Members of Alberta’s only two political parties with MLAs in the Legislature met in convention yesterday – the governing United Conservatives in Edmonton and Opposition New Democrats in Calgary –…
What a week — we really need some great stuff right now, don’t we, and I’ve got some. But first, let’s consider the nominees for this week’s “Christ, what an…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bob Becken discusses the use of “no smell” complaints about scented candles as a sad substitute for meaningful public reporting of ongoing COVID…
Should Canadians still pledge their allegiance to the monarch? Photo from iStock. It is not often that I find myself agreeing with Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose ethno-nationalist,…
The month of October – where we in Alberta begin the gloomy wait for the first cold snap (which might last five months) – has over the past few years…
Street art depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin displayed at Filatorigát, a legal graffiti wall in Budapest. Photo courtesy Hungary Today. Promoting a proxy war with Russia isn’t progressive. It’s time…
Gregg Gonsalves’ article in The Nation explains how Camilo José Vergara’s The Pandemic Diary clarified for him, and now us, that there are two pandemics: one lived by the professional…
Photo courtesy Anjali Appadurai/Twitter The BC NDP executive committee has voted to disqualify Anjali Appadurai from the race to elect its new leader. This means that David Eby—the only remaining…
Before Fall took full hold in Ottawa I had the opportunity to attend a reception at the German Ambassador to Canada’s residence in commemoration of the anniversary of German reunification.…
CUPE 3912 members picketing outside Dalhousie University. Photo courtesy CUPE 3912. Take a short walk through the Dalhousie University campus and you will see rows of picket lines at the…
The photo was taken by friends in Jakarta. It shows part of the remaining mangrove forest that once protected much of the coastline. Replanting and safe-guarding these wonderful trees that…
Under its new premier, Alberta is fast becoming the Fortress Of Crazy. Kieran Leavitt reports that: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants a “blanket amnesty” for residents charged with…
Where does finance minister Chrystia Freeland get off boosting one of conservative Pierre Poilievre’s dumber ideas? We thought he was stupid to say that, under a conservative regime, there would…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her cabinet yesterday. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Jake Wright/Creative Commons). It is absurdly large. Premier Smith named 37 cabinet members – 24 full ministers…
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GUEST POST – Appadurai, a climate and environmental activist, was running to draw attention to how BC NDP government climate policy and actions were deep brown – even though climate…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3MSZalN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Cull said the David Eby Campaign filed a complaint regarding violations of applicable law. Cull also wrote that Appadurai had obligations under British Columbia’s Election Act. The objective was to…
Assorted content to end your week. – Marc Fortier reports on the spread of the XBB COVID-19 variant which looks to be causing widespread reinfections where it’s been able to…
One can either be appalled by the clown show that is now British politics, or one can cultivate and embrace a wry sense of humour. M.G. Duggan chooses the latter:…
