Rule Brittania? No, Nay, Never.
In response to Canada’s half-assed efforts to defend its sovereignty in the Arctic, the Brits have offered to throw us a lifeline. Nobody in Ottawa has been paying much attention…
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Oh Please, Now Can You Release Those Hostages? Please?
Meng Wanzhou is expected to make a virtual appearance in a U.S. court to enter a guilty plea to some sort of plea-bargained charges today. The Hwawai CFO has been…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Katherine Wu, Ed Yong and Sarah Zhang set out six rules which will shape how we handle the next wave of COVID –…
Mein Gott! He Said What? Glavin, Really?
I can’t think of the last time I agreed with National Post columnist, Terry Glavin. This could be a first. In his latest column, Glavin agrees with a former mentor,…
On echoes
Plenty of commentators have pointed out the symmetry between this year’s election and that of 2008 in terms of low voter turnout and general dissatisfaction with the outcome on the…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from the aftermath of Canada’s federal election. – Christo Aivalis is the latest to point out that nobody emerged from the election as a winner. And John…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Institut economique Molinari studies how COVID Zero strategies have not only kept populations healthier, but helped to preserve higher levels of…
On the Road to Glasgow
COP26, the 26th attempt to get the community of nations to do something effective about the climate crisis, opens in about six weeks in Glasgow. There will be no end…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Julian Borger reports on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ call to address major inequities, including in climate action and vaccine distribution. And Stephanie…
#Elxn44 Roundup
Assorted reactions to a federal election which changed so little. – The Canadian Labour Congress points out that we can’t afford to be stuck with the status quo when there’s…
An Open Letter To Jason Kenney
Dear Premier Kenney, The time for you to step down has come. It actually arrived in July of 2021 when COVID-19 modelling was showing Alberta going into a fourth wave…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Alert cats.
How The CPC Snatched Defeat From The Jaws of Victory on September 20
Last night's election was an object lesson in how the CPC has failed as a party. Practically speaking, they failed horribly last night. On paper, they garnered more of the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alexander Quon reports on Alexander Wong’s call for far more public health measures to alleviate COVID’s unmanageable strain on Saskatchewan’s health care…
Can the Greens Ever Come Back?
Whether she stays on or takes the honourable route and leaves, Green leader, Annamie Paul, may have dealt her party a lethal blow. Ms. Paul not only lost her third…
Looking Back
When he ran on Stephen Harper’s record, promising a new dawn, a Liberal renaissance, we gave him a majority. Sure it was a “false majority” but, hey, it would be…
The Dumbest Line Of The Evening
The election that no one wanted, Justin Trudeau excepted, ended predictably. The award for the dumbest line of the evening has to go to perpetual bridesmaid, Erin O’Toole, who claimed…
Don’t Stay Up Tonight
If the predictions are right and this election turns out to be a nail-biter, save those nails for tomorrow. Elections Canada says the 1.2 million mail-in votes it received won’t…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Doug Cuthand discusses how everybody is worse off as a result of the combination of government negligence and individual vaccine hesitancy. And Liam…
#Elxn44 E-Day Links
News and notes as Canada’s federal election draws to a close. – David Moscrop discusses how a campaign nobody wanted is leaning toward grudging continuation of the status quo which…