Sabbatical
You may have noticed that Ms Soapbox has been a little quieter than usual. Like many of you, I’m trying to come to terms with the state of the world,…
Hey Blue States: Join Canada!!
I'm inviting all Blue States to join Canada or a new North American union. The post Hey Blue States: Join Canada!! first appeared on Excited Delirium.
It’s Go-Time!
There are only hours left until we learn — officially — who will be the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Special for our friends in the U.S. of Eh
I was recently watching a rather poor movie that was featuring individuals totally screwing up everything around them, it was so boring that I was switching back and forth between…
Special for our friends in the U.S. of Eh
I was recently watching a rather poor movie that was featuring individuals totally screwing up everything around them, it was so boring that I was switching back and forth between…
University crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments a grievous violation of Charter freedoms
Encampment on the Quad at the University of Alberta in May 2024. Photo from the Kent report. If the repression of Palestine solidarity protests on Canadian campuses is permitted to…
Yes, the Annexing Canada talk is serious now. Deadly serious.
People have been chatting about this sotto voce for weeks, but also saying "it's so paranoid, I don't really believe it, not really..." We will look back on March 7…
Weekend funnies: Jim Cuddy’s song, some funny posts from Mark Hamill, the Beaverton, Trudeau and more; and Animal Crackers
...Oh no What went wrongUsed to be the singers in a two part song Guess all good things come to an end But we used to be the best of…
The Technology does Exist
If you are a “small c-” conservative in Canada, the argument against moving more quickly to decarbonize our economy has included many points. If you were to speak to Premier…
Well, Another Post About The Lost One
I thought I was finished writing about Wayne Gretzky, but this past week on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mark Critch lit into him. Enjoy (or not).Recommend this Post
Bye bye Justin. Thanks for nothing.
To paraphrase that great orator, U.S. President Gerald Ford: our long national nightmare is (almost) over. Ford was speaking after the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. But Watergate was…
IWD
#InternationalWomensDay, on which I recognize the three most important women in my life.
Out in the cold: Where does Canada stand on Sudan?
Refugee camp in Sudan. Photo by Alun McDonald/Oxfam/Flickr. “We feel shunned” On Saturday, February 22, on a bitterly cold and snowy afternoon in downtown Montréal, a demonstration was ...
IN-SIGHTS 2025-03-08 09:00:00
A reader responded to the IN-SIGHTS article, John Rustad: Trump is the victim. That comment is shown below...
Jason Kenney is back on social media, and boy, does he sound cranky! So what’s up?
Jason Kenney is back! And, boy, does he sound cranky! What’s up? Once upon a time, Alberta’s first United Conservative Party premier was an industrious social media commentator – or…
Norway’s national oil fund worth C$2.6 TRILLION!
Norway’s oil and gas taxation is far different from Canada’s. The northern country ensures that its future citizens will benefit significantly from resource exploitation, while Canadian governments prefer the immediate…