Oh, Those Poor Deluded Fools. They’re Not to Blame.
There’s a growing effort underway in the ranks of America’s left to excuse the sins of Trump’s legion of useful idiots. It’s not their fault. They’re to be pitied, not…
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Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Simon Enoch traces the COVID-19 spending that’s taken place in Saskatchewan – finding that most of the support has come from the…
America’s Original Sin – Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theories propelled Donald Trump to power but it’s been the stuff of American politics since the 1776 Revolution. The United States of America was founded on a conspiracy theory.…
What If They’re Right, What Then?
There are few things good about becoming a senior citizen except that this is probably a good time to be nearing the station. I do not envy those who will…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jim Brumby writes about the multiple growing disruptions to economic health and security which could be addressed by a wealth tax. – Kim…
On root causes
Shorter Scott Moe on threats against Dr. Saqib Shahab: I have no idea how these idiots got the idea that policy disagreement entitles you to engage in violent rhetoric and…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Grace Blakeley comments on the connection between neoliberal ideology, and the replacement of even the possibility of collective action with an assumption…
How the Liberals Botched the Covid Crisis and Left Canadians Exposed
There’s no two ways about it. Justin Trudeau screwed up. That became undeniable when Pfizer announced disruptions in the scheduled supply of vaccine doses while it retooled some plant in…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Anna McMillan reports on the disproportionate effect COVID-19 has (predictably) had on First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan. And Maan Ahmidi reports on the…
Musical interlude
snarls – Walk in the Woods
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon write about the tendency for people involved in deliberately-rigged contests to believe their success is the result of…
Payette’s Parting Gift – $150 Large for Life
Disgraced former Governor-General, Julie Payette, will leave Ottawa with a ridiculously generous parting package. Julie Payette submitted her resignation as Governor General on Thursday, but despite leaving early due to…
The Bloom Is Off the Rose, the Wild Rose That Is.
For some time Alberta has been a provincial Ponzi-scheme, robbing the future to pay dividends today. Tens of thousands of orphan wells, dangerously contaminated groundwater and those Tar Sands tailing…
The Other Shoe Drops, New Covid Variant More Lethal
Wouldn’t it be great if Canada still had a world-class laboratory manufacturing vaccines? We did but we don’t, not any more. Word coming out of the UK that the more…
Ah, the Fragrant Scent of Pines
Remember the days of “no drama Obama”? Despite the still unresolved disasters of the past four years, those days of relative tranquility seem to be coming back. It’s sort of…
It’s Utterly Electrifying. EVs Arrive at Critical Mass.
It’s a terrible week to add to Jason Kenney’s woes but the days of internal combustion are growing shorter with each passing year. Six years ago the Swiss bank, UBS,…
Julie, er, Your Excellency, Don’t Let the Door Hit Your Ass On Your Way Out
Governor General Julie Payette and her muscle, Assunta di Lorenzo, are toast. Both have resigned following the release of a scathing report of workplace culture at Rideau Hall. Julie and…
Oh, Please. Please, Please, Please. Do It. Go For It.
Before Donald Trump departed Andrews Air Force base yesterday, he told the relatively small gathering of well-wishers that he would be back “in some form.” That cryptic line sparked a…
One Day. So Many Smiles.
It seemed like the world was smiling yesterday as the United States shed one president and greeted another. No one can tell how president Biden will fare in dealing with…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jim Stanford explores how a just transition plan can ensure that workers have new opportunities in the midst of a needed shift…