A Word From A Familiar Voice
Those of you who are long-time readers of blogs will remember The Mound of Sound. The Mound wrote prodigiously and deeply, offering keen analyses of world and national issues. The…
Sunday Funday: Cartoons, Interesting Posts, Funny Posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers plus the Jays
So much depressing news this week about war and Nepal so I didn't find as much funny stuff. But enough, I think! Enjoy...About the CAN-US Trade & Tariff War This…
Negotiating with a narcissist
On August 21st an extraordinary thing happened. A foreign government attempted to make a deal... The post Negotiating with a narcissist first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Saturday Photo: And 62 Years Later We’re Still Together
This photo was taken at a party my mother insisted we have to celebrate our engagement. It was part of a trade-off: party at Christmas with all their friends, wedding…
Closing out the week: "Buy Canadian, Bye USA", plus some updates on wildfires, Nepal and the Jays
Buy Canadian It's sweeping the country now. More Canadian small businesses hit by American tariffs that YOU can support! #BuyCanadian— Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 (@todmaffin.com) August 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM…
National Dog Day post now updated
Hi all For some reason, my Thursday post about National Dog Day wasn't visible on tablets or phones. I changed a couple of settings, and it now works on my…
My Top Learning Tools 2026
Oh, is it that time of the year again?Everything I do is a learning experience, so my 'top learning tools' are basically 'my top tools'. So what am I using…
Today in "Christ, what an asshole!"
And everyone in Canada knows exactly who I'm talking about first. View on Threads Reactions: Sick hydronym burn - Paul WellsRead on Substack View on Threads View on Threads "Not…
UCP Smith Remains a Traitor to Canada
The country’s latest separatist Premier, Smith, is more willing to cut BC off than the American President she’s friends with. “Former Alberta premier Alison Redford, speaking earlier on CBC News…
Grampa Had Another Episode
While I find myself repeatedly incredulous over the ongoing Looney Toons Show running in the White House, I see this latest episode as transitioning into absolute absurdity. And what is…
You’re Welcome America
The guttersnipe in the Oval Office posted a photo of a bald eagle beating up on a sick Canada Goose. The goose in that fight actually survived when the eagle…
Mid-week Break for National Dog Day!
Time for a mid-week break, to celebrate National Dog Day! Some good photos, videos, and posts I found:
How not-for-profits make the housing crisis worse
McArthur Place in Edmonton, operated by a non-profit registered charity. Photo courtesy of the City of Edmonton. There is a blocky, 34-unit low-rise just east of the Bonnie Doon Bridge…
A room for the truth? The Nakba at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Installation view of Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present inside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Photo by Annie Kierans/Canadian Museum for Human Rights It has been quite...
Forget fighting Trump’s tariffs, just be ‘too friendly, kind and helpful to resist,’ Danielle Smith advises
Now seen from coast to coast as the weakest link in the national response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ugly tariff war on Canada, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took to…
They’d Never Give Us The Vote
When collaborators like Danielle Smith or Jamil Jivani undermine Canada’s existence in favour of the aggressor threatening to annex us, what are they actually expecting to happen?
Today’s News: Canada leaps over the boards
Tonight, I'm seeing Canadians across the country with their elbows up, their gloves off, and leaping over the boards. In The Globe and Mail, Andrew Coyne writes ...When your back…
It’s time to rename the Strait of Juan de Fuca ‘the Canadian Channel’
With a few exceptions, most Canadians seem to agree that while a tariff war with the United States is far from ideal, the only sensible way to respond to bad-faith…