Did SNC-Lavalin Try to Shake Down the Trudeau Government?
From what I’ve read in the funny papers, the Trudeau government, with an election just months away, twisted ex-justice minister Jody’s arm after the prime minister’s arm was twisted by…
The Mound of Sound
Can You Imagine a Canadian Government Without One of the Two Major Parties?
Could there come a day when either the Liberals or the Conservatives disappear from federal politics? It’s hard to imagine but a UBC political science prof, Richard Johnston, thinks one…
I Was Never a Fan, Before This. Sometimes Courage Shows Up at the Most Unexpected Places.
I’m not one for Hollywood stars and starlets. It’s been at least 20 years since I last watched the Oscars. Yet I saw something that happened Sunday night that was…
Jonn Has a Point. Sometimes Great Weather Should be Terrifying.
The buzzword in the British press has been “glorious” to describe the first time the UK has experienced 20 degree Celsius heatwave in February. To Jonn Elldge it’s not glorious…
Dianne Feinstein’s Overdue Pink Slip
It was not Dianne Feinstein’s greatest moment when the 85 year old senator from California bared her fangs at a gaggle of school kids beseeching her to support the Green…
CBC (Finally) Calls Out Scheer as Soft on Racism
Andrew Scheer knew he wasn’t dancing with the angels when he came out to greet the mixed crowd of pipeline supports and white nationalists (or worse) who journeyed together from…
I May Join "Team I Really Don’t Want to Know"
Fresh from this morning’s MIT Tech Review – we’re all gonna die. Want the details? Why would you? If you’re still with me, here’s the deal. Looks like the planet…
Just How Did Jagmeet Win South Burnaby?
Every party needs a leader in the House of Commons so best wishes to NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, the honourable member for South Burnaby. The nation has no shortage of…
Senator Tkachuk, It’s Cal Bahr On the Line. Says He’s Outdone Ya.
It was just a few days ago that Tory senator Dave Tkachuk, addressing the white nationalist crowd who showed up on Parliament Hill, urged the truckers to run over every…
If Memory Serves
There is one among our ranks who has pursued the prime minister and others for their conduct in the SNC-Lavalin affair. This person has even named it “LavScam.” Of course,…
The Degenerate in Chief Strikes Back
The White House is out to undermine the scientific consensus on man-made climate change. The National Security Council initiative would include scientists who question the severity of climate impacts and…
Climate Change Consensus Hits "Gold Standard"
This must have caused a couple of hard swallows at The Globe & Mail. “Evidence global warming is man-made hits ‘gold standard.’ Well, duh. Evidence for man-made global warming has…
Hedges’ Anguished Plea
In his latest column, Chris Hedges calls for a mass uprising this April. He envisions a rebellion in major cities and capitols by thousands of people resorting to civil disobedience,…
The Perilous Plight of the Southern Resident Orca
To the National Energy Board the TransMountain pipeline expansion is “likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on the Southern resident killer whale.” The NEB went on to conclude, “yeah,…
Nikiforuk – "A New Low" Even for the NEB
Canada’s top energy journalist, Andrew Nikiforuk, sees a litigation-filled future for the National Energy Board’s “reconsideration” report on Trudeau’s Trans Mountain pipeline. With its so-called “reconsideration report” on the Trans…
Manafort Memo Released
It’s not a memorandum. It’s not a booklet. It’s an 800 page tome.
Justin Tru – mp
Now, like good, as in docile, Canadians I suppose we should be saying, “oh shucks, I don’t like that very much but, if they’re saying it’s for the greater good,…
Why Do the Scumbags Always Link Back to Trump?
This time it’s Trump cronies Jeffrey Epstein and Alexander Acosta. Epstein is a multi-millionaire juvenile sex predator and Trump play pal. Acosta was the prosecuting attorney who cut Epstein the…
It’s Friday. Will the Day’s Best be Last?
I realize some of you are nose-deep in the SNC-Lavalin business which, perhaps wrongly, is becoming a bit tedious to me. My attention is on the federal court, DC district,…
Screw the Whales. Screw British Columbia.
The National Energy Board has predictably – yes, entirely predictably – concluded that the Trans Mountain Pipeline, a.k.a. the Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline, a.k.a. the People’s Pipeline, is in the…