Too Early for Counting Chickens
There’s still a possibility that Christy Clark may emerge from yesterday’s election with a razor-thin majority. As things stand now she’s looking at a minority with the NDP rebounding to…
The Mound of Sound
Brace Yourself. It Might Be Getting Hotter Than Expected.
By now pretty much everybody understands the “greenhouse effect.” Greenhouse gases, primarily CO2 and methane, released into the atmosphere trap solar energy just like a greenhouse and the Earth gets…
Trump Fires Comey
FBI Director, James Comey, has been fired by Donald Trump. Trump, along with his associates, are under active investigation by the FBI. “Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director…
Climate Change Morphing Into an Existential Problem
I came across this lecture delivered just over a month ago. I thought it important enough – to you – to post it here. I’ll let Dr. Ramanathan speak for…
Corporatism versus Unionism. That’s Why I Vote Green, for Environmentalism
I expect Christy Clark will remain Canada’s most corrupt premier when the ballots are counted tomorrow. She and her Liberal government have a 16-year record to prove they’re rotten to…
The State of the Planet – Kofi Annan
Some think of him as the finest Secretary-General in the history of the United Nations (1997-2006). He wasn’t just a servant of the member states but an advocate for people…
The Warming Arctic Adding More CO2 And Methane
Think of it this way – permafrost, methane emissions; tundra, CO2 emissions. We’ve known for some time that melting permafrost in the Arctic is leading to the release of troubling…
Witness Tampering, Trump-Style
Eyebrows are being raised over Trump’s Twitter attacks on former Acting Attorney-General, Sally Yates, hours before she was scheduled to appear to testify about Trump’s former National Security Adviser, ret.…
What Are Your Favourite Blog Trackers?
Over the years I’ve used a couple of blog trackers. I would periodically check them, just out of curiosity. It was mildly interesting to see who was visiting and from…
First Wilders, Now Le Pen. The Centre Has Held in Europe Again
A great sigh of relief was hard through Europe when Dutch right winger, Geert Wilders, fell short in the March election, coming in 2nd, handing his party 20 seats in…
We Need to Have This Figured Out by 2019. That Is a Huge Challenge. On It Rests Our Democracy.
If we don’t get it figured out, you can pretty much kiss goodbye any hope of exercising your “democratic franchise” when you go to the polls to elect our next…
The Bilingue Bounty
Probably no one deserves more credit for putting Canada on the bilingual path than Pierre Trudeau. Many of my generation achieved high school French and little more. Both of my…
From Women’s Reproductive Rights to Bank Bailouts to Blasphemy, the Irish Can Be a Backward Bunch.
Stephen Fry is looking at a 25,000 Euro fine under Ireland’s 2009 Blasphemy Act for… for this:
Ever Yearn For the MAD Old Days?
That’s MAD as in “mutually assured destruction,” the imaginary protocol that supposedly kept the Soviets and the Americans from plunging the world into nuclear winter during the Cold War. The…
Henry Giroux Takes Trump To The Woodshed
The title of his address says it all – Between Orwell and Huxley in the Age of New Authoritarianism. Giroux’ speech begins at the 24:40 mark.
It’s Called a "Unified Government." History Shows That’s Code for Financial Disaster. Robert Reich Says That’s Already In the Cards.
There’s no nice way to say this. Once again the Republicans have a “unified government.”: They hold a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. They hold a majority…
The Great Climate Silence or Tweedledum and Tweedledee Go To Ottawa
This is an equal opportunity, non-partisan yet still seething condemnation of the human detritus that populates our House of Commons on both sides of the aisle. It extends to the…
NATO Calls For War on Climate Change
In a message seemingly aimed at Donald Trump, a NATO commander has called for a united fight against climate change.Climate change poses a global security threat that all countries must…
Guess What? The TPP May Not Be Dead After All.
The Japanese government is proposing a revival of the Trans Pacific Partnership only without the United States. An idea has emerged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership can take effect among at…
For Years Canada has Outsourced Our Foreign Policy to the U.S. Why Not Let Germany Have a Turn?
If you want to know who is steering Canada’s foreign policy look no further than Canada’s voting record in the U.N. General Assembly whenever a resolution concerns Israel. Under our…