Pierre Poilievre has a message for Canadians: Don’t worry! I’m not going anywhere! I’ll be right here when you decide you want me again. And if you don’t think you…
There is a phrase that I love to hear: Canadians should learn more of their history. It is often a phrase used by Canadian Historians including Jack Granatstein and Margaret…
What’s not to celebrate about the Hungarian election? Prime Minister Viktor Orban, good friend of... The post Hungary opts for Europe first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Denmark has earned the title as the best place for women to live based on the Women, Peace and Security Index. It uses 13 indicators that span women’s inclusion from…
Changes are coming for Ontario high school students if the newest legislation is passed. It was just tabled, and is already at 2nd reading, so I imagined it's going to…
The Bookworm Carl Spitzweg 1850 I found several "good reads" today and a few good posts too, so I thought I would share them. About Carney View on Threads Éric…
With last night’s clean sweep of the by-elections, Mark Carney becomes our first Prime Minister to convert a minority to a majority parliament without the benefit of a general election…
Mark Carney is showing the world how to do politics better: View on Threads The CBC At Issue panel tonight couldn't find much to criticize about Carney's wins - except…
OK, people, with a provincial election expected next year, we are entering the season of polls and rumours of polls, and the results are so far, shall we say, murky.…
This from the NYT:Pope Leo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the U.S. war with Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals…
Democracy requires ongoing maintenance and that comes in the form of civic engagement by the people within the democracy. In Hungary, the now former prime minister Viktor Orban, has lost…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 13, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Judge orders Sask. Human Rights Commission to hear complaint about hospital Starbucks language…
So long, Viktor Orbán! Looks like almost nobody was sorry to see Mr. Orbán sent packing by voters yesterday, least of all in Hungary where he spent the previous 16…
What a week View on Threads A bit of humor for you to brighten your day.— Texas Paul (@realtexaspaul.com) April 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM Some people open their mouths…
When I was an adolescent, my Irish grandfather would recite poetry taught to him by my Scottish grandmother. The poem was usually by Robbie Burns, the Ploughman poet. I was…
I am old enough to remember the early days of space exploration, days that included John Glenn in orbit, the Mercury space program, followed by the Apollo missions, etc. In…
Our extremely lovely cat Evi, a Siberian, turned one this week. Such a pleasure to have her around!
Having a Citizens Assembly on electoral reform solves the wrong problem.
They're back! Hooray! They're back! Damn... Because for a few days we had Moon Joy. But now that the astronauts are safely back, its back to doomscrolling I guess. When…
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