Washington State Rallies to British Columbia’s Side on Trans Mountain
There’s a reason some of us like our cousins to the immediate south better than we like provinces east of the Rockies. Washington governor, Jay Inslee, has come to BC…
The Mound of Sound
Can Kim Jong Un Put His Life in Donald’s Trumps Hands?
There’s so much double-dealing going on lately it’s hard to figure out who can be trusted but, on the trustworthiness scale, Donald Trump must be pretty close to the bottom.…
The Mood I’m In
After the events of the past two days, the last week or two, I went in search of Leonard Cohen. Then I was here.
"The Greatest Threat Facing Mankind" – Not That You Would Know It, Not In Canada.
“Climate change is still moving much faster than we are.” That’s the pitch from UN climate change czar, Antonio Gutteres. “Scientists are now worried that unless accelerated action is taken…
Man Who Chaired Brexit Campaign Relocates – to France.
He’s Lord Lawson of Blaby (swear to God, “Blaby”) has apparently decided to reward himself for helping to pull Britain out of the European Union by pulling up stakes and…
"This Isn’t Climate Change, It’s Everything Change" – Margaret Atwood
Canada’s greatest writer, Margaret Atwood, sees a bad moon rising, especially for women and children, from climate change. Atwood says it’s not just the climate, it’s “everything change.” “This isn’t…
How Kinder Morgan Played Trudeau Like a Harp
Reuters has done a little digging into how Kinder Morgan manipulated a naive prime minister, panicking him into buying out the slick Texas pipeline company. Even before the bailout, the…
$4.5 Billion? Try $20 Billion.
What a fitting legacy for a double dealing prime minister, a pipeline fiasco. He may not like it but Justin Trudeau’s name will forever be tied to a bitumen tube.…
Bill McKibben Sums Up Trudeau in One Sentence
“In case anyone wondered, this is how the world ends: with the cutest, progressivest, boybandiest leader in the world going fully in the tank for the oil industry.” That’s how…
Faint Praise
I don’t care very much for this prime minister, Trudeau. I don’t care for his double-dealing. I’m fed up with his lying and his rank hypocrisy. That said I want…
You May Not Like These Odds
The odds aren’t good. Three times out of four, the result is war. Such is the nature of superpower politics. Over the centuries superpowers have come and gone. There have…
Adios, Roseanne – Don’t Let the Door Hit Ya…..
Roseanne Barr’s comeback is over. ABC has cancelled the “Roseanne” show after the loudmouth, rightwing nutjob tweeted that a former Obama aide, Valerie Jarrett, was what you get if the…
Donald’s Choice – Ignore Climate Change Science
A leaked White House memo describes Donald Trump’s approach to climate science reports generated by the US government’s own agencies. He picked Door 3, just ignore it. Last week, the…
Morneau’s Right, They’ve Already Listed the Pipeline for Sale
It’s a honey of a deal. Here, check it out: https://ottawa.craigslist.ca/hvo/d/for-sale-stalled-and/6601355647.htmlh/t Deacon Jester
Now It’s Time for Trudeau to Come Clean – At Last.
Since the Trudeau government decided to throw $4.5-billion to take Kinder Morgan off the hook on the Trans Mountain pipeline, it’s time we got to see the books. Let’s start…
Well Liberals, You’re In the Bitumen Business Now
The Trudeau government has bought out Kinder Morgan. $4.5 billion. Canada is now a player in all things Tar Sands. No private sector buyer was interested in picking up the…
Try to Come Up With a More Fitting Word than "Asshole."
Today is Memorial Day in America, the day each year when the people of the United States are supposed to venerate the country’s war dead. As in people who actually…
Talk About Going Hog Wild With the Company Credit Card
You may remember her for helping Stephen Harper dodge a bullet when then governor general, Michaelle Jean, consented to Shifty Steve proroguing Parliament. You’re less apt to remember that she…
The Fox and the Hen House – Trudeau Hands Industry the Keys
It’s not unfair to say that, when the Trudeau government talks about balancing resource development and the environment you can expect a giant thumb on the scale. When the two…
Blinding the Mind
Before long, if you want to remain connected to reality you may have to work for it. We’re already up to our alligators in fake news, sometimes by liars who…