Collingwood’s 2026 Municipal Election, Part 2
How much more can you afford to pay in property taxes? Well, now think about paying more. A lot more. And paying a lot more every year. That’s what is…
So Many Questions
I have avoided posting anything thus far about Mr. Carney's economic summit and his trip to Europe in which Canada has been offered "associate membership" in the European Union. The…
An historic day for Canada
David Parkins/The Globe and Mail What an invite! The EU just invited Canada to become its first Associate Member! 🇪🇺🇨🇦— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 (@brexitbin.bsky.social) September 16, 2026 at…
Even with no realistic scenario, ‘independent advisory panel’ couldn’t make Alberta separation look good
At the end of their exertions, even the reliable team of neoliberal apparatchiks assembled by Premier Danielle Smith’s favourite economist last June couldn’t come up with a “scenario” in which…
Donald Trump Inspires Canada in Song
Many have tried but no one has succeeded as well as Donald Trump in uniting Canada to the extent that even Quebec separatists have become Canadian patriots, the only outliers…
AI Monster vs. the Spirit of Moloch
We are very good at seeing things. We are much less comfortable seeing the relationships that make them possible.Last August was tied with July 2023 as the warmest month ever…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates September 15, 2026
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Survey Results
Here's the question I asked and the responses: What work would you think is most useful and valuable for me to do over the coming months? All text would be…
Modest success of the Progressive Tory Party candidate in Calgary-Shaw may be bad omen for UCP
On the day of the Calgary-Shaw by-election, a photo began to appear on social media of United Conservative Party candidate Mike Derry’s campaign manager, Craig Chandler, planting signs begging Conservatives…
Alberta Referendum Designed To Undermine Canada
On October 19th, 2026, Albertans go to the polls to answer ten questions posed by the Maple MAGA premier, which, all together, are focused on undermining Canada.
Today’s News: If you can’t lead and won’t follow, then get out of Carney’s way
Cartoon by Theo Moudakis Carney is moving at top speed and expecting Canada to keep up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bloomberg Podcasts (@bloombergpodcasts) Tuesday was…
Trickle down hasn’t worked for the last 40 years. Why does Carney want to try it again?
Prime Minister Mark Carney kicks off the first-ever Canada Investment Summit in downtown Toronto, September 15, 2026. Photo courtesy Mark Carney/Facebook. Just a few short hours after pr...
Carney’s airport privatization is a looming disaster: ‘Highway 407 of the skies’
Mark Carney took another giant step in his right-wing crusade Tuesday, announcing a plan to effectively privatize four of Canada’s largest airports in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary. L...
Affordable housing
A discussion of policies that could result in more affordable housing.
Calgary-Shaw By-Election: Don’t Get Too Confident
First, congratulations to newly-elected MLA Kyle Campbell. The win was decisive enough to not need a judicial recount, and to some degree sent a message to the United Conservative Party…
A Daze work
Blocked? Make a mark.
Crime declining — police budgets and political rhetoric rising
Dr. Graham Farrell served as Research Chair in Environmental Criminology at Simon Fraser University before moving to the University of Leeds in 2015, where he is Professor of Crime Science.…
Catching up with the news: Carney’s summit, Europe dreams, Dispatches from the trade war, and Sally Field at the Emmys
We nasty!Carney's national investment summit Today's news was full of the investment summit. Here is the CBC coverage For more details, Carney was interviewed by Bloomberg about what he hopes…