I don’t hate him. I oppose him.
I don't hate him. I don't hate anyone. I believe any one of a number of scandals – blackface, obstruction of justice, groping a woman, wiring contracts for family members…
A Train Wreck
David Johnston is gone. He was last week’s sacrificial lamb. Intergovernmental Affairs leader Dominic Leblanc has suggested that the opposition parties construct their own solution to the problem. Susan Delacourt…
We’re Reaping What We’ve Sown
There’s tons of news about all the smoke – so much about the smoke. But I’m finding very little information about the actual fires. We know that firefighters are coming…
Poilievre’s Legacy.
When you have a political party of climate change deniers, what can you say about climate change? I once asked a very conservative lady why she wanted to leave the…
Saturday Photo: A Nap after Breakfast, You Silly Goose!
They’re kind of hard to see, but here’s Mama Goose and four babies who are resting after eating what seemed to be a delicious breakfast. Summer is here!
Be Careful What You Wish For
So Canada’s foreign interference rapporteur David Johnston has left the building: Shorter David Johnston: https://t.co/1Kl7H9fed8 — Dale Smith (@journo_dale) June 9, 2023 Dale Smith has an excellent column Exit David…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre's feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada.Not necessarily in that order.He announced that he was going to personally filibuster Parliament…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre's feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada.Not necessarily in that order.He announced that he was going to personally filibuster Parliament…
Will The Big Smoke Destroy Pierre Poilievre And His Cons?
The plan was just another example of Pierre Poilievre’s feverish compulsion to destroy Justin Trudeau and Canada. Not necessarily in that order. He announced that he was going to personally…
Should we care?
Robert Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator who has been quoted here before. His May 5 newsletter discusses why corporations have so much power and…
Brain Fusion and Long Covid
I can’t find a way to embed this, but a three minute video seen at this link is making the rounds. It’s an interview with Professor Yazi Ke of MacQuarie…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2023-06-10 07:49:00
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her…
The case for a (mostly) car-free world
Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. I grew up in Los Angeles, one of the most sprawling, car-dependent cities in the world. It’s easy to find highway-sized lanes…
The world economy is changing—the people know, but their leaders don’t
Container vessels at the Yangshan Port, Shanghai, January 2, 2022. Photo courtesy Visual China Group. The year 2020 marked parity between the total GDP of the Group of Seven (the…
Like the Shot Fired on Fort Sumter.
There was no way the peace would last. Surely the late Hazel McCallion must have warned her replacement, Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie, about that pissant Patrick Brown in Brampton. Mayor…
"The Godfather, if it was re-enacted by a five-year-old"
How it started: He didn’t do it, but if he did do it, it isn’t a crime, and if it is a crime, it isn’t that bad, and if it…
Danielle Smith names her cabinet – not all the omens are good ones
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Back home in Wild Rose Country, Premier Danielle Smith has named her cabinet, so the Internet and airwaves will naturally soon be rife with speculation about What…
Musical interlude
Andain – Much Too Much (Zetandel Chill Remix)
Buh-bye
Don't let the door hit you, etc. "David Johnston quits, PM to consider public inquiry on meddling | The Star" https://t.co/ZuHtaq53ep — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 10, 2023