Today’s News: Keeping those Elbows Up!
So during the spring we all went a little crazy for "Elbows Up" and Canadian patriotism and all that, and then Carney was elected and for a while there is…
Cathie from Canada
Sunday Funday: Cheering for the Jays, some odd stuff and funny stuff, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
Cheering for the Jays!Sunday is the Jay's next test - if they win, then they get first in the AL East. If they lose, and if the Yankees win, then…
Today’s News: Return of the Disruptor-in-Chief
Remember during the spring and summer, when everyone was talking about how federal and provincial politicians were all getting along so well. Too good to last. Now that Poilievre is…
Today’s News: The Epstein documents will trigger America’s gag reflex
Does anyone remember now that it was the release of Nixon's phone tapes transcripts on August 5, 1973 - with all the "(expletive deleted)" stuff - that finally turned America…
Sunday Funday: Another crazy week for America, some #ETTD and TrumpWatch. Plus some other funny stuff that is NOT about politics, and of course, Animal Crackers
It's been another crazy week Day by day the United States is swirling down the drain. The US economy is going to collapse under the global retaliation for Trump's ridiculous…
Today’s News: Carney goes yard; hits it out of the park
After that needless stumble with the awful Kevin Roberts invite -- described as a "Christo-fascist" by Dale Smith in a blistering column Thursday -- Prime Minister Carney hit it out…
Today’s News: This time it’s the Liberals saying Never Mind; plus doomscrolling the US crazy
So Heritage Foundation fascist Kevin Roberts didn't come to Toronto after all Maybe Carney cancelled him after his Cabinet ministers told him what a poor decision it was. Or maybe…
Today’s News: Canada is wondering why Carney’s Cabinet needs a primer on Trump’s authoritarian Project 2025
And if they do, here's one: Tonight Canada social media was absolutely furious to find out that Carney has invited US Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts --- AKA a fascist…
Today’s News: Alberta says Never Mind!
I guess Alberta premier Danielle Smith is the Emily Litella of Canadian politics. Cole Bennett provides an excellent summary of the whole mess with Alberta's school library book weeding list:…
Today’s News: Our peaceful time is over
The peace and quiet was great while it lasted.Canada has been enjoying a mostly-Poilievre-free summer. But its over now. Already we're getting inarticulate and inaccurate Poilievre blasts about how awful…
Sunday Funday: Lots of TrumpWatch, plus Newsom’s Canada plane, other funny stuff and Animal Crackers
Time for my Sunday column and I've been looking forward to sharing all the TrumpWatch posts this week. "TrumpWatch" is what I call posts about the world's most anticipated event,…
Notes from the American Resistance: Hanging on by their fingernails
I realized today how prescient our Canadian leaders have been. Months ago, both Trudeau and Carney told us that Trump has turned the United States into an unworthy and untrustworthy…
Today’s News: The tariff wars are getting real and its going to be a shitstorm
As a non-economist, I have found the constant on-again off-again tariff battles of the last seven months to be very confusing. But it seems like Trump's so-called tariff strategy has…
Today’s News: Poilievre is just an embarrassment, isn’t he
What a goof!First the Crowfoot boy Poilievre is complaining about how Carney makes "big promises without any action" and he picks the Port of Churchill development as an example:Asked about…
Today’s news: Standing athwart dictatorship, yelling "stop!"
Today's topic is finding leaders who will try to stop dictatorship - I think we are doing it now.Carney, for one -- he is rocketing around Europe now, lining up…
Today’s News: Poilievre’s humble pie, Carney’s strategic approach to tariffs, plus some apt comments about America
Now that Pierre Poilievre has his job back, for the next several months at least, he is desperately trying return to his usual schtick of slamming the Liberals about everything…
Sunday Funday: What a crazy week, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
What a crazy week We saw Poilievre return to the Commons and the Liberals must be delighted: - Kier Atkinson 🇨🇦Read on SubstackWe saw even more examples of how Trump…
Commentary: Carney’s tariff news; Trump’s Washington takeover; and a thread about the German Military Cemetery at Normandy
About Carney's tariff news:Pragmatism in action. We’re so fortunate to have such a qualified person leading us. Imagine slimeball Poilievre bunging everything up, stumbling out of Diagalon trailers dishevelled and…
Today’s News: Americans reacting to ICE Gestapo
Many seem to be shocked and horrified at how quickly and easily Trump is pushing Americans around, his masked gangs grabbing anyone brown and disappearing them. But I'm not -…
Poilievre is back, still awful
CPC leader Pierre Poilievre won his byelection so he's back, older but no wiser - determined to ignore Canada's pressing issues, like wildfires and economic growth, while obsessing about imaginary…