A Small Victory In A Much Larger Battle
While many see the victory of CUPE and Air Canada flight attendants as a major achievement (and it is), perhaps it is better to see the win within the context…
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NEW UPDATE: Is This The Solution?
I continue to be befuddled by the fact that airlines can mandate unpaid work for its flight attendants. A check of the Canadian Labour Code shed no light, as it…
NEW UPDATE: Is This The Solution?
I continue to be befuddled by the fact that airlines can mandate unpaid work for its flight attendants. A check of the Canadian Labour Code shed no light, as it…
UPDATED: A Craven Capitulation To Corporate Canada
To say I am beside myself with disgust and loathing for our 'new' Liberal government would be an understatement. That is not to say, however, that I am the least…
UPDATED: Will They Or Won’t They?
No doubt, the temptation is great. With a stroke of a pen, the Liberal government could curry massive favour from both powerful corporate forces and the flying public, ordering striking…
We Condemn Slavery, But Also Kind Of Like It
No person in his or her right mind would favour slavery. Other than white supremacists and Christian nationalists (neither of who meet the criterion of the first sentence), no one…
The American Taliban
I'm not a white nationalist; I'm not a fascist; I'm not a racist; I'm not a misogynist.- Doug Wilson, senior pastor of Christ Church in IdahoNone of what follows should…
It’s a Double-Edged Sword
With artificial intelligence now able to generate convincing fake news, decreasing numbers of people will be able to differentiate between it and a reality defined by knowledge, wide reading and…
Like A Minimally Skilled Magician
Like a minimally-skilled magician, Don Trump is directing his demonic disciples to engage in a form of clumsy misdirection only those with minimal cognitive skills would be fooled by. Such…
Manufacturing Reality: Truth Enrages The Tyrant
'For anyone capable of real thought, it should be very clear that the increasingly unhinged Don Trump is using his presidency to manufacture his own reality. And anything or anyone…
His Naked Ambition
By now it should be clear to most rational people that the emperor has no clothes. His naked ambition to rule the world is becoming quite, quite clear. And unless…
We Can’t Afford To Look Away
As much as the world might wish to, none of us can afford to look away from the horror of Gaza, the man-made genocidal starvation underway, orchestrated by Israel. While…
The Door Is Slamming Shut
I have been retired from teaching high-school English for almost 20 years. When I look back, I realize how fortunate I was to have been able to spend the bulk…
Trump Gets Fact-Checked
I'm not sure about the prospects of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeping his head attached to the rest of his body after this brutal fact check of Trump.President Donald…
Look Over There! – Nothing To See Here
With all the troubles in the world, and all of the evil things that Trump and his henchmen have done, it almost beggars belief that the only thing the MAGATS…
A Note About Progressive Bloggers
Just a brief note: I was in recent contact with Scott Tribe, who operates the Progressive Bloggers aggregator. It appears that, owing to financial considerations, the website is down for…
A Timely Warning
I think all of us are aware of the multitude of scams being practised at any given time, be it the granny scam ("Hi Gramma, I was in an accident…
Prelude To Capitulation: Mr. Carney Blinks Again
It was not so long ago, during the election campaign, that I remember Mr. Carney's soaring rhetoric, his stout orders calling for "Elbows Up, Canada!" and all that it implied…
Here’s A Political Voice People Can Respect
Now that Naheed Nenshi has been sworn in as an Alberta MLA, it looks like he is bringing an intelligence to the job that many will respect and some will…