When Getting It Wrong No Longer Matters
In the age of neoliberalism ideology matters, not results. Neoliberalism ensures there’ll always be another bus to drive into the next ditch. Call it what you like, be it “market…
The Mound of Sound
Impeach the Prime Minister
Stephen Harper has lost the right to govern Canada. He has deliberately exposed the country to great peril and left the nation and our people vulnerable to war and terror…
Bangin’ that Old War Drum, Again.
Maybe it’s because they’re still smarting from getting their asses handed to them in Iraq and Afghanistan, maybe not. Either way it’s getting a bit embarrassing listening to Western military…
You’ll Need More Than a Six-Pack for That Job.
Well, that was the idea anyway. Brace yourselves. In a move that could send chills down the spine of every member of ISIS, it’s been revealed that Canada is ‘considering’…
This is Canada. Of Course We Live In a Democracy. Right? Think Again.
Do you know the difference between liberal democracy and illiberal democracy? It can be a complex issue. There are oodles of papers to read if you really want to get…
Even the Fraser Institute Can’t Look the Other Way But It Can’t Tell the Truth Either.
There’s a bumper sticker line that could double for the provincial motto of Alberta: Dear God, Please Give Us One More Oil Boom and, This Time, We Promise We Won’t…
Will the E.U. Again Pull the Rug Out From Under Harper’s Feet?
The European Union’s FQD, fuel quality directive, was once seen as a bitumen killer. It’s intended to encourage the use of lower-carbon oil and to kill off the European market…
And the Next Nuclear Power in the Middle East Is….
You’re probably thinking Iran. What about Saudi Arabia, the bunch of radical Sunni extremists we consider our close ally? Take it from The Times (of London, of course) where it’s…
Oh, My God! What If We Got This One Completely Wrong?
A recent article in Aviation Week claims that senior officers in the Pentagon are beginning to evaluate whether counter-measures already developed by the two obvious adversaries of the F-35 have…
The Running of the Hounds. Westminster KC 2015
I’m a dog fancier. I love dogs, most types anyway. Not so much the fru-fru dogs, those little furballs that some people tote around but ‘real’ dogs – terriers, setters,…
The Way We Wage War, We Never See This Coming.
We absolutely luuuuv our air wars, whether it’s over Serbia or Libya or Iraq. Load up those underwing hard points and let’s go drop some bombs. Yeah, that’s the ticket.…
Tom Mulcair Weighs In on Bill C-51 Today – At Last, Finally, Maybe We Hope.
They’re both trained lawyers, Tom Mulcair and Elizabeth May. One of them knows right from wrong, the other waits awhile to see which way the wind’s blowing. Elizabeth May only…
Harper’s Ace in the Hole for Election Victory in 2015? – Thomas Mulcair
Coming from anyone but Murray Dobbin, this might have New Democrats up in arms, howling with indignation. The decidedly progressive journalist, contributor to The Tyee and Rabble, diagnoses just what…
A War of Empty Gestures
It began almost 14-years ago as a campaign to wipe out a bunch of terrorists in Afghanistan. Or so we thought. Today our once hopeful adventure in the Hindu Kush…
Calling Bryce Mackasey
Canada Post calls it the biggest and largest denomination stamp in Canadian history. It’s the $10 blue whale stamp. It’s so tricked out that, when you put it under UV…
Save Yourself, Smoke Weed. This Guy Did and He Became Governor of California.
Some pretty eye-opening claims for the medical properties of marijuana. Four claims in total. Here’s the rundown. Cannabis actually facilitates the growth of new brain cells. Next, cannabis prevents Alzheimer’s.…
A Timely Scottish Warning for the New Democrats
There’s a price you pay for abandoning the Left. The latest party to learn that lesson is Scotland’s Labour Party. The “Blairification” of the Labour Party has sent a good…
There’s No Place for Nasty Unions in HarperLand
Tomorrow morning, first thing, the Harper government intends to legislate striking CP Rail employees back to work. Quelle f__king surprise! It’s a union that unhappily falls under federal jurisdiction which…
We Really Must Stop Looking at the Challenge the Wrong Way
The climate change argument (there’s no ‘debate’) has recently shifted to whether it’s worth it. While climate science was hunkered down fending off the deep-pocketed denialists, they allowed the other…
C’Mon, Be Honest. Are You Jonesin’ for a ‘Sun News’ Fix?
Didn’t think so. Me neither. I do wonder how much notice management gave the staff of their decision to pull the pin. According to HuffPo, Sun staffers were officially notified…