American separatists
Canadians are by no means alone in having separatists among them. Many countries contain cohorts... The post American separatists first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Video: Dinner boat cruise on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok
I took a few water taxis/ferries while in Bangkok, but also wanted to do a proper tour on the river to see the sites and learn the history. Apparently, there's…
Catching up with the news about Carney and bridges and reports and Ukraine and Trump. Plus World Cup Stories and other sports
Hey, lots of news since Saturday! Gordie Howe Bridge update CTV reports: Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the deal brokered between Canada and the United States to open the…
Video room tour: Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok
In August of 2025 I stayed on Bonvoy points at the Marriott Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok. It's an older property, but well-appointed rooms all with amazing river…
Stay Young By Enjoying Art
Who doesn’t like art? If you find yourself answering “me” to that question then perhaps you should check out different galleries. Recent research has shown that people who regularly engage…
Pick one. Run.
A quadrant chart of ldnont’s election issues..
UPDATED: Walking On Tippy Toes
When I was in Grade One, I have a distinct memory of my teacher, a nun of considerable kindness and compassion (unlike many others of her ilk in the school),…
In Pernik for the Short Films Conferenc
On June 25, 2006 I gave a talk at the SHORT FILMS, BIG QUESTIONS: FESTIVALS, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT conference in Pernik, Bulgaria. It was a great academic gathering in…
Obviously impressed by the nice reception the NDP gave him, Sen. Lindsay Graham said Donald Trump made him ‘want to move to Canada’
In 2015, the Wildrose Party was outraged the NDP didn’t meet the late U.S. Senator at the airport with a brass band and a bouquet of roses Lest we forget,…
The high price of Ottawa’s naval ambitions
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement about Canada’s planned new submarine fleet, a procurement expected to become the largest defence purchase in Canadian history. Photo courtesy Mark Carney/Facebook. ...
Finding Covid
There's been quite a bit of Covid-related news lately. Here's a run-down. It's a lot on how we can't use standard methods for finding the markers of disease, but new…
Saturday Photo: Floral Fireworks
This is the month for shooting off fireworks, it seems. Canada Day, the Fouth of July, Bastille Day, and other holidays all seem to require pyrothenic displays. But it also…
Today’s tonic: “Lindsey knew better. He chose worse.”
The headline for this Steve Schmidt Substack piece sums it up perfectly: "Lindsey knew better. He chose worse." "Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country…
The Money Of Politics
In 2025, the Conservative Party of Canada spent $99 million, nearly twice as much as the Liberal Party’s $57 million in the same election year, and, despite their bluster about…
Sunday Funday: I’m Forswunk! So here are some good posts & funny posts, plus What an Asshole, Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers, World Cup stories
Cartoon by Mick O'Hara Anyone else forswunk? It’s a gorgeous word from the 1300s, to which I have added my own riff with ‘foreswunk’: exhausted before you even begin. -…
Vacation home in south of France
Many years ago, our valued friends Jacquie and Lorne began searching for a vacation home. They explored possibilities in several parts of North America and Europe before deciding that the…
Something’s gravely wrong with how Elections Alberta torpedoed Corb Lund’s Water Not Coal citizen initiative petition
Combined with ongoing UCP electoral jiggery-pokery, this is turning into a genuine crisis of democratic legitimacy Public sentiment that something’s gravely wrong with the methodology used by Elections Alberta to…
UPDATED: It’s Happened Again
I'm sad to report that, as per my last post, I seem to have fallen victim yet again to the misremembering syndrome.Now it involves the Gordie Howe Bridge. This is…
Wrapping up the week: Canada v Poilievre, Canada v USA, ICE Gestapo v USA, Spain v Trump, plus World Cup Stories and shout out to Gaby Dabrowski
Canada v Poilievre: laugh of the week That white satin cowboy suit seemed to be the final blow to his credibility with Canadian media. Robert Fife on the latest round…