I Just Stumbled Over This Again.
One of the very best renditions of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” – and the thing is, it’s in Polish
The Mound of Sound
New Rule
If your party has cultivated a constituency whose interest lies in perpetuating a state of permanent warfare, you have forfeit any right to participate in democratic governance. If your party…
The United States of Lunacy
She’s Already Got Her Finger On The Trigger. Let’er Rip, Mom. Kansas is now in, along with Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming. Curiously enough, Vermont is in too. In these states…
Harper Minister Won’t Run Again. That Means She Should Quit – or Be Removed – Now.
Manitoba MP and Harper’s minister for heritage and official languages, Shelly Glover, announced on Friday that she won’t seek re-election this year. That means the Speaker of the House should…
Well This Is Refreshing – a Liberal Who Makes Sense
Former Liberal prime minister, Paul Martin, has slammed the Harper government’s economic record, calling for Ol’ Leatherback, Joe Oliver, to introduce stimulus spending in the next Conservative budget. Dismissing the…
The Unholy Trinity
The Unholy Trinity, the Three O’s – Overpopulation, Overconsumption and Overshoot – are mankind’s plague on the Earth. Surf’s Up, Indonesia Despite claims that, with just a bit more efficiency,…
Where Have All the Forests Gone?
The biggest source of lost forests is in Russia and Canada. It’s not forest lost to deforestation, logging or clearing land for agriculture, but boreal forest consumed by wildfires. A…
We Simply Can’t Stay Here Any Longer
Why do we find it so hard to recognize the decay that surrounds us? Just about everybody agrees we’re going in the wrong direction – democratically, economically, environmentally, socially even…
Two Americans Beg Canada – Don’t Get Into "PermaWar"
David Swanson and Robert Fantina of worldbeyondwar.com add their voice to the growing chorus of those seeking to extricate Canada from America’s incoherent war without end. They point out that…
And Who Put the Match to It, You Nitwit?
John Boehner is currently in Israel giving Benjamin Netanyahu his well-earned reach around. Here’s what the Great Bronze Bullshitter let drop: “I wouldn’t have believed that I would be involved…
"Whack a Mole" is No Reason to Go to War.
We spent a decade in Afghanistan playing whack-a-mole, essentially achieving nothing. We had no coherent vision of what ‘victory’ might even look like much less how it could be achieved.…
Five Days Until the Senate of Canada Stands Trial
It’s been pretty obvious for a while now that the Mike Duffy corruption trial will likely be transformed into an indictment of the Senate of Canada. “We all did it”…
Getting Buried in the Babble
It’s been a while since I posted on a) the polar ice melting or b) sea level rise or c) a whole lot of other things. It’s not for want…
Better Off Without Him
There probably aren’t many in Parliament with a less distinguished career that Conservative MP James Lunney. His pension now safely in the bag, Lunney has decided to formalize his legislative…
Your Morning Laugh
From Team Coco:
Well, There Goes Europe.
Making sense of Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, was never easier. It’s all thanks to his revelation that Kim Kardashian is his 13th cousin. Suddenly it all falls into place.
Just In Case You Haven’t Figured Out How Dangerous and Senseless Our Air War on ISIS Really Is.
For your reading pleasure and edification, we have links. From the Georgia Straight, Gwynne Dyer explains why terrorism is overblown and why ISIS wants needs Stephen Harper to do exactly…
The Generals are Talking – That’s Rarely a Good Thing.
The top brass is getting restive and they’re looking for a bit of mass mayhem. This might be news to you but Russia has an Academy of Geopolitical Problems. The…
Are We Allied with Sunni Arab States Intent on Wiping Out Shiites?
The United Nations would like a word with you. It’s about that hopelessly scrambled mess of an air war now underway in the Middle East from Iraq to Syria and,…
Has Harperland Made Canada a Rogue State
The Tyee’s Crawford Kilian argues that Harper’s Canada has become a rogue state. Kilian disposes of the arguments of those, including several Liberals, who see a “moral imperative” in our…