About the Gathering StormEveryone is still talking about Carney's trip to the European Parliament, but we're also starting to move on toward what will likely be a more fractious fall…
As Alberta careens toward a chaotic and divisive vote on separation seemingly drafted to discourage the United Conservative Party’s dominant separatist faction from trying to force Premier Danielle Smith out…
I am very grateful to Paul for reconnecting me with Bob Rae to discuss our respective books. Bob is great and so are the thinkers and writers he convened on…
Old folks vote reliably Conservative, right? Well, they often do but not reliably. At least... The post No, old folks don’t always vote Conservative first appeared on Views from the…
Back in May 2025 I was delighted to have my article “Neoliberalism, crises, and solidarity: Hot Docs in focus” published with the European Journal of Media Studies – NECSUS as…
Cartoon by Theo Moudakis Remember during the April 2025 campaign, when someone at a Mark Carney event called out "Lead us Big Daddy!" and Carney laughed. Well, I've thought of…
I don’t know why private industry should object to government involvement in megaprojects. Eventually, and inevitably, taxpayers get hosed, while the world's wealthiest citizens grow even wealthier. Governments spend billions…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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...
