Carney’s attacks will unleash major struggles
Mark Carney’s austerity and fossil-fuel agenda may please the powerful, but it’s already stirring major resistance from workers and Indigenous communities. Photo courtesy Mark Carney/X. In my Ju...
October 2025
Does the NDP need a bigger tent?
A recent New York Times editorial gave me lots to ponder, blowing up a couple... The post Does the NDP need a bigger tent? first appeared on Views from the…
Knee Recovery Final, and Doomscrolling, 28
So it ended today, Thursday. My physio sessions are over after seven weeks. I achieved 119° knee bend and, with a push from the therapist, got to 120°, the magic…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Thomas Zimmer sorts through the significance of a particularly arbitrary week from the Trump regime. Lauren Gambino reports on an assessment by former…
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
In conversation the other night with my wife, I opined that the Americans have to hit rock bottom before having any chance of digging themselves out of the morass they've…
Doug Ford’s Long Game
Doug Ford is playing a long game.
Sunday Funday: Bummed about the game, but here’s some good stuff about Canada plus some random laughs, Trump Watch and Animal Crackers
About the gameI am bummed tonight. I tell myself that we can't win 'em all. But I wanted to! If you need a summary of the Saturday game, click here…
If size really matters, defending public education definitely gets out a bigger crowd than Alberta separation
If the Alberta Prosperity Project hoped to hold the largest public protest in Alberta history yesterday, as some organizers of the “independence rally” that took place in front of the…
Saturday Photo: Nice Work If You Can Get It…
Evi helps a lot, even in Lee's workshop. Or she does until she gets too tire to continue.
Progressive Bloggers Is Back
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Not as advertised: Mark Carney reveals himself
Mark Carney has been Prime Minister of Canada for more than seven months, now. In politics, that represents several lifetimes. So, the past few months have given us lots of…
One down, three to go! ⚾ #WantItAll
What an extraordinary game! Here's some good posts: View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads Blue Jays dedicate 11-4 blowout to Donald Trump 🇨🇦— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) October…
Sandra Azocar elected president of AUPE at largest Alberta union’s annual convention
Sandra Azocar, who started working for the Alberta Government as a child protection worker in 1987, has been elected president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. The Chilean-born union…
Musical interlude
deadmau5 - Ameonna
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Noah Berlatsky writes about the dangers of treating the existence of marginalized groups - rather than the bigots seeking to dehumanize them - as…
Trump’s Trade Tantrum
I was going to write about something else today, but now that Trump has had his predictable tantrum over the above ad, perhaps this will serve as a wakeup call…
Homelessness in Finland
I recently organized a study tour of Helsinki; its focus was affordable housing and homelessness. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview: https://nickfalvo.ca/affordable-housing-and-homelessness-in-helsinki-finland/
Today’s News: Expectations, meet Reality! Carney v the economy, Poilievre v the RCMP, Trump v America, Reagan v Trump. And Go Jays!
When I scanned the news today, there seemed to be a common theme - that ambitious leaders don't necessarily understand the difficulties of actually putting their ideas into effect.Yes, some…
Grandiose claims and unlikely predictions of Alberta Throne Speech bordered at times on science fiction
Having already solved the problem of trade and tariffs with the United States simply by being nice to the Trump Administration, Alberta’s United Conservative Government is about to “end the…