Today’s News: Dark Brandon comes to Ottawa
Dark Brandon came to Canada today. It was very funny, really — you see, our Conservatives watch too much Fox News, so they were all thinking that the Biden they…
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Today’s News: the Han Dong accusations
Today’s biggest story was the Han Dong accusations. This is what he said yesterday to Parliament: Han Dong informs the House that he will now sit as an independent MP…
Twenty years ago
…Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack…
Today’s News: Saskatchewan has created another cat party
A new provincial political party recently formed here, calling themselves the Sask United Party, which intends to out-conservative the existing Saskatchewan Party. Basically, I think its just another Cat party…
Today’s News: Temper Tantrums
Here’s how I see it: First of all, Canadian voters haven’t turfed Trudeau in three elections and chances are they won’t in the 2025 either. The opinion polls are back…
Today’s News: David Johnston to the rescue
I do keep wondering what, exactly, this China scandal is all about: Seriously. Watching journalists in Canada is like watching 7 year olds playing soccer. Just a gaggle of kids…
Today’s Random Stuff: Cats and Pigs and Politics
Its the weekend, so here we go with some random stuff from the lighter side. BBC News posted an very odd tweet about how the pandemic hadn’t really affected anyone’s…
Today’s News: Outstanding Support for Trans Rights
I thought this was outstanding: And with a disturbing rise in anti-transgender hate here in Canada and around the world recently, I want to be very clear about one more…
Today’s Random Stuff — dogs, frogs, and physics
Dogs, bruh! Great, now I have to go buy twice as many tennis balls. https://t.co/PMJnXwp8lJ — Gerggers (@gerggers) February 23, 2023 this dog is friends with a crow and it’s…
Today’s News: "Being Woke" = "Being Kind"
My husband and I were talking tonight and he asked “Exactly what is ‘Woke’ anyway?” Hmm, good question. Coincidentally, I have been reading some stuff just today about it, and…
Today’s Scene: An Inquiry If Necessary, but Not Necessarily An Inquiry
A batch of very good substacks this week. When it comes to the news of the day, the conclusion of the Canadian columnists I read is this: 1. If China…
Today’s Random Stuff
First, here’s something I didn’t know: Reservation runway: Rising Cree designer makes New York runway debut — ‘The future is going to be Indigenous-led’: designer Scott Wabano /via @CBCMontreal https://t.co/5ADVQ8anAR…
Today’s News: Ukraine Strong
A year ago, Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. A year later, Ukraine still stands. There is lots of commentary today about how Ukraine did this — Zelenskyy’s brilliant…
Today’s News: "Home On Native Land"
Yes, “home on Native land” is exactly right. Some Canadians may be freaking out about this national anthem version at the NBA All-Star game, but I think it’s perfectly justified:…
Today’s Funny Stuff: rounding up the tweets and substacks
I still love this cartoon, from a year ago. Here’s one more great comment about the Rouleau report: So far it seems, according to Justice Rouleau, @JustinTrudeau’s worst fault regarding…
Today’s News: Justified
TL;DR Breaking: #POEC report “Canada’s use of Emergency Act justified due to shit policing and ongoing political interference and douchebaggery from the great unwashed” (I’m paraphrasing). Now go get jobs.…
Today’s Scene: "What about the squirrels?"
One of the things I love about social media is that we keep finding “some guy” who knows an awful lot of great stuff. For example, here is a Balloon…
Today’s Funny Stuff: Baseball and Billings Bridge and Penquins and more
I know I’m pushing the season a little — six weeks until opening day! – but in honour of Superbowl Weekend, here’s some baseball stuff: Some of the worst baseball…
Today’s News: Roundup time
A roundup of this week’s news: First, this happened on Tuesday — weird, wasn’t it: The handshake. pic.twitter.com/9KBgNH1mcP — Andrew Brown (@browncbc) February 7, 2023 I can’t believe this needs…
Today’s Scene: We don’t get to choose the battle. We only get to choose our side.
I said this years ago and I say it again today: We don’t get to choose the battle. We only get to choose our side. Right now, Canada finds itself…