There’s a Reason They Called it MAD.
They were all the rage in my day. Tactical nuclear weapons, mini-nukes, or “those little bags of instant sunshine.” Somewhere around here I’ve got a then-“secret” field manual laying out…
The Mound of Sound
Millennials’ Empty Whinging
Climate change has sparked a lot of inter-generational controversy. Millennials, in particular, are fond of blaming it all on the Boomer generation, disingenuously distancing themselves from the problem. In a…
Brexit – the Madness Ensues
What do Theresa May and Jaques Parizeau have in common? They both see/saw the electorate as lobsters in a pot. Parizeau made the clumsy remark in the 2006 Quebec sovereignty…
He’s Done It
Donald Trump has kept his threat. He has declared a “national emergency” for the US Mexico border. He will use it to siphon funds from the American military or disaster…
Weaponizing Words
The fabrication industry is alive and, sadly, well. What we used to equate with cellar operations on Red Square now fuels Fox News, talk radio, even America’s venerated Oval Office.…
It’s On. Trump to Declare National Emergency.
It came straight from the mouth of the Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell. That reptilian old bastard announced that Trump will sign the bipartisan funding bill, preventing another shutdown, and…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Okay, I’m a curmudgeon.
Face it Liberals, the Fix is In.
The best argument I have heard in defence of SNC-Lavalin and how this government jury-rigged the criminal code is that it’s too big to fail. The people of Quebec, we’re…
The Green New Deal Isn’t Radical. What We’ve Done to The Earth Is.
America’s Green New Deal initiative is running into pushback from those who denounce it as “radical.” We’ve come to understand radical to mean something reckless, scary even dangerous. It actually…
When It Comes to Talk Radio, This Guy Is a Rock Star.
If you can access LBC, “Leading Britain’s Conversation” radio, you can catch this guy, James O’Brien. I’ve not heard anything remotely like this in Canada. Here, O’Brien, with the rapier…
CBC’s Legendary Correspondent, Joe Schlesinger, Has Died.
Many Canadians, perhaps not the young, will recall former CBC correspondent Joe Schelsinger’s career. He reported from every corner of the world. But what about his retirement? He explained it…
BC First Nations Take Trudeau to the Wood Shed
That’s what we need. Something else to sour the relationship between British Columbia’s First Nations and the sitting government in Ottawa. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is rallying to…
Hey, Trudeau Didn’t Start this Political Meddling With Justice.
Justin Trudeau is responsible for sneaking that corporate diversion authority in a 500-page omnibus bill. That was underhanded. That doesn’t make him some monster, an outrageous abuser of Canadian values.…
Jody Resigns, Lawyers Up
This won’t calm Trudeau’s waters. ex-Justice Minister Jody has resigned from cabinet. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Wilson-Raybould announced she submitted her resignation as Minister of Veterans Affairs and…
A Political Thumb On the Scales of Justice
In today’s Toronto Star veteran columnist, Tom Walkom, writes that it’s now lawful for Canadian politicians to influence judicial proceedings. Trudeau slipped that authority into a 500-page omnibus bill trusting…
Think You Don’t Live On a Spaceship?
If humankind ever does establish a settlement on another planet the colonists will have to grow food. When they do it will look something similar to this: But this farm…
Will Climate Collapse the Economy? Sure It Will.
Climate change is many things. Among them, it’s a great disrupter. We are by now too familiar with scenes of torrential floods, withering droughts, crippling Polar Vortex winter storms that…
"LavScam" – Gee, That Sounds Like "AdScam"
I don’t know who coined the term “LavScam” to describe the SNC-Lavalin controversy but it does bring back memories of a real Liberal scandal during the government of a fellow…
Ethics Commissioner to Investigate
For those who are following this SNC-Lavalin dustup, the Ethics Commissioner has launched an investigation into allegations that the PMO interfered in the prosecution.
He’s Got a Point
Law professor and environmental activist, Gus Speth, hit the nail on the head when he observed that science cannot solve climate change that threatens life on Earth. “I used to…