My latest: Telford, Butts and the truth
There’s a reason why Katie Telford is testifying before a Parliamentary committee on Friday, and why Gerald Butts is not. Telford is smarter than Butts. He, after all, had to…
2023
Is AMLO’s resource nationalism raising the odds of a coup?
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo courtesy Presidencia de la República/Wikimedia Commons. One of the key tenets of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s “fourth transformation” government is state…
Debunking A MAGA Video Against EVs
I got a mass email two days ago with a video attached of the Republican McClintock spouting lies and misdirection about EVs, oil, climate change, and his place in history.…
Donald Trump and the Bestiality of Pierre Poilievre
As I watched the ritual humiliation of Donald Trump the other day, I couldn't help wondering how his Canadian stooge Pierre Poilievre was feeling.For Poilievre owes him so much, and…
Donald Trump and the Bestiality of Pierre Poilievre
As I watched the ritual humiliation of Donald Trump the other day, I couldn't help wondering how his Canadian stooge Pierre Poilievre was feeling.For Poilievre owes him so much, and…
Donald Trump and the Bestiality of Pierre Poilievre
As I watched the ritual humiliation of Donald Trump the other day, I couldn't help wondering how his Canadian stooge Pierre Poilievre was feeling. For Poilievre owes him so much,…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kendra Pierre-Louis discusses the need for journalists to cover the massive health risks posed by COVID-19 even as (or even because of)…
Grow up
This is puerile bullshit. And a prime example of why this guy is his own worst enemy. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/3FcKV6y2Ne — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 13, 2023
Legal Tweet of the Day: April 13, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million, alleging ex-attorney breached his contract #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3KUiOgP – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
How to Undo a Presidency?
Trump’s legacy – appointees to courts that have an absurd disregard for the planet and people – will ultimately be the ruin of us all. The post How to Undo…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?
Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future. You can create a Last…
Megaphones and Intelligence
Elon Musk and Pierre Poilievre have labelled the CBC the enemy. Bruce Arthur writes: In a reasonable world, the CBC makes for an odd enemy. You can argue about how…
Tokyo Demonstrates the True Cost of Cars
Japan’s well respected car industry sells cars the world over, but at home it’s a different story. Car ownership is low in Japan for obvious reasons like having a good…
Ford versus Smith.
It appears to be a race to the bottom. It is amateur Ontario premier Doug Ford against amateur Alberta premier Danielle Smith. Neither has the experience or competence to be…
Today’s Comments: Just wondering who will be next on the hit list?
Canada continues to watch Poilievre and the CPC shoot themselves in the foot every time they open their mouths. And funny, isn’t it, how hostile they are toward journalists? In…
‘National Citizen’s Inquiry’ into COVID-19 objects to TikTok ban; meanwhile, Alberta’s official version of the same thing is doing something
The so-called “National Citizens Inquiry” established last fall by Preston Manning complained on Easter Sunday that TikTok has joined YouTube in suspending its account, presumably for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.…
Living with the Lower Case [Gabriel Kuhn reviews A Brilliant Red Thread]
A review of Don Hamerquist, A Brilliant Red Thread (Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2023). There is much to like about Montreal publisher Kersplebedeb. One thing is the political positioning. Introducing a list…
When you become what you hated
I'd point out the irony of Trudeau and his cabal attacking the media as much as the Trump and his cabal attack the media, but what's the point? Ten years…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Fulton discusses the lessons we should be learning from the response to COVID-19 in preparing for the next pandemic. Richard Payerchin highlights…
Canadian Emblem for the Coronation of King Charles III
With less than a month to go before thecoronation there has been an increase in government announcements in regards to the various aspects of thecelebration. The Department of Canadian Heritage…