Be Careful What You Wish For
So Canada’s foreign interference rapporteur David Johnston has left the building: Shorter David Johnston: https://t.co/1Kl7H9fed8 — Dale Smith (@journo_dale) June 9, 2023 Dale Smith has an excellent column Exit David…
Cathie from Canada
"The Godfather, if it was re-enacted by a five-year-old"
How it started: He didn’t do it, but if he did do it, it isn’t a crime, and if it is a crime, it isn’t that bad, and if it…
Wild (fires) in the Streets (of New York)
In Canada, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in Toronto. In the United States, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in New York. Here’s a roundup of tweets:…
Today’s News: Fighting Back
I am seeing some positive signs that people are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. Specifically, I mean that people are realizing that we cannot continue…
Laugh of the day: It’s beginning to look a lot like Trump-mas!
Today I just can’t stop myself from hoping to see Christmas In June this year – apparently Trump’s attorneys met the Justice department this morning and now Trump is hysterical.…
Today’s random stuff: from Pride to politics to happy dogs
First up, a few tweets about Saskatoon Pride! So I won the Best Dressed competition at the charity bingo for @SaskatoonPride. What a fun night! pic.twitter.com/DZdhmQX2MU — Kyle Anderson (@DrKyle)…
Today’s News: Throwing mud
I think Poilievre and the CPC brain trust have realized that they’re not going to get Trudeau to resign over ancient CSIS briefings about Chinese political donations. So now the…
Ted Lasso: three perfect seasons
We LOVED Ted Lasso – its the reason we subscribed to Apple+. Luckily my sister has been staying with us for a few days so we binge-watched all three seasons…
Update: "We all belong" is the message that Saskatoon Catholic Schools just don’t get
Following up on my Saturday post, here’s the latest news. I wonder if Saskatoon Catholic School administration is now beginning to understand the difficult situation they have created for their…
Today’s News: Rainbows and Drag Queens and Saskatoon Catholic Schools
I’m pretty sure it was the reference to “Drag Queens Story Hour” that freaked out the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools administration this week. But they’ll never admit now that they…
Some comments on the passing scene
Saw some good comments today on various things – here they are: First, this is absolutely true: ?The thing I like about this Liberal government is that, amidst all the…
Quote of the Day
Just for fun, I have now added “quote of the day” to the right sidebar now. And thanks to Owen Gray’s Northern Reflections, the excellent blog where I first saw…
Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth!
So David Johnston has released his initial report to say a “public inquiry” into China China China would be neither public nor informative: My mandate for my first report is…
Updating the Ukraine-Russia War: the F16s are coming
Over at Balloon Juice, national security expert Adam Silverman has written a piece about the war in Ukraine every single day since Russia started their unjust and illegal war. At…
Weekend funnies: From being cancelled, to being wrecked by an orca
There are too many people these days who get outraged when they say something awful in a national media and then get asked to defend their views or shut up…
Today’s News and Views: from Poilievre to Penguins
First, this is such a juvenile response from Poilievre, isn’t it: This is how important foreign interference is to Pierre Poilievre. pic.twitter.com/XBfCgOe8Gm — Raoul Duke’s Salt Shaker (@RodKahx) May 17,…
Weekend funnies: From Amazon delivery drivers to Met Gala chickens
WELCOMETO THE WEEKEND pic.twitter.com/6kbG3hFBWF — Brittlestar (@brittlestar) May 12, 2023 First up, Amazon delivery drivers! amazon: your driver just passed the 172 mile marker on 95 north me: stop —…
The Stupid! It Burns!
First, the most serious story today in Canada was the Alberta wildfires — and I’m not sure whether this newest development is stupid, or criminal, or maybe both, but tonight…
Coronation Highlights: Canada Indigenous Leadership in London
Just one additional note about the Coronation — here are some of the highlights I gathered about significant moments for Indigenous delegation members in their visit to London. In the…
Another day for thoughts and prayers
Another day of Republican thoughts and prayers. Its also distressing to note that cartoonist Michael de Adder at the Washington Post posted this cartoon a week ago (following the Cleveland…