"Useful Idiots"
Andrew Nikiforuk has always been a very credible journalist. I don’t dismiss his work lightly and neither should you. His latest column, however, will trigger some of you to skepticism.…
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International criminal justice bares its colonial fangs
Photo by Rick Bajornas/United Nations/Flickr The inhuman manner in which the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) treats Rwandans who have been acquitted or who have been freed…
"Don’t Call Them Protesters" – Michael Harris
Michael Harris writes that the mob that occupied Ottawa’s Centretown were no more “protesters” than the mob that ransacked the Capitol on January 6th were “tourists” or “patriots.” And he…
Meme Monday #11
What can be said here except “Long may she reign”? Althoughmaybe someone should check to make sure Italy is alright… Loyally Yours,A Kisaragi Colour
A Con Job Par Excellence
We live in an age where con men — and women — rule the roost. The Ottawa Occupation was a con job par excellence. Patrick Gossage writes: There is little…
what i’m reading: four lost cities: a secret history of the urban age by anna newitz
Wmtc readers may know that I am endlessly fascinated with ancient civilizations. Allan and I will go anywhere to see ruins from antiquity or Neolithic sites. My desire to see…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of February 21, 2022
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of February 21, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 21, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario to remove vaccine passport system on March 1, masking requirements to…
Tories: Mistake One.
The argument can be made that dumping Erin O’Toole as leader was the conservative caucus’ first mistake. That is now water under the bridge. The situation was best described the…
Today’s News: Cleaning up
Ottawa, meet Jack. He’s out there on messy but liberated Kent St. cleaning up the occupiers’ garbage. And look at that smile. pic.twitter.com/Jp82rxfrR1 — Kiavash Najafi (@KiavashNajafi) February 20, 2022…
Live Blogged: Progressive (re)Organizing In Sask
A long thread on Twitter of the Twitter Space hosted by Prairie Tara: Tara J suggests 3 options:New party, or change the NDP, or improve the SK Liberals. Joel now…
Jason Kenney Reacts to the Emergencies Act
“We needed to see it to believe it.”—Ottawa resident talking about police clearing out Ottawa’s downtown core after 22 days of occupation. Our trust in government was at such an…
Failure to issue a medal marking the Platinum Jubilee just the most recent act in a troubling pattern of behavior by this government
On February 17th the Monarchist League of Canada finally received confirmation by the government that no medal would be produced to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Now, given the number…
Her Majesty’s Disloyal Opposition
It is sad that in 2022, Canada’s second largest political party has stopped believing in community responsibilities and cooperation, mutual respect between individuals, the rule of law, and democracy itself.
Oppressed by social justice
University of Toronto. Photo by Jon Bilous/Shutterstock. Right-leaning academics and many who have never set foot on a post-secondary campus will try to convince you that universities are bastions of…
The Beginning of The End?
So now the 'he said she said' (almost exclusively he said I might note) starts, along with the blame game as to what should and should not have be done…
The J. Trudeau Memorial Pipeline Now Way, Way Overbudget.
Justin Trudeau’s legacy project, a.k.a. the Trans-Mountain pipeline, a.k.a. Trudeau’s Folly, was well overpriced to begin with. Now that inflated figure has swelled by another 70 per cent. It has…
The Beginning of The End?
So now the ‘he said she said’ (almost exclusively he said I might note) starts, along with the blame game as to what should and should not have be done…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Umair Haque writes about the reasons why the COVID pandemic is far from over – and indeed the worst may be yet…
Wondering Who to Support in the Ottawa Occupation
Well, if the answer is not totally obvious this might help. The Voice of the Occupiers The Voice of the Occupied No more need be said.