Naheed Nenshi challenges UCP MLAs to sign a pledge to Canada and make their opposition to separatism clear
As a work of political performance art, NDP Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi’s challenge yesterday to United Conservative Party MLAs to sign a letter saying they are proud Canadians, opponents of…
Today’s News: Carney shows courage, Poilievre attempts survival, Trump knuckles under, Toronto digs out
Carney's courage In the week after PM Carney's Davos speech, I think the world is responding to Carney's challenge to show courage and deal with reality. View on Threads This…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Francine Prose offers a reminder that everything else happening in the U.S. is secondary to the imminent threat of an authoritarian takeover. Ed Burmila…
That Is Not A Sales Pitch
According to US Ambassador Hoekstra, if Canada doesn't buy the full fleet of F-35s, "that will affect NORAD". Coming from the Trump regime, this is another mafia-esque threat that boils…
A Practical Guide for Building a More Resilient Canada
For anyone looking for some concrete ideas of how to build a less dependent, more just and sustainable Canada I am linking to the work of the Elbows Up Forum.…
From Things to Flows
How Changing Our Metaphors Changes the Worlds We Can Live InModern life is saturated with things.We speak of the self, the economy, power, the system, nature, the market, society—as if…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of January 26, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of January 26, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 26, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Judge hears case of Calgary man accused of tunnelling into neighbour's apartment Indiana…
Speeches still matter
Sixteen powerful minutes. The world listened as Mark Carney crystallized the new world order and... The post Speeches still matter first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Why I am not Rejoining the New Democratic Party (NDP)
I decided to put more thought into rejoining the party to be able to vote for the new federal leader after receiving an invitation to join from the Avi Lewis…
Amerika’s Terrible Trajectory
We are away right now, having escaped the terrible weather currently pummeling Ontario. The internet is not working well here, so I don't think my graphic will appear, but you…
Canada Needs New Tech
Canada needs an independent technology infrastructure. The post Canada Needs New Tech first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Make Alberta Great Again
Canada is facing an existential threat from an unhinged neighbour intent on destroying our sovereignty to plunder our resources.
Some dark news, plus some Sunday Funday to bring the light in
*by Australian cartoonist David Pope. Oh, things are getting dark now. Trump posting crazy stuff today about Carney and tariffs, plus an ICU nurse shot by the ICE Gestapo in…
A response to Herman Rosenfeld’s review of Red Flags
The following article is a response to “Contested legacies, possible futures” by Herman Rosenfeld, published in Canadian Dimension on January 5, 2026. I thank Herman Rosenfeld for writing his...
Timing of Trump regime’s deadly occupation of Minneapolis probably isn’t ideal for Alberta’s separatists
It is a truth universally acknowledged that virtually no one, with the possible exception of the American porn star Stormy Daniels, has ever benefited from a relationship with Donald Trump.…
Saturday Photo: The Best Lawn–Good to Remember When It’s This Cold
Evi, the cat, who is living through her first winter, won't venture outside today because it is so cold. She's not keen on getting her paws snowy in any case,…