TorStar and Trudeau, is a Clash Inevitable?
It's hard not to think of the Toronto Star as a notch above any other daily newspaper in Canada. It's not a great paper. People in other countries don't speak…
The Mound of Sound
Mona Aynbrose and Her Fellow Cons Think This Way.
Acting Conservative leader, Rona Ambrose, is an admirer of Ayn Rand's thinking. She gets it, she buys it, she would love to live it if Ambrose and her like-minded could…
A Republican Insider Wants Trump to Destroy the Republican Party
Republican stalwart, Bruce Bartlett, backs Donald Trump. Bartlett thinks the utter destruction of today's GOP is the only way to save it.
America as Weimar. Anschluss for Canada?
It's a development that's been predicted with dread for some time - the end of constitutional democracy in America and the rise of a post-constitutional, authoritarian and fascist state. It's…
Sudbury Steve’s Fascinating Theory
In the wake of yesterday's announcement of a huge breakthrough in cheap, effective and scalable storage battery technology, our friend Sudbury Steve asks whether this is what caused the Saudis…
A Parliamentary Reality Check From the Other Side of the Pond
She was elected to represent Birmingham Yardley in 2013, the outspoken Labour MP, Jess Phillips. A tad cynical, on occasion a bit vulgar, Ms. Phillips here explains how parliamentarians get…
You Can’t Fool All of the People All of the Time.
That's especially true if the subject is climate change and you're Justin Trudeau facing First Nations leaders, hands down the fiercest defenders of Canada's environment against the relentless encroachment of…
Donald, Even the Spooks Don’t Want You. Trump As a National Security Threat.
Nice hair you got there, Donald. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.Donald Trump as a mortal threat to America's national security? That's the conclusion of no fewer…
Speaking of the Great State of Idiocracy
Okay, here's a story about a guy who shot and killed himself while taking a selfie with his pistol. Seems when he unloaded the gun he forgot all about that…
What’s That? Bitumen’s Dead?
Elon Musk and Bill Gates may have to settle for runner-up status in the race to develop the breakthrough technology in battery storage. It seems the gold is going instead…
It’s Time to Tell Justin to Shut Down Athabasca.
What's the point of taking the gags off federal government scientists if you don't want to listen to them? What's the point of having federal government scientists at all if…
Jeffrey Simpson – Think Small, Think Slow. Better Yet, Just Don’t Think.
In today's column, the Globe's Jeffrey Simpson wades into the thorny problem of Canada and climate change. His proposals are less than inspiring. In fact, scientists, or 98% of them,…
Jimmy Fallon as Trump
Fallon nails Trump and he's even got a true to life cardboard Chris Christie. He is cardboard, isn't he?Here's Colbert's Super Tuesday wrap up. Terrific.
Donald as Silvio
An Italian warns Americans that, in Donald Trump, they have the makings of their very own Silvio Berlusconi.Now that Super Tuesday has brought the Republican nomination, and possibly the White…
The Speculation is Over. Trudeau Backs Bitumen.
He's real good when it comes to the low hanging fruit - the long form census, missing First Nations women, that sort of thing.He's something else when it comes to…
Some Choice – a "Shady, Bombastic Liar" or a Really Scary, Radical "Social Conservative"
Channel surfing the American nets in the aftermath of Super Tuesday was interesting in a mildly stomach-churning way. Trump was, well, Trump - the New York Times editorial board pretty…
Ezra Hangs Up His Robes
The political sphere is full of washed-up former lawyers, among them a number who never had much of a practice anyway. Some of them continue to maintain their law society…
It’s a Stacked Deck. Hint: Deal From the Bottom.
Prime minister Trudeau and his provincial counterparts are gathering in Vancouver (naturally) today for talks on climate change and clean technology. The idea seems to be to get a consensus…
Coule Pas Chez Nous
As a coastal British Columbian I can't help but support Quebec's Coule Pas movement to resist the Enbridge Trans Canada Energy East dilbit pipeline crossing their province.What's wrong with the…
Do You Wonder What the Future Holds for Canada in the Mid-Range? Wonder No More.
Bob Weber of the Canadian Press has done his homework and he's produced an excellent layman's guide to what's likely in store for Canadians by 2050. He conveys very well…