Moving Beyond The Partisan
A couple of years ago, I expressed my disgust with partisan politics and proposed a model that is intended to break the connection between party discipline, insularity, and policy platforms.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and…
The trouble with electoral reform
The question of electoral reform is one I have been passionate about since the 2007 referendum in Ontario, and a file I have been active on for the entire period.…
So many things …
Just a few quick notable headlines that everyone should take a moment to absorb … The post So many things … first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Up To No Good
Jagmeet Singh has introduced a resolution to remove David Johnston from his role as special rapporteur. Michael Harris writes: So David Johnston is a hack cashing in on a jammy…
AI: Threat To Humanity, Or Its Saviour?
You decide, but I’m thinking that if ChatGPT could get a senior diplomatic posting, it could help avert disaster. (If you have trouble reading the text, please click on the…
No Mow May No Mo’?
Maybe, maybe not. It’s the end of May and hopefully you haven’t been mowing. The No Mow May campaign encourages people with lawns to let them grow during the month…
Trust us? Whether it’s government or media, you have simply got to be kidding
Research shows that more than 60 percent of Canadians believe journalists are purposely trying to mislead them, with government not far behind at 58 percent. Photo by Thomas Hawk/Flickr. Special…
Update: "We all belong" is the message that Saskatoon Catholic Schools just don’t get
Following up on my Saturday post, here’s the latest news. I wonder if Saskatoon Catholic School administration is now beginning to understand the difficult situation they have created for their…
Crazies in Control.
With the vote, such as it was, on Monday, the Loony Tunes have polarized Alberta. Their next target is Canada. We are headed down the rabbit hole with the Americans.…
Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off election victory, suggests resurrecting the Family Compact to run Edmonton!
Even before the dust from the historically close 2023 Alberta general election has settled, Premier Danielle Smith was blabbing about creating an extra-parliamentary council of UCP electoral losers to act…
New one: Winlaw
Winlaw BC barn. 10×12. For sale. pic.twitter.com/NWvZz5aWSj — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 31, 2023
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Helpful cats.
Danielle Smith’s Alberta
No one had a bigger win on Alberta election night than Danielle Smith. Her UCP (and this is definitely her party now) won a solid majority of seats and a…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Martin Sandhu writes about the development of degrowth as a viable economic organizing principle. And Kevin Drum offers a reminder that the…
7th Inning Stretch at the Blue Jays Game in 2023
On May 20, 2023, Blue Jays fans sing OK Blue Jays and Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the seventh inning stretch at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Winners and losers in the Alberta election.
So, what have we learned after the ugliest, closest election campaign in Alberta history? As always, there are winners and losers outside of the polling stations. Here are a few……
How Quebec Will Defeat AirBnB
The global housing crisis has numerous causes, and one of them is AirBnB. Of course there are competitors to the short term rental company but the impact of their presence…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 30, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Landlord sentenced to 20 years for letting drug lab set up in basement of his Pickering rental home #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/444upszf – Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Pandemic Historic Ties to Fascism
I’m very concerned with the public largely ignoring Covid despite a growing shift to get kids to replace workers who are lost to Covid deaths or disability after convincing us…