On Trudeau’s Travails
The seeming public consensus is that the end times beckon for Justin Trudeau and his party. Althia Raj writes:The Liberal party has the support of about just one in five…
Harris On Singh
Four days ago, I wrote that Jaqmeet Singh engineered his own demise when he tore up his agreement with Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Michael Harris believes Singh had no choice. He…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of September 9, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 3, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:Lawyer couple found in contempt of court amid evidence they stole millions from…
Manitoba NDP doubles down on failed ‘tough-on-crime’ agenda
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announces a bail reform plan for the province on February 29, 2024. Photo courtesy Government of Manitoba. As the one-year anniversary of the Manitoba NDP’s October…
Stories from the Internet: The Great Flamingo Uprising
An occasional series:The Great Flamingo Uprising From the Tumblr website "Zookeeper Problems" we find this story of the Great Flamingo Uprising of 2010:In addition to the aviary/jungle exhibit, our zoo…
Transportation minister’s sudden defunding of Calgary’s Green Line LRT project triggers ‘Pottery Barn Rule’
When Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen sent his letter to Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek last Tuesday telling her the province was pulling its promised $1.53-billion contribution to the Green Line…
Bank Street
Answering the question on Reddit r/Ottawa, "What is your favorite part of Ottawa?"Bank StreetFor me, it has been everything up and down Bank Street (when I was young I lived…
Saturday Photo: Resilience, Or Solid as a Rock?
Yes, that's a weed growing out of this rock. For some time I've been taking photos of the resilience of life--the way plants find niches to grow in the cracks…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Michael Savage points out the billions of pounds worth of pay and benefits being stolen from workers by UK employers every year. And…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook - Shallow Water
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Check this out from Lorimer. it contains my favourite portrait shot. https://formaclorimerbooks.ca/product/breaking-free-of-neoliberalism-canadas-challenge/
Today’s News: They’re trying to "Sane-wash" Trump
Aaron Rupar has popularized a new term for how the American media is reporting on Trump -- "Sane-washing" Trump's speeches are gibberish -- stream-of-consciousness rambling whines about the 2020 election,…
Will our technology overwhelm us?
Two articles appearing the same day in The New York Times reminded readers how technology,... The post Will our technology overwhelm us? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
My latest: Hamas U.
Hamas U. is back. Across the country – across the United States and Europe – post-secondary students are returning to class. And, with them, the Israel-hating, Jew-hating lunatic fringe are…
On Above Ground Transit Corridors
So … the UCP wants the Green Line to be above ground as it passes through downtown. The reasoning for this is ostensibly the “complexity” of dealing with water issues.…
BC Hydro wasn’t privatized, but billions of dollars were
In 2001, BC's party of big business was called Liberal; in 2024, it is labeled Conservative. Different names; same purposes. Some voters in the October election were not even born…
Today’s News: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies….
For years now, we have been told how successful the Canadian right-wing social media influencer pundit critics are. They told us during the Convoy how popular these yahoos were --…
Shannon Phillips, former NDP environment minister, teams up with well-known Conservative and Liberal strategists
Former Alberta NDP environment minister Shannon Phillips announced on social media today she is joining a policy advisory firm with Conservative political advisor Ken Boessenkool and his Liberal equivalent Tyler…