It’s A Strange World, Isn’t It?
The above title, taken from the 1986 film Blue Velvet, seems particularly appropriate for the subject of today's post, one that has nothing directly to do with politics but perhaps…
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Your Morning Smile
Enjoy.H/t Toronto StarRecommend this Post
The Police State Edges Closer
Perpetually down in the mouth because they are expected to be accountable whenever they beat, shoot or kill a member of the public, police officers in the United States will…
The Elbowgate Kerfuffle
While I think elbowgate is much ado about little (will Ruth-Ellen Brosseau now claim to be a 'survivor' of workplace violence?), the episode does raise some unsettling concerns that the…
No Encouraging News Here
For those of us who follow such matters, this news is not really surprising: 2015 was the hottest year on record:Recommend this Post
Very Encouraging News
While this is not, strictly speaking, a political story, it does involve former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who seems to have escaped the death sentence that advanced melanoma traditionally has…
To All Would-Be Bloggers
I'm feeling a bit stale these days in my blogging, and so would like to step back a little bit from daily posts. For those of you who do not…
A Working Mother’s Perspective: A Guest Post
Along with many others, I have been both dismayed and disgusted by the attacks directed at Sophie Gregoire for her wish to have extra staff to handle the many speaking…
This Looks About Right
H/t Graeme MacKayRecommend this Post
Corporate Recognition Of Climate Change
When the insurance industry starts worrying, we should all be very, very afraid.Bill Adams, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) vice-president of the Western and Pacific Region, says the rising costs…
In The Service Of Truth
There are many truths today that, thanks to the almost reflexive, visceral response of an often vitriolic social media, few dare to speak. Most recently, linking the terrible fires in…
The Saudis’ Assurances Are Worth Nothing, As Trudeau Well Knows
The Trudeau government is adamant about seeing through the $15 billion sale of armoured vehicles to human rights' suppressor Saudi Arabia, trying to hide behind assurances given that they will…
As Flies To Wanton Boys
As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods.They kill us for their sport.King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1In earlier times, we would have blamed the gods for their…
Enemies Of The People
I hardly think that is too harsh a description of both those who park their money offshore to avoid taxes and those who facilitate such evasions. Indeed, an open letter…
We Are All Capuchin Monkeys
Or at least I suspect we will feel like the one on the left in the following video, once the Panama papers releases its database of tax cheats and avoiders…
I Know It’s Tornado Season, But
... this certainly doesn't seem normal to me:Recommend this Post
When The Unhinged Have A Camerman
... this is what happens.Recommend this Post
A Timely Reminder
I have been convinced for some time that the prevailing message of those who truly govern us is that protest is futile. The following puts the lie to that propaganda,…
Measuring Democracy
One of the concerns that has motivated me throughout the years I have written this blog is public accountability. Far too often, whether examining politics at the federal, provincial or…
When A Government Overstays Its Welcome
I am convinced that all institutions have a 'best-before date,' after which it is time for massive renewal. Comfort with the status quo, a sense of entitlement, a growing separateness…