The UCP Goes "Hold My Beer" To The CPC
Author's Note: I started writing something about the UCP's policy resolutions in October, but it seemed redundant. Now that the UCP has held their AGM, and these have been voted…
November 2023
Saturday Photo: Showing off at Concordia…
Great fun at the Read Quebec Book Fair. Got to show off my books and talk to some interesting follks. The event was held both Friday and Saturday in the…
Different from Blogging
“In what substantive ways,” asked Anil Dash, “would this be different than, say, starting a WordPress blog?” He’s responding to this post from Tim Carmody, who in turn is responding…
Earth cannot satisfy human greed
Revenues of Chevron Corporation in 2022 were one-third of a trillion Canadian dollars and the company’s comprehensive income was C$50 billion. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth’s 2022 compensation was C$32…
The Central Error of the Pandemic
Dr. Satoshi Akima, who does internal medicine in Australia, has a great post up about the economic reasons for ignoring the pandemic. First, a bit of context to consider from…
Poilievre of the People’s Party.
It is becoming clear that conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants to win the next federal election simply because he is not Justin Trudeau. All he thinks he has to do…
Today’s News: Updates about the Israel-Hamas War
I think Israel is finally trying to inform the world about what it had gone through, and what it is trying to do – we’re seeing more stories about what…
Take Back Alberta victory in UCP board elections wasn’t that steep a hill to climb – the party went full MAGA ages ago
Well, it looks as if the United Conservatives’ extremist Take Back Alberta faction now controls all the seats on the party’s board. The UCP’s new party president, Rob Smith, when…
My latest: the Magna Carta of Evil
It’s the weekend, so there’s going to be more demonstrations against Israel. They’ve been happening every weekend since October 7, pretty much. There will be chants and signs and banners,…
Supporting Atrocities
This is an excellent 7 minute video explaining WHY the U.S. and U.K. and other wealthy nations so strongly support Israel’s current atrocities. No spoilers. Just watch it! (h/t Adlie)
Vanishing Volunteers.
A friend of mine was fired the other day. And there is no severance pay for a volunteer. He was a volunteer at Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) here in Barrie,…
Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s chief actuary will determine how much cash Alberta would actually get if it pulls out of the CPP
When we heard Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner say yesterday he’s encouraged to hear that the federal government will ask the Government of Canada’s chief actuary to determine how much…
Musical interlude
Stoto – Nostalgia
Warming in the Pipeline
There are brutal fires across Austrailia right now and horrible flooding in many places including Italy, and winds clocked over 200 mph in Acapulco, one of the strongest winds ever…
BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of…
Catherine Tait’s vigorous defence of the CBC and good journalism
Conservatives on the House of Commons Heritage Committee are upset with the CBC for its newsroom’s longstanding practice of not referring to attacks by non-state groups or their perpetrators as…
Powerful Political Leadership
As the war between Israel and Gaza rages on, it is almost too painful to watch the devastation that the former is inflicting on the latter. I have always been…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Alex Himelfarb reviews Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism as a valuable account of the myths and rationalizations underlying the propagation of inequality to serve…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 3, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ford denies involvement in Greenbelt scandal, says RCMP has not contacted him amid investigation #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3cdn6aeu – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…