Saving the Scenic Salish Sea.
To nobody’s surprise the other day, Canada’s moribund National Energy Board (NEB), once again, approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. And once again to the barricades my friends…
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jay Shambaugh, Ryan Nunn and Stacy Anderson write about the lasting effects of racial and regional inequality. – Samuel Stein discusses the…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Courage Coalition makes the case for Canada to pursue a Green New Deal of its own. And Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood points out the…
Lies, hyperbole and alt truths.
What has happened to politics? And what has happened to the decency that it used to have? We all know that U.S. president Donald Trump creates his own truths but…
Say No to Bubble Boy
There are already more than enough galling stories circulating in Alberta’s political scene to emphasize why Jason Kenney and his party are grossly unfit to exercise any power. But it’s…
An Olive Branch to Alberta?
It was last April when Babel-on-the-Bay commented on the Toronto Star’s Quisling-like coverage of the Alberta tar sands quandary by Star business writer David Olive. We were pleased to note…
What to do when money wins?
The cynic tells us that everyone has a price. And when you are dealing in billions, what is a million here or there? I have often wondered when the companies…
Accepting, Avoiding, and Talking About Collapse
Our best hope for survival is ‘too drastic‘. “The climate system is not stopping you , global society is stopping you.” That’s why the Alberta Premier gets away with saying…
Jason Kenney would rather fight.
The last thing Canada needs is another provincial leader spoiling for a fight. Alberta opposition leader Jason Kenney was on Global Television’s West Block last Sunday laying out his battle…
The entitlement of being Alberta.
Have you ever felt the cold of Calgary in the loneliness of two AM walking about six city blocks from the Calgary Herald offices to your hotel? They said it…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joe Vipond and Noel Keough highlight the gap between the global impetus to avoid climate breakdown and the narrow self-interest of the Alberta…
Supportive housing for persons with serious mental health challenges
I’ve recently written a ‘top 10’ review of a new book on supportive housing—i.e., subsidized housing with social work support—for persons with serious mental health challenges. The book’s an anthology…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Tom Parkin discusses the contrived war between the Libs’ fake progressives and the Cons’ phony populists: In Canada, under Conservatives and Liberals, income…
All we got from Trudeau was a Ho-Ho-Ho.
How do you like that bunch of ingrates in Alberta? Prime minister Trudeau comes up with a $1.6 billion Christmas present for them and all they do is complain. Bet…
The conflicts of Kenney’s UCP.
How any openly lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender (LGBT) person can have anything to do with the united conservative party of Alberta would come as a surprise. Mind you, I…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda Solomon Wood writes that Canadians need to be wary of fake news being propagated in our midst: (W)e face a continuous,…
Finance ministers can also lie.
Canada’s provincial finance ministers met last weekend for a play date with their federal counterpart. This was a follow-up to the first ministers meeting on the Friday. When Alberta finance…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Thomas Piketty sets out a proposal to start addressing inequality across the EU. Derek Thompson discusses how the U.S.’ economy has been…
Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget
Over at the Behind The Numbers website, I’ve written a blog post titled “Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget.” The blog post is a summary of a recent workshop…
Premier Notley comes to Ottawa.
She rode out of the west to plead her case in Ottawa this past week. Strangely, it is the same case as her arch rival, Jason Kenney, would have made.…