Donald Trump – Bibi’s Best Friend
In an apparent bid to court Jewish voters, Donald Trump has changed course of Israel and now supports further Israeli settlement of the occupied Palestinian territories.When asked whether there should…
The Mound of Sound
It Is Finished
Less than 24 hours after Ted Cruz left the Republican race, John Kasich has announced he's also folding his campaign. That leaves only one contender for the Republican presidential nomination,…
Well, Lizzie May. Time to Earn Your Pay.
It was wonderful when Elizabeth May received a 93% vote of confidence from the Green Party rank and file last month.She's done a good job but now she needs to…
Meanwhile, Back in the Kremlin
"Comrade President, it has happened. Trump is now the presumptive presidential candidate of America's Republican Party.""Excellent. Now summon the Kremlin psychiatrists. We need this Trump profiled. I will roll him…
As Long As We’re Looking at Putting Statues on Parliament Hill
Here's a few that might be just dandy. They venerate legendary whistleblowers Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and former US soldier, Chelsea Manning. I wouldn't mind seeing these three honoured on…
Trump Goes Wiggy
Has Donald Trump finally jumped the shark? Today he tried to link Ted Cruz' father to Lee Harvey Oswald and the Kennedy assassination.
KPMG’s Mea Culpa
Guess who's no longer in the tax shelter business? Yes, that's right, KPMG. It seems the accounting giant has done a little of the old "duck and cover" after getting…
Yeah But How Do You Really Feel About Donald Trump?
For years he was senator John McCain's chief aide. Now Mark Salter says Hillary would get his vote over Donald Trump because - because - wait for it - she's…
National Observer Calls Bullshit on Trudeau, Again.
When it comes to climate change and Canada we're awash in talk but marooned when it comes to meaningful action. Cap'n Sunny Ways seems to be focused on blowing smoke…
Arctic Climate Connections – Where is Rube Goldberg Now That We Need Him?
The rapidly warming Arctic region is the perfect proving ground to show how climate change impacts have a synergy that is amplified by human activity, primarily greenhouse gas emissions.A new…
It’s the Day of Reckoning for Ted Cruz. Stephen Colbert Explains.
Republican weirdo presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, a.k.a. "Lucifer in the flesh," is facing his Waterloo - or he would be if Indiana had a town named Waterloo. Dammit, I just…
Back in Business !! Just in Time For Summer Boating Season
Vancouver's Kitsilano Coast Guard Station is back in business as of today. The facility that provides ready response rescue for the area's boating crowd and freighters was shuttered by Stephen…
National Observer – How Enbridge Manipulated the National Energy Board
The power of alternative media.Vancouver's own, National Observer, has unearthed evidence suggesting shocking collusion between an energy giant and the industry-friendly federal regulator, the National Energy Board.Under scrutiny is a…
Elizabeth May Points Out the Obvious
Despite his "sunny ways," Justin Trudeau keeps showing that he's less than meets the eye. Elizabeth May, writing in the Island Tides paper, explains:Canada is very popular at the UN…
Why Now, Perhaps More Than Ever, We Need a National Vision
He came to us with a vision of what he called a "just society." We listened and we liked what we heard and we supported him as he enacted the…
Justin, Rachel and Brad – Completely Out of Touch with Canadians
Justin Trudeau, Rachel Notley and Brad Wall are determined to continue Canada's sullied fossil fuel past but the Canadian people want a fossil free future for Canada.An Ekos poll found…
"New Pipelines to Tidewater"
Prison culture has its own lexicon, words that have a prison-specific meaning. One of these is "bitch." In prison the word describes a person who is easily cowed and then…
Only In Your Dreams
Old myths die hard. One of them is the wild delusion of Canada as an "energy superpower."First problem. A superpower, by definition, calls the shots. When it comes to oil…
What’s That in Erdogan’s Hand? Oh Yeah, It’s Europe’s Balls.
You gotta give him credit. Turkish strongman, Recep Erdogan, knows it doesn't matter how much he's reviled so long as he has his critics by the balls. In this case…
Wake Up, Canada. Australia Calling.
You don't read much about it but Canada is a big juicy target for landgrabs by foreign corporations.A couple of years ago Argentinian officials were alarmed to discover an attempt…