Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Don Moynihan examines how the U.S. is experiencing a more rapid fall from democracy to autocracy than any other country in recent history.…
87.4% Of Poilievre Supporters Support Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre’s career-defending speech Friday night started with a telling joke, that he loved “seeing so many Conservatives in one place, but it must freak the Liberals out enough to…
Sunday Funday: Poilievre’s win, Epstein’s pals, Melania’s movie, Trump’s blather; random funny stuff; Carney hat-trick; Trump Watch; and Animal Crackers
I can't resist sharing these funny posts about Poilievre's big win this weekend: View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads The Liberals already have a video out: Next,…
Videos of Late
Lately I’ve seen some videos that I want to see again later, someday.
Pierre Poilievre set out to channel Mark Carney in Calgary speech, partly succeeding
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre tried hard to channel Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary Friday evening, partly succeeding. If the notion he’s paid attention to Canada’s changing…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Sidney Blumenthal writes that the Trump regime never ceases to spiral downward (no matter how difficult it would seem to get worse than their…
Poilievre Gets an 87% Approval Vote
CPC leader Pierre Poilievre won his leadership review vote with over 87%. What does this tell us? I'm sure that within Liberal party ranks, there is a certain amount of…
Time to wean myself off my Trump addiction
OK, I admit it. I’m an addict. No, not to alcohol or opioids. I AM addicted to caffeine, but you’ll have to pry my Tims out of my cold, dead…
White House For Sale — Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4+ Billion
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists…
Canadian Conservatives think they’re smarter than Canadians. They aren’t.
With everything else that is going on in the world – Iran reportedly slaughtering 30,000 of its own citizens, the names of dozens of Trump administration figures showing up in…
From A Reader
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship…
Things in Everyday Life With Surprising Royal Connections: Modern Strawberries
Photo Credit: Reinhold Möller To say that monarchs have had an effect on the practice of politics throughout history is fairly obvious. Less obvious are the effects monarchs have had…
Today’s News: Poilievre wins, Albexit disastrous, Canada needs to toughen up, plus some short takes
So we will still have Poilievre to kick around some more Poilievre's big speech was tonight. And he won the leadership vote by 87.5 per cent. Sigh. I guess Canada…
ICE is Not Law Enforcement
So why, you ask, am I writing about what is probably the most obvious thing to all sane people. The answer is: to put a reasoned argument on the record.…
So, Trump Wants To Decertify Canadian-Built Aircraft
So, the latest Trumpian temper tantrum is that the US will decertify Bombardier built aircraft. On the surface, this is as ridiculous as it seems. Ostensibly, this temper tantrum is…
The Questions We Ask About AI in Education
AI generated image, 100% human-authored text Artificial Intelligence has entered the world of education like an explosion, leaving us reeling in its wake. Everyone has questions: how could AI reshape…
Today’s News: "Albexit" sucks up to Trump, Poilievre flies to Calgary, the Premiers have a laugh, and Carney dials Heated Rivalry up to 11
Today's At Issue panel talks about Albexit and about Poilievre's leadership convention: TLDW: They talked about how the Alberta separatists compare to Quebec separatists, and this week's revelations that some…