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Please Be Advised
Those who have a reflexive aversion to criticism of Prime Minister Mark Carney might wish to skip over to another blog, as this one contains yet more criticisms of his…
How the Liberals are eroding workers’ Charter-protected rights
Victoria Canada Post workers on strike in November, 2024. Photo courtesy CUPW. In mid-June, Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hadju asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to conduc...
Alberta Next?
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of her Alberta Next panel, which would... The post Alberta Next? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
What Would You Have Done In 1941?
The American descent into fascism is so rapid and comprehensive as to suggest its architects are indeed students of history.
Sunday Funday: It’s all hat and no cattle for Stampede Week!
Prime Ministers and PM wannabees always go to the Calgary Stampede. And the Conservative ones always seem to figure out some way to embarrass themselves -- usually, its something to…
A plan to revive Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives has created plenty of buzz … but does it mean anything?
The plan to resurrect the Progressive Conservative Party by former UCP MLAs Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair has the potential to have a dramatic impact on Alberta politics. The key…
Rebuilding Canadian post-secondary education
University of Toronto. Photo by Bill Badzo/Flickr. In the United States, the Trump administration has launched an assault on colleges and universities. In addition to cutting billions in federal...
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Exclusive: CUPE’s “action plan” – leaked
CUPE Ontario is undemocratic, unrepresentative and unhinged, say some of its own members. And, increasingly, the union leadership’s animus towards Jews is getting worse, they say. CUPE Ontario’s 2025 draft…
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Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week.- Greg Sargent highlights how Donald Trump's pretense of concern for working-class people has given way to the largest transfer of wealth to plutocrats in…
history alert: the american revolution was a revolution. full stop.
This post has been sitting in draft for years. July 4, 2025 seems like a good time to let it go.Detail of Liberty, artist unknown, c.1820I have heard from several…
history alert: the american revolution was a revolution. full stop.
This post has been sitting in draft for years. July 4, 2025 seems like a good time to let it go.Detail of Liberty, artist unknown, c.1820I have heard from several…
More Discontent Over Appeasement Efforts
Continuing with a theme, the discontent over Mark Carney's appeasement efforts continues. One prominent Canadian who is especially displeased is Lloyd Axworthy, who knows a thing or two about politics.Former…
For July 4, the Statue of Liberty as metaphor "You can’t be forever blessed"
I have never seen the Statue of Liberty in person and now I never will, because going to New York is not going to be happening anymore. But for Americans,…
Happy Independence Day! Brace yourselves for Conservative cowboy cop cosplay whether you like it or not!
Happy Independence Day. May Canada long remain independent of the United States, the wishes of the United Conservative Party, its MAGA supporters, and the current president of the United States…
Canadian democracy in ‘advanced disrepair,’ claims Coyne
Photo by Iouri Goussev/Flickr The Crisis of Canadian Democracy Andrew Coyne Sutherland House, 2025 A long-standing maxim in the newspaper business holds that the longer you...