Coyne: Ditching O’Toole Won’t Cure What Ails the CPC
Andrew Coyne isn’t riding to the defence of Erin O’Toole but he says it’ll take a lot more than a new leader to fix the rot inside the Conservative Party.…
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Will Erin O’Toole Survive The Con Revolt?
It was Parliament's first day back after a long break, and Erin O'Toole seemed particularly agitated. Waving his arms around, huffing and puffing, and demanding that Justin Trudeau meet with…
O’Toole Grovels.
I feel deeply embarrassed for this man. No one should ever debase themselves as he is. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole told MPs Tuesday he was open to changing his party’s…
Come protest me, Karen Konvoy
The truckers’ Omnicronvoy came to Ottawa to demand that @JustinTrudeau step down, but it looks like @erinotoole will be stepping down instead. I would therefore ask the truckers to come…
It’s Big Oil, not environmentalists, who are foreign-funded
Did it not dawn on CAPP that crusading against a pittance of foreign funding of environmentalists trying to block the transportation and carbon pollution of oilsands oil would blow back…
Reading the Riot Act
The media are questioning how and when the truckers’ protest in Ottawa will end. There is fear this will get ugly before it’s over. Enter the Riot Act. 67 A…
The "E" Word.
It was only a matter of time before the issue of mass extinction surfaced again. Are we already in the throes of a sixth mass extinction event? If we are,…
The United States of Hypocrisy: Revisiting the Monroe Doctrine
In Victor Gillam’s 1896 political cartoon, Uncle Sam stands with rifle between the outrageously dressed European figures and the native-dress-wearing representatives of Nicaragua and Venezuela. Image courtesy the Library of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: February 1, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: One in 5 Canadians had a COVID case in their household: poll #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alexander Quon reports on the politicization of Saskatchewan’s COVID policy in the summer of 2021, with political staffers and commercial interests winning…
What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
Originally published by FAIR–Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting By BRYCE GREENE The Washington Post (11/26/21) placed an article on “tensions between Ukraine and Russia” under the heading “Asia.” As the…
Algae Architecture Alleviates Air Pollution
The future will use algae everywhere so architects are examining ways to incorporate these versatile eukaryotic organisms into the built environment. Architects are already engaged in designing buildings to support…
The Knives Are Out
Erin O’Toole is in trouble. Word has it that a third of his caucus wants him gone. Paul Wells has been anonymously talking to a member of that caucus: This…
The progressive case for MMT
Image by Piotr Pawinski/123RF Stock Photo Compared to the mainstream attention that Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is receiving in the United States, it has been met with a more muted…
Chantal can be wrong.
Having always admired Chantal Hébert’s ability to analyze the Quebec political scene, does not necessarily mean she fully understands Ontario politics. For the Toronto Star columnist to buy into the…
A not-so-bold prediction: that $9.5-million GoFundMe pot will be a tempting target for Ottawa civil lawyers
The mysteriously sourced “Freedom Convoy 2022” account on the GoFundMe crowd-funding site sat at more than $9.5 million yesterday. Its fund-raising goal, which has been repeatedly ratcheted up over the…
My latest: the anti-vax truckers – Trudeau’s newest best friends
Let’s do a recap, shall we? People partying on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. People defacing the statue of Terry Fox. People breaking into the Shepherds of Good Hope…
Putting Things Into Perspective
We have heard so many words these past few days, noble utterances coming from ignoble sources. I believe the following sets things into an interesting perspective. Recommend this Post
Return to Afghanistan
A small group of American soldiers and some American civilians have returned to Afghanistan. The've returned to help restore peace and order to the nation they had so terribly destroyed.And…
The Ground Letting Loose Under Stornoway
I’ve seen a lot of comments lately about how this has felt like a very long January, and I can’t help but concur. Between Omicron, snowstorms, deep cold and now…