Who Should Be Prime Minister?
The options for Prime Minister of Canada from March 9th to, well, at least March 24th are limited, and there are only two contenders that really matter in this race:…
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SCTV, Canada’s best ever comedy series?
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Economic and cultural sanctions needed
I won't post again on the platform owned by today's lead promoter of fascism. Only psychopaths aim to revive a movement responsible for a conflict that left more than 50…
Weekend round-up: Great stories; FOTUS first week; Funny stuff; Outstanding stuff; and Animal Crackers
Well, it sure wasn't a pleasant week, really, but I still found a few good posts for everyone.First, some great stories: View on Threads View on Threads Next, the FOTUS…
An American Christian
On Tuesday a gutsy lady in Washington spoke truth to power. At a church service... The post An American Christian first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
My latest: who is the enemy?
One’s enemy reveals himself by degrees. Vladimir Putin’s Russia did not suddenly show itself to be the enemy of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. At dawn on that day, yes,…
Squatting the master’s house? Lessons in grassroots resistance from Bologna
The self-managed Làbas social centre in the heart of Bologna is one of the most important examples of urban activism and autonomous organizing in Italy. Photo courtesy Il Resto del…
Today’s News: In our polite Canadian way, we’re actually Mad as Hell!
In our Canadian way, we're all actually mad as hell at Trump and MAGA and the whole benighted American enterprise tonight. View on Threads 'Canada is Not for Sale' hats…
Alberta government ‘task force’ report on response to COVID-19 calls for vaccine use to be halted, pumps quack cures and conspiracy theories
Hours after U.S. government health agencies’ websites began to go dark as part of President Donald Trump’s opening attack on public health in the United States, the Alberta government yesterday…
Sorting The Canadian Senate
If I had my choice I would simply abolish the Canadian Senate but that would require a constitutional amendment and open a whole new Canadian proverbial can of worms. However…
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Sorting The Canadian Senate
If I had my choice I would simply abolish the Canadian Senate but that would require a constitutional amendment and open a whole new Canadian proverbial can of worms. However…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Krugman discusses how one of the top priorities of the second Donald Trump administration is to trash public health in the U.S. And…
Legal News Post of the Day: January 24, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Premier Doug Ford says he'll trigger an election and wants 'largest mandate in Ontario's history' #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/ZZiaB2RdeG - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates January 21, 2025
If you regularly send packets to Leonard Peltier, please stop as he hasbeen released! Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several…
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 30, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: All Ontario Tribunals Must Apply Human Rights Code https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/supreme-court-of-canada-all-ontario.html - Garry J. Wise, Tor...
Breaking the corporate stranglehold over Canadian consumer life
“Cry Baby in the Shopping Cart.” Illustration by Graeme MacKay/Hamilton Spectator. The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar Sutherland H...