fight Book Bans by Reading These Books
Movements in the United States are trying to ban a number of works of fictions which they deem to be problematic. The problem, as they see it, is that certain…
A US court just laid out the flaws in Canada’s climate plan
Oilsands reclamation site and Syncrude operations. Photo by Julia Kilpatrick/Pembina Institute/Flickr. In January, a United States federal court invalidated a series of oil and gas leases based on the federal…
Making sense of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
What has become clear is that Canadian and American media are manufacturing consent, and presenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine outside of its historical context. The act of invasion is…