Time to Euthanize the Fossil Fuelers?
In 2015 as our newly minted prime minister and his environment minister took the floor at the Paris climate summit, the nations of the world vowed to renew efforts to…
The Mound of Sound
The Tyee Trolls Andrew Scheer – Episode Two, "WTF?"
Now I’m going out on a limb here to suggest The Tyee isn’t fond of the Conservative leader, Andrew ‘The Private Sector Months’ Scheer. Today’s episode explores how so many…
This Dismal Season
Sorry. I asked around. Couldn’t find anyone who bothered watching last night’s leaders’ debate. Not one. I suppose it has something to do with that “none of the above” attitude…
Anybody Want to Start a Pool?
I wonder what the voter turnout will be this year. Since Confederation we’ve averaged just over 70 per cent. The highest turnout came during the Diefenbaker/Pearson era when 79 per…
Andrew Weaver Steps Down
He’s been a true stalwart of the Green Party movement in Canada. Our very own climate scientist, U. Vic’s Andrew Weaver. Now he’s announced that he won’t be seeking re-election…
Anyone Want to Bet Trump Isn’t Auguring In?
Check out ‘the Donald’s’ tweet about Turkey and the precarious fate of Syrian Kurds. I didn’t believe that even the Mango Mussolini could do this. I checked. He did. We…
The Tyee Trolls Andrew Scheer
The headline says it all – “SCHEER AMBITION: The Private Sector Months. And Then – to Government.” It’s apparently the first in a series on the life and times of…
Is This How Neoliberalism Ends – With a Crash?
It’s been nearly 15 years since John Ralston Saul proclaimed the death of neoliberalism in “The Collapse of Globalism, and the Reinvention of the World.” Back then he envisioned a…
Ralph Nader. 19 Reasons Americans Should Be Taking To the Streets.
This is Ralph Nader’s Top 19 List, “Reasons for Americans to Rise in Revolt.” There has never been more access to food—domestic and imported—yet hunger is an ongoing problem everywhere.…
In Trumpland, Everything and Every One is Expendable.
One thing Donald Trump will never suffer from is an excess of empathy or responsibility or integrity. He exists to pursue but one thing – whatever suits his interests and…
This Should Make Trump’s Week.
A federal judge has ordered that Donald Trump must release eight years of tax returns to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. “This court cannot endorse such a categorical and limitless…
What’s the Plan When the Bubble Bursts?
Corruption, it is said, runs deep. Big money corruption, deeper still. Most didn’t notice the report of the International Monetary Fund that found that Canada subsidizes the wealthiest industry in…
Every Man, Woman and Child Indentured to the Fossil Energy Giants
$1,650 per year per person. Let’s say it’s a family of five. That would make it $1,650 X 5 = $8,250 all in. That would be your family’s share of…
There Was a Time When We Understood Democracy
Our connection to democracy is waning. Young people, especially, are wary of it. The alarm bells rang with a 2016 report out of Harvard by Yasha Mounk and Roberto Foa…
How Much Lasting Damage have Britain’s Tories Caused?
How much? Enough that the Independent is running a claim, by some “better-than-thou,” that Boris will get nothing further from the Queen. If need be, she’ll remove him. Wha..wha..wha..WHAT!!Has it…
Charter Rights Are Not a "Balancing Act," Mr. Trudeau.
When it comes to gaffes, our ‘not ready for prime time’ prime minister has had his share. That’s why Andrew Scheer is breathing down the Liberal leader’s neck. Most of…
A Moment of Comic Relief for Electoral Hump Day
This National Observer cartoon certainly captures the essence of Andy “Chuckles” Scheer for an article that asks an important question, “Will Andrew Scheer Ruin Canada?“ It’s the usual stuff. He’s…
The Real Skinny On Joe and Hunter Biden
Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani can’t stand witch hunts except when it’s their own doing. At the moment they’ve been caught pressuring the Ukrainians to dish up dirt on Hunter…
Meanwhile, In Russian News
As we enter the second half in what may be the dreariest federal election campaign in many, many decades, a bit of Russian news to perk up your day. A…
A Sensible Carbon Tax
Further proof that the Trudeau government’s minuscule carbon tax barely rises above the level of greenwashing. An article in the MIT Technology review indicates that carbon taxes can work –…