Ending Chrimacracy
That active income is taxed at a higher rate than passive income is one of the great puzzles of neoliberal thinking, and yet those who rely entirely or mostly on…
David Graham
Now The Work Begins
The Democrats swept the United States on Tuesday and the celebrations are euphoric, but they are far from being out of the woods.
Why Blame Canada
The arrival of Flávio Bolsonaro in the United States is reminiscent of the Gran Sasso raid, and it shows us exactly how the Trump administration sees the world in the…
Medicare’s Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
In much of Canada, it is possible to circumvent our universal public healthcare system by “going private” for medical appointments, tests, or procedures, and every time any one of us…
American Interference Knows No Bounds
Ambassador non grata Pete Hoekstra is warning Canada not to interfere in the American elections following a year and a half of interfering in Canada’s internal affairs.
Albertans Chose Canada, But With An Asterisk
Albertans may have overwhelmingly voted to remain in Canada, but the nine other questions on the province’s MAGA referendum reveal extensive fine print.
Disinformation Works Both Ways
The widespread story that Russia’s foreign interference bot army had been taken off line by Ukraine’s strikes on Yandex data centres was an easy one to believe. It fit a…
Putting Democracy Before the Firing Squad
The Trump administration’s race for totalitarian control of the country is accelerating, from deals supporting Russia and police intimidation of his adversaries to the looming spectacle of a public execution,…
Quebec’s Looming Earthquakes
Since Monday’s election in Quebec, there has been much speculation about electoral reform, what to do with the CAQ in light of their completely eliminated caucus, and how the provincial…
One Down, Three To Go
Quebec’s election is mercifully behind us, Alberta’s referendum is on the 19th, BC’s election is on the 24th, and the US midterms are just over a week later on November…
Trump’s Success In Alberta and Quebec
Halloween 2026’s scariest moment will be coming to terms with the reality of Canada’s disparate separatist movements, and to what extent they serve American interests at the expense of Canada’s…
We cannot have AI without BI
It has been said that “the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.” This is the…
Quebec’s Institutional Voter Suppression
A vote for the Parti Quebecois is a vote for Donald Trump, yet Quebec is on track to embrace that outcome with enthusiasm in next week’s provincial election.
Selling Access Or Selling Assets?
Courting a trillion dollars in new investment in Canada is a laudable and impressive goal — but if the investments involve selling off our existing public infrastructure, that would be…
Canada-EU: Poilievre Would Burn It All For Trump
It is not entirely clear what being an ‘associate’ member of the European Union would mean in real terms, but I would much rather see Canada as a peer nation…
Alberta Referendum Designed To Undermine Canada
On October 19th, 2026, Albertans go to the polls to answer ten questions posed by the Maple MAGA premier, which, all together, are focused on undermining Canada.
If Canada Is Divisible, So Are The Provinces
Alberta is in the midst of a 10-part referendum on whether or not to hold a referendum while Quebec is in the midst of a provincial election that will decide…
The American Right’s 9/11 Hypocrisy
While the American right has been telling New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the city’s 25th anniversary memorial for September 11th because he is Muslim, it is…
What The Actual Flock?
Big data and the police state have been converging for some time, but the rapid rise of the Flock Safety license plate camera network is redefining American authoritarianism, and its…
Making Fascism Fun
The White House released a new website on Tuesday: Arcade.Gov, which offers five (so far) playable games promoting symbolic patriotism, fighting off migrants, and getting rich like Trump.