Keeping Up The Pressure
Despite their president's avowals that Canada has nothing the U.S. needs, many Americans are discovering (much to their shock, I'm sure) otherwise. As I have written before, Trump's threats to…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 12, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 12, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:Former Judges Condemn Trump Administration’s Arrest of Wisconsin JudgeCompetition Bureau takes Canada's Wonderland…
AM I OPTIMISTIC AND, IF SO, HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? (PART 1)
I just had a piece published by Alberta Views here on hope and optimism and their opposites. As happens with magazine pieces, much changed between writing and publication: the frightening…
Some thoughts on that shocking 36% of Albertans we’re told by a pollster would like the province to separate from Canada
Where there’s smoke, the martyred American president John F. Kennedy famously and accurately observed, there’s often a smoke-making machine. Whatever can be said about the accuracy of the notorious Angus…
Canada’s corporate subsidies mostly enrich shareholders of multinationals
Bay Street, Toronto. Photo by Brian Carson/Flickr. At The Trough: The Rise and Rise of Canada’s Corporate Welfare Bums Laurent Carbonneau Sutherland House, 2025 Like most s...
day 13: kansas city: baseball and barbecue
Last night, after Allan came back from Gardner's, we weren't in the mood for much of anything, but we did need to eat dinner. I looked up restaurants in the…
day 13: kansas city: baseball and barbecue
Last night, after Allan came back from Gardner's, we weren't in the mood for much of anything, but we did need to eat dinner. I looked up restaurants in the…
The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz
The Beautiful Mess by John PavlovitzMother's Day.For many people, that means flowers and handmade cards and Sunday brunches and waves of laughter. It means celebration and gratitude and warm embraces…
The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz
The Beautiful Mess by John PavlovitzMother's Day.For many people, that means flowers and handmade cards and Sunday brunches and waves of laughter. It means celebration and gratitude and warm embraces…
Leo XIV—a new pope with some new/old ideas
So, an American pope. A first. Now both the world’s most powerful political leader and... The post Leo XIV—a new pope with some new/old ideas first appeared on Views from…
The opposition
#Scheer #opposition #CPC
Conservatives Embracing ‘The Big Lie’
It’s been nearly two weeks since Canadian voters looked warily south of the border and decided collectively that we do not subscribe to MAGAism; that basing our country on fear,…
Moms
I don’t have my Mom here anymore, so this day isn’t what it used to be. I will be thinking about her and missing her. All the best to you…
Weekend Stuff: More laughing at Poilievre, More in Elbows Up!, Other funny moments, More about Pope Leo, and Animal Crackers
First up, laughing at Poilievre never gets old View on ThreadsNext, here's more in Elbows Up! Compare Poilievre's histrionics with what Carney is doing:I totally agree!! - Canadian Gurl🍁🍁Read on…
day 12: tulsa: greenwood rising, plus more street art
This morning we opted not to wake up early to stand in line for baked goods, choosing a slower morning over local colour. We didn't even fulfill our alternate intention…
day 12: tulsa: greenwood rising, plus more street art
This morning we opted not to wake up early to stand in line for baked goods, choosing a slower morning over local colour. We didn't even fulfill our alternate intention…
A Chill Comes To The Neigbourhood
That chill would be the one brought by ICE agents, who descended upon a Worcester Massachusetts neighbourhood to arrest an 'undesirable'.Police say two people were arrested when a crowd of…
day 11: tulsa: archives, street festival, and street art
One of Tulsa's most famous murals, of one of its most famous sons.Yesterday was Allan's second day in the Dylan archives. He loved the experience, and was sad that it…
day 11: tulsa: archives, street festival, and street art
One of Tulsa's most famous murals, of one of its most famous sons.Yesterday was Allan's second day in the Dylan archives. He loved the experience, and was sad that it…