Let’s get building!
Doug Ford introduces a bonfire of burning money as THERME.
Paved With Good Intentions
To want Canada to prosper during these tumultuous times is both noble and natural. Federal government leadership to forge that path is something we expect, given that our problems are…
Today’s News: Poilievre Put-downs, Responding to Wexit, China gives Trump the finger, and a Hantavirus Cruise Ship Update
Poilievre Put-downs I think I need to start a regular feature about the comments and cartoons I see on our opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. I must admit, I seldom actually…
BC’s natural gas revenue disappearing while gas production soars
While the BC NDP talks publicly about a comprehensive plan focused on clean energy, the government has in fact been focused on increasing fossil fuel production. This policy may be…
Looking For Part-Time Work To Supplement My ODSP, It Should Be Easy… Right?
It has been a long long long time coming, but I believe now is the moment to start looking for a job. Nothing major, at least not to start with.…
Horse gone; barn door now shut: Elections Alberta issues 568 cease-and-desist letters
Now that the metaphorical horse has departed the proverbial barn for pastures unknown, Alberta’s toothless elections agency says it’s slamming the barn door shut. At any rate, Elections Alberta officials…
Saskatchewan NDP Turmoil
On Tuesday, the Sask NDP lost one of their MLAs. She’s sitting as an independent MLA, after leader Carla Beck cracked the whip. Jennifer Bowes spoke out on Facebook with…
Tiny Gardens Everywhere: Let’s Get Growing!
When times get tough it’s time to get gardening! Actually, even when times are easy it’s time to get gardening. Even a small plot of land can produce a lot…
Today’s News: Some comments worth sharing on Iran, Alberta, ICE and rich bros, plus some updates on Canada good news, that hantavirus cruise ship and Epstein-gate. Finally, DAMN!
Some comments worth sharing Black Cloud Six on the Iran War A great piece here from Black Cloud Six, on how the American way of war is failing again. This…
Independent MLA Scott Sinclair delivers abject apology to former UCP colleagues
The Chestnut Tree was almost empty. A ray of sunlight slanting through a window fell on dusty table-tops. It was the lonely hour of fifteen. A tinny music trickled from…
Does Hungary hold a lesson for the Alberta NDP?
Thirty-four years ago an ex-mayor of Calgary ran for the leadership of a provincial political... The post Does Hungary hold a lesson for the Alberta NDP? first appeared on Views…
LondOntLife cartoons from 2025: The book
Some interior pages of the 2025 cartoon collection
Canada’s Fragile Place In The World
While Mark Carney returns from the European Political Community Summit as the first non-European leader ever to be invited, Pierre Poilievre is spending this week at the Canada Strong and…
Today’s News: Go Habs Go! Welcoming our new Governor General. And marking Red Dress Day
Go Habs Go! We're all getting set for Wednesday night! The Montreal Canadiens are set to start their series against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. To win this series, the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Disheveled cat.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Olufemi Taiwo discusses how the political and corporate elite have declared that consequences for bad decisions will apply only to the plebes…
Fish Use Doorbells in Utrecht
Fish like to go anywhere the water is good for them, and sometimes that means urban areas. In the Netherlands the city of Utrecht has installed a doorbell for the…
"May the Force be with you" and all the other stuff happening around Star Wars Day: Carney in Armenia, the PBO assessment, ICE on Canadians, Iran War, Met Gala, Star Wars, Kent State, Gordon Lightfoot, Habs Rule!
I hadn't realized so much was happening in the first few days of May: Carney is in Armenia View on Threads Carney's speech: TL,DW: DRM News reports "Canadian Prime Minister…