Are They Pestering You?
One of the things I learned early in running elections is to work closely with your fundraisers. Money is not always the solution but it sure helps. I should not…
January 2024
Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
I had expected comedy. Maybe not laugh-aloud, rib-splitting stuff. Not slapstick and pratfalls. But humour of the British sort. Oscar-Wilde-ish witty dialogue. Banter like that from Fry and Laurie. Joycean…
When An Argument Starts From A False Premise …
This essay came up on my Twitter feed this morning. Titled "In Defence of Gender", it's a lengthy piece of writing which attempts to justify taking a "both sides" approach…
When An Argument Starts From A False Premise …
This essay came up on my Twitter feed this morning. Titled “In Defence of Gender“, it’s a lengthy piece of writing which attempts to justify taking a “both sides” approach…
Covid is Finally a Concern!
Maria Van Kerkhove, of the World Health Organization, is worried about Covid. If she’s worried, then the shit has really hit the fan. Van Kerkhove is well known to have…
2024 Begins – But Where Will It End?
And Patrick Corrigan offers this apt and incisive cartoon to help us usher in the new year. While the threats to democracy are world-wide, three former Trump staffers warn the…
Films and Shows of 2023: Speed Reviews
This year was another Covid mess so a great time for watching movies and shows from a variety of streaming services. These are in no particular order, and this is…
Ready to Rumble in 2024?
Canadians can take our antagonisms out of social media this year and work towards an election for real. Mr. Poilievre certainly wants one. The conservatives just spent so much trying…
Happy New Year! By the time you read this, Alberta’s fuel tax holiday will be history
Happy New Year! Derek Fildebrandt, in 2016, was mocked for the way he anticipated the carbon tax (Photo: X/Derek Fildebrandt). It’s too late, alas, for me to advise you, my…
Street art
As 2024 dawns, warmongers, arms dealers, and defenders of genocide show us the depths of human malice. But looking elsewhere, we find street art displaying the heights of human tenderness…
Happy New Year!
Post by @jaredmay76 View on Threads No one does NYE fireworks like London! ?#LondonNYE #LondonFireworkspic.twitter.com/aHxZExYYKL — Sahil Oberoi (@SahilOberoi1) January 1, 2024 2024 has officially reached the shores of Canada.As…