The Macabre Makeover of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has always enjoyed being a bully, so it's not surprising that he should enjoy looking like one.With his cruel eyes staring out from behind his small town bank…
The Macabre Makeover of Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has always enjoyed being a bully, so it's not surprising that he should enjoy looking like one. With his cruel eyes staring out from behind his small town…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of July 4, 2023
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 4, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Toronto heads to the polls to elect a new mayor today. Here’s…
NRPI – No Real Person Involved
In Ontario right now, “Hospital backlogs in pediatric care could affect children’s health for the rest of their lives. Two-thirds of pediatric patients in need of surgery at two of…
A Devil’s Pact?
Just some thinking today about where our parliament might be heading. In a polarized situation such as the Canadian parliament, it would not take the transfer of many seats to…
News coverage of B.C. port strike unfolds according to the usual predictable, misleading formula
The strike by 7,400 longshore workers in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Nanaimo and Port Alberni is no exception to the rule that news reporting of labour disputes impacting West Coast ports…
Happy birthday, US of A
Today our good neighbours to the south are celebrating their country’s birthday—its 247th. Two hundred and forty seven days of democracy, the longest ever. The second most famous democracy—ancient Athens—lasted…
happy birthday to me: aging and mortality edition
I have been alive on this planet for 62 years. Somehow, inexplicably, it was June 13, 2023, and I passed birthday number 62. I find this fact stunning. I feel…
Up in the air: Flying Harbour Air from Comox Harbour to Vancouver Harbour
Usually I take the ferry between the Comox Valley and Vancouver when I’m not flying directly back East, but on this trip I wanted to maximize my time in Vancouver…
If Only The Truth Could Set Them Free
But judging by Donald Trump’s approval ratings, it does no such thing: This is how you beat Donald Trump: 1. Destroy his brand. 2. Expose his lifetime of lies and…
My latest: farewell to my friend Ian Davey
Iggy Pop. Not the other Iggy. Ian Davey and I didn’t become friends, you see, because of politics. We became friends because of music. His sister, Catherine, had told me…
Undarkened Generations and Pizza Dip
A bit from Alvin Foo, a “Venture Partner,” whatever that is. But it’s good summary of our times. It’s been said before, but maybe needs to be heard again: “Imagine…
Money And Journalism
Some nasty stuff has been going on at CTV News. Michael Harris writes: Bob Fife blew the whistle on the sad state of affairs inside CTV, when he reported in…
They lied about Afghanistan. They lied about Iraq. And they are lying about Ukraine
“Preying for Peace.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. The playbook the pimps of war use to lure us into one military fiasco after another, including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and…
Fiddling With Figures.
There seems to be some confusion around what kind of voting prime minister Justin Trudeau might be promoting these days. All I have ever heard him promote was ranked ballots.…
Ian Davey
My great friend Ian Davey has died. I am bereft. I can't believe he is gone. #cdnpoli #lpc — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 3, 2023
Stores, stores, stores…
Looks like I have three stores going. Two Society6 and one here at WordPress with Woo. There’s Instagram and Facebook integration for a few items. Square seems to be the…
Major police reforms needed but near impossible
“It’s no coincidence that the cities we most associate with violence also have long and documented histories of police abuse. When people don’t trust law enforcement, they stop cooperating and…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Seth Borenstein writes that we shouldn’t treat constant wildfires as an exceptional event since we can expect them to be the norm…
Canada and the new Cold War
Why is Canada confronting China? The Canadian government is directing a huge amount of resources toward confronting China. This confrontation goes way beyond the judicial kidnapping of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou—it…