Walking the Walk
Pierre Poilievre claims he’s a friend of the working man. But he doesn’t like workers when they’re on a picket line. Linda McQuaig writes: The Conservative leader fumes relentlessly about…
2023
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of October 2, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 2, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Calgary bylaw aimed at protecting LGBTQ events faces legal challenge OpenAI comes…
Carry On, With Four.
It is a long trudge to the December decision for the Ontario liberals. You can well appreciate the decision of Adil Shamji MPP to step aside from the contest for…
Far-Right Infighting Regarding the "Save the Children East Meets West" Convoy
While watching the infighting on the far right regarding the "Save the Children" convoy has been fun I wasn't going to write about it. Then Jason LaFace did a stream…
Far-Right Infighting Regarding the "Save the Children East Meets West" Convoy
While watching the infighting on the far right regarding the "Save the Children" convoy has been fun I wasn't going to write about it. Then Jason LaFace did a stream…
Far-Right Infighting Regarding the "Save the Children East Meets West" Convoy
While watching the infighting on the far right regarding the “Save the Children” convoy has been fun I wasn’t going to write about it. Then Jason LaFace did a stream…
Danielle Smith’s Alternative Reality
Albertans live in an alternate universe. How else can we explain last week’s press conference where Danielle Smith pilloried the draft electricity regulations which are designed to ensure Canada’s electrical…
Saturday Photo: Asters to Finish up the Summer
This has been an unusually fine year for certain flowers around here. Early on there was clover everywhere, in every lawn, reminding everyone that plain grass is just that: pretty…
Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil
Oil refinery in Fort Fort McMurray, Alberta. Photo by Kris Krüg/Flickr. Canada’s apex oil and gas lobby group may rue the day it made foreign-funded political meddling a public issue.…
Predatory owners suck the marrow from bones of Canada’s news media
The Toronto Star building is shown in Toronto, March 16, 2019. Photo by A Great Capture/Flickr. Can’t anyone see what’s going on here? We’ve been had. We are being made…
October smile
The following item was found on the internet. Unlikely any of it is true, but it is amusing…
Covid, the T-Shirt
Last March I had the funniest experience as a trustee. We were required to attend a seminar about creating inclusive classrooms where everyone can feel comfortable belonging, about mental health…
Doug Ford’s failed grab for the Greenbelt
Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo from Facebook. As a right-wing conservative, Doug Ford has some things in common with Margaret Thatcher, but with a very significant difference: while Thatcher could…
Cuts With a Dull Knife.
The generals are upset. We hear that the government wants to cut a billion dollars from the military budget. Which means we are reneging again on our promise to our…
Spending $130 billion in BC to accelerate oil & gas production
Around $130 billion dollars will be spent in British Columbia to increase consumption of oil and gas. NDP and BCUP politicians make empty promises about dealing with climate change, but…
Eating off the Hill: Lobster Ravioli at Metropolitain Brasserie
A friend I hadn't seen in awhile was visiting Ottawa recently and, after a tour around Parliament Hill (I never miss Centre Block more than when it comes to tours…
Eating on the Hill: Lobster Ravioli at Metropolitain Brasserie
A friend I hadn’t seen in awhile was visiting Ottawa recently and, after a tour around Parliament Hill (I never miss Centre Block more than when it comes to tours…
Trump simply never grew up
There seems to be no limit to the incendiary statements ex-US President Donald Tump is capable of. Earlier this week he made an egregious attack on General Mark Milley, recently…
Never Letting Go
The uproar over the Greenbelt theft has died down to a seething anger, despite Doug Ford’s promise to restore it. There is ongoing anger over the fact that he lied…