Here are a few useful posts and interesting comments about the issues of the day. From Mark Carney "the most low-key troll I have ever seen. 🤣" October 13 is…
Supporters of Alberta independence collect signatures at a roadside station. Photo by Jason Woodhead/Flickr. Coverage of what CBC’s The Fifth Estate recently called “The Alberta Question” ...
Shu’fat, a Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem. Photo by Hagai Agmon-Snir/Wikimedia Commons. Jerusalem. More than 40 years ago. I spent the day interviewing Palestinians in Jalazone refu...
Hats off to Thomas Lukaszuk and the Forever Canadian campaign for getting Prime Minister Mark Carney to agree to show up at the group’s remain-in-Canada rallies in Calgary and Edmonton…
First, a Thanksgiving message from PM Carney - "Canada is worth fighting for" Dispatches from the Canada-US Trade War Wow! We learn that Howard Lutnick threatened to send US troops…
Advance voting in Premier Danielle Smith’s needless and divisive separation referendum begins at 9 o’clock this morning. If Elections Alberta’s prediction that 80 to 85 per cent of the provincial…
The Hotel Nacional in Havana, one of the places where the so-called “Havana Syndrome” is alleged to have occurred. Photo by Juggler100/Wikimedia Commons. Late last month, the Globe a...
By now (October 12), some of you will have already voted, since it’s an online voting system here that opened October 8. I don’t want to tell anyone how to…
My personal view for quite some time has been that Israel has every intention of exterminating the Palestinians, and a new documentary confirms what I and many others have long…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 13, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:'This is not reconciliation,' judge says, scolding Canada for dragging feet on First…
Freelance journalist Leonid Ragozin. Photo courtesy Leonid Ragozin/Facebook. An old Soviet joke recounts the story of a Englishman and a Russian debating the merits of their respective political...
How terrified should we be of Artificial Intelligence right now?I’m fascinated by the variety of perceptions on offer after a few Anthropic employees affirmed that “we really do believe AI…
This photo of windfall apples spaks to the abundance of fruits and vegetables available to many of us during this harvest season.Thank goodness! We are so lucky to have more…
Could AI really wipe us out? Sure, most of us anyway. When it comes to wiping us out we will even do the heavy lifting.Look at it this way. When…
Since Monday’s election in Quebec, there has been much speculation about electoral reform, what to do with the CAQ in light of their completely eliminated caucus, and how the provincial…
I'm feeling very Canadian this ThanksgivingWinter is coming Interesting posts About Canada - Joanne Pettis 🇨🇦Read on Substack Montreal Canadiens bring it! View on Threads My kind of people My…
Leaders of pro-separation groups were complaining on social media yesterday about a decision communicated to them by Elections Alberta just after 5:30 p.m. advising them that third-party advertisers will not…
On October 17, Vancouver goes to the polls to choose a mayor, city council, park board, and school board. My perpetual top-of-mind issues, in this election and others, are climate…
"On November 5, 2026, we’re making some changes to our Google Play Terms of Service. These changes won’t affect the way you use Google Play, but they should help make…
