Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jim Stanford offers a reminder of the problems with treating raw GDP as a proxy for well-being or social development. Dario Radley highlights…
Saturday Photo: First Daffodil…
Well, spring had better come soon. A few snowflakes this morning. But I saw bees yesterday afternoon. We'll get there yet!
Saturday Photo: First Daffodil…
Well, spring had better come soon. A few snowflakes this morning. But I saw bees yesterday afternoon. We'll get there yet!
Addressing The Horrors
The horrors in Gaza - none of us can claim to be unaware of them. Even harder, despite the efforts of Israel's apologists, is to adhere, with any conviction, to…
welcome travel readers and a bit of a warning
1982-1994Wmtc has some new readers who are interested in following my travels. I feel I should warn you new folks: it's a lot of words. Like, all text. We do…
The Bloc’s Missed Opportunity
The Bloc Québecois could have been a force for good across Canada.
With the federal election tomorrow, don’t expect Danielle Smith to surface today
With the federal election tomorrow – either nail-bitingly close, or not, depending on which pollster’s analysis you’ve just finished reading – what do you want to bet Alberta Premier Danielle…
Coming around the clubhouse turn, heading for the tape…..
It's just too damned hard to act all solemn and serious right now -- I'm laughing on the outside but quivering on the inside, just waiting for Monday to be…
My final campaign notebook: the story so far
When the story of the 2025 election campaign is written, when it takes up its place in the history section in the library, what will be said? What will be…
Is it too late to bring Justin back?
I miss Justin Trudeau. Seriously. I desperately wanted him to lead the Liberals to an all-time election catastrophe. After ten years of running this country into the ground, the least…
Villainizing The Judiciary
One would have to be living a very blinkered existence to be unaware of what is going on in the United States. It is very quickly devolving into an authoritarian…
Close Call…
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/poilievre-rushed-to-safety-after-actual-journalist-question-makes-it-past-security/
Close Call…
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/poilievre-rushed-to-safety-after-actual-journalist-question-makes-it-past-security/
It comes down to this: the banker vs the wanker
(Illustration from Wayne Horton's substack )We're almost at the end now, and the choice comes down to this: Banker or wanker.Your choice, Canada.#cdnpoli #elxn45— Ian Morrison 🇨🇦 (@IanDMorrison) April 18,…
Federal housing plans keep us trapped in a no-win situation
Photo by Viktoria Chemberlidi/Unsplash Sovereignty and international relations have rightfully dominated the news cycle since the federal election was called earlier this year, but around the di...
Red scare on the federal campaign trail
Ben Carr is running for the Liberal Party in Winnipeg South Centre. Image courtesy Ben Carr/Facebook. Running in an election for the Communist Party of Canada is a great way…
The Rise of Unreason
The Ontario Health Coalition put out a press release a couple weeks ago about the sharp increase in people infected with measles here. There were 816 cases from October 2024…