Ex-POW Laurence McKeown on the Irish republican prisoner struggle after the 1981 hunger strike
Laurence McKeown—Irish Republican, former hunger-striker, writer—was on Montreal community radio station CKUT’s Prison Radio Show recently to discuss And Flowers Grew Up Through the Concrete, his second prison memoir. This…
Catching up with the news: Carney mostly getting it right, Poilievre’s "comment section with parliamentary letterhead", Trump’s pool, plus World Cup Stories
Fascinating Politico article by reporter Calder McHugh and Ottawa bureau chief Nick Taylor-Vaisey: Mark Carney Plays Hardball On the world stage, Canada's prime minister is a statesman. In Ottawa, he…
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas wins Round One of bitter Twitter window-rattle battle
But Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sends letter telling Calgary City Council to roll over or the province will step in It’s not over, but Round One of last weekend’s intergovernmental…
A toxic cocktail of air pollutants
Having committed itself to promoting and subsidizing British Columbia’s fossil-fuel industry, David Eby’s government will not restrain a company planning to release substantially greater quantities of harmful air pollutants. Nitrogen…
Walking the tightrope under siege: Cuba’s reforms and the defence of socialist sovereignty
Photo by Joe Mazzola/Flickr The announcement of Cuba’s new package of economic transformations has generated intense debate both within Cuba and among supporters of the Revolution ...
Tax breaks for billionaires instead of public housing
The Tyee and Canada's National Observer consistently produce independent journalism worth our attention. While browsing recent stories at The Tyee, one stood out. It's an account of a billionaire family…
What political type are you?
We tend to like things simple. Right or Wrong. Black or white. Mother Nature tends... The post What political type are you? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Safety Razors and Shaving Again
It’s been a few years since I last posted about my excursions into shaving with a safety razor (double-edged blades). In my last post on the subject, dated almost exactly…
Let’s Talk about DIALOG
I’d say ‘conspiracy’ but here they all are, in plain sight, plotting ways in which they can take over the world. Some days, I feel like I’m in a really…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 22, 2026
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When You Read, Do You Hear Voices?
Do you read fiction? Do you find yourself ‘hearing’ the different character voices as you read them (other than audiobooks, naturally). Do you picture the world the story is set…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 22, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 22, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter: Federal judge removes 4 plaintiff and defense attorneys over AI errors Delaying…
Prominent Conservatives go wild on social media attacking Calgary’s conservative mayor
The topic of their ire? The City of Calgary’s noise bylaw! What’s with that, anyway? Over the weekend, prominent Conservative political figures including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and federal Conservative…
Human origins destroy core fascist mythology
Lascaux Cave, France. Photo by Traumrune/Wikimedia Commons. The deeper we explore humanity’s past, the harder it becomes to sustain some of the most powerful political myths of the moder...
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- A.R. Moxon writes about the desperate need for a radical reshaping of both stories and substantive policy when even the most modest challenge…
The End of the American Empire
If you have ever offered a back-handed compliment to your children knowing that they will not catch it while the adults in the room all snort, then you understand what…
Sunday Funday: National Indigenous People’s Day; funny posts and neat posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat Trick, Animal Crackers, World Cup stories, Today’s Pride Update
National Indigenous People's Day is this Sunday! Above is Cree/European artist Rachel Drager’s logo chosen by the Fraser River Indigenous Society to represent National Indigenous Peoples Day. In celebration of…
What a Father hopes for on Fathers’ Day
Fathers are tricky businessSome of us love and revere themFeel their presence in all we are as individuals, Or find ourselves bedamned by the weaknesses we see in them that…
Random Thoughts on Freedom of Religion
I have been thinking about writing on freedom of religion for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set…