#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – D.T. Cochrane reviews the parties’ platforms and finds the NDP’s to be both the most progressive and the most fiscally responsible. And…
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Gunter, You’ve Lost Gunter?
I guess Lorne Gunter simply can’t hold his tongue, even with an election just three days away. No doubt about it. O’Toole has lost The Grunter. Time and again, O’Toole…
The Artful Dodger
One thing you can say for Justin Trudeau – he’s a pretty good liar. Erin O’Toole, on the other hand, could learn a few things from his nemesis. Maybe it’s…
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up.
Good Grief! It’s nearing that time again when the community of nations gathers to figure out what in hell to do about climate change. Round 26, Glasgow, November 1-14, 2021.…
Well, That Was Certainly Discouraging
The CBC captured a photo of Elizabeth May campaigning, sitting in her walker waving at passing cars. Elizabeth May, whom Susan Riley extolled as the “hardest-working MP on Parliament Hill”…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jason Markusoff writes about the human cost of Jason Kenney’s false claim that the COVID-19 pandemic was over. Phil Tank points out…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Alex Hemingway writes about the need to tax the rich far beyond even the “unlimited zeal” reflected in the NDP’s modest…
On politicization
There have been a couple of indications as to how Alberta’s refusal to take basic health precautions in the face of COVID’s fourth wave (and in all likelihood Saskatchewan’s as…
What’s that Distant Rumble? Oh, It’s the Start of America’s Climate Migration.
If you’re poor you have to take your chances of possibly dying in place. If you’re rich, you have options. Some wealthy Americans are already legging it, migrating away from…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jill Filipovic discusses how the mounting toll in human lives and health from COVID should leave no room for controversy about modest responses…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Christo Aivalis discusses Jagmeet Singh’s much-needed willingness to take on the power of the rich to fight for a country that works…
Money Talks. Will Big Oil and Its Political Handmaidens Listen?
Ten trillion dollars is a tidy amount of money. We may soon see whether that kind of cash is enough to tame the fossil fuelers and their political enablers. Investors…
Same Old, Same Old?
Don Ivison is calling the election for the Trudeau Liberals. He figures we’ll be back where we were before the writ was dropped. O’Toole dropped the ball on the climate…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Embedded cats.
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s election campaign. – Mohy-Dean Tabbara and Garima Talwar Kapoor examine what the parties are offering to combat poverty, while noting the need for more ambition…
Norm Macdonald, R.I.P.
A legend among comedians, Norm Macdonald has died, age 61
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Naël Shiab charts COVID case rates by province – showing in stark relief how Alberta and Saskatchewan are in a worse position…
Emissions Cuts. Are You Serious?
Torrential rain flooded the approaches to London’s venerable Tower Bridge today. The nearby Tube station was flooded – of course. Meanwhile, “Don’t Mess With Texas” is expecting up to 20…
Define "Clash"
Okay, fair enough, it was the Globe & Mail. The headline read: At Fairy Creek protesters and police clash over old-growth logging in British Columbia. “Clash” now there’s a loaded…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Khalden Dhatsenpa and Gavin Armitage-Ackerman write about the need to treat housing as a human right rather than a commodity. – PressProgress…