Today’s News: Building Capacity and Resilience
1942 mapI'm reading so much lately about how Canada and other countries are building military and economic capacity and resilience to withstand hegemon pressure, so I thought I would share…
Cathie from Canada
Sunday Funday: Poilievre’s win, Epstein’s pals, Melania’s movie, Trump’s blather; random funny stuff; Carney hat-trick; Trump Watch; and Animal Crackers
I can't resist sharing these funny posts about Poilievre's big win this weekend: View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads The Liberals already have a video out: Next,…
Today’s News: Poilievre wins, Albexit disastrous, Canada needs to toughen up, plus some short takes
So we will still have Poilievre to kick around some more Poilievre's big speech was tonight. And he won the leadership vote by 87.5 per cent. Sigh. I guess Canada…
Today’s News: "Albexit" sucks up to Trump, Poilievre flies to Calgary, the Premiers have a laugh, and Carney dials Heated Rivalry up to 11
Today's At Issue panel talks about Albexit and about Poilievre's leadership convention: TLDW: They talked about how the Alberta separatists compare to Quebec separatists, and this week's revelations that some…
Songs of Minnesota: ‘Singing through the bloody mist, We’ll take our stand for this land, And the stranger in our midst"
One of the great things I remember about the 60s was the music of revolution, that opposed the Vietnam War and celebrated rebellion. Right now, we are again hearing music…
We the North: Carney walks it forward, not back
So the Power and Politics discussion panel was complaining today that Carney hadn't produced a read-out about the conversation with Trump.And they mostly agreed that US treasury secretary Bessent got…
Today’s News: Carney shows courage, Poilievre attempts survival, Trump knuckles under, Toronto digs out
Carney's courage In the week after PM Carney's Davos speech, I think the world is responding to Carney's challenge to show courage and deal with reality. View on Threads This…
Some dark news, plus some Sunday Funday to bring the light in
*by Australian cartoonist David Pope. Oh, things are getting dark now. Trump posting crazy stuff today about Carney and tariffs, plus an ICU nurse shot by the ICE Gestapo in…
Following up on the week – Poilievre, Canada, America
I have run out of time to do much of a blog tonight, so here are just a few follow-ups on this week's many stories. First, some good columns to…
Today’s News: Suffer the little children in Minneapolis, updating that Board of Peace, and the Poilievre response to Carney’s Davos speech
As we watch the ICE Gestapo losing their minds in the US, I thought of these three photos that changed politics: Alan Kurdi from Syria drowned on a Greek beach…
Today’s News: Thinking about the Unthinkable – could Trump invade Canada?
Everybody is talking about the Globe and Mail articles about planning for an American invasion.A headline like this has not appeared in a Canadian newspaper for 100 years. - Dan…
Carney at Davos "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just. "
Carney at Davos gave a brilliant speech. Paul Wells reprints the whole speech here: The Carney doctrineAs I was listening to Carney, I was reminded again of Leonard Cohen's lines…
Today’s News: The Northern Lights are shining bright above Greenland tonight!
So this hit the news on Sunday night: Trump. Is. Insane.— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM Americans - the whole western world, really - just couldn't…
Sunday Funday: Canada proud, laughing at those gold "prizes", some random funny stuff, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
More rumours of wars this weekend, but I think everybody needs a Sunday Funday post now. First, yes -- I'm proud of Canada View on Threads Nothing beats the 🥅🏒⛸️🧊🧊🧊…
Today’s News: Canadians resetting with China, and Americans resisting fascism. #Courage
Canada update: Carney's trip to China was a resounding success (Doug Ford excepted). “We’re recalibrating Canada’s relationship with China — strategically, pragmatically, and decisively — to the benefit of the…
Today’s News: "He’s an idiot"
I just had to share these words from Ruben Gallego, senator from Arizona - "He's an idiot": View on Threads Trump is mad at NATO because he didn't get that…
Today’s News: Trump’s Greenland flapdoodle
I've been gathering some of the comments and posts about Greenland defending itself from Trump's idiotic invasion plans. For some, it is just a distraction: And here we are: the…
Today’s News: "And those winds sure can blow cold way out there"
Hey, I'm not talking about Saskatchewan - our weather this week is great right now. But starting this weekend, its going to be 15 to 20 below (C) in Minneapolis,…
Today’s News: Comment Roundup on Minneapolis, disinformation, Alberta separatism, Canadian progress, Greenland, Venezuela, Mid-Terms and more
On days like these, where there are so many things going on around the Internets, I want to highlight a few of the comments and commentaries that help us keep…
Sunday Funday: Comments on the passing scene, plus funny-odd and funny-ha ha, and of course Trump Watch and Animal Crackers
Well, our times are officially "interesting" now aren't they, so we really need a Funday. (And does everyone get the joke in the wombat cartoon?)I still have to start with…