Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – David MacDonald examines how Canada’s tax expenditures systematically favour higher-income individuals over the people who actually have a reasonable claim to public support:…
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Has Kellie Leitch Finally Lost Her Marbles?
It's always been a bizarre cabaret act, a real freak show. Kellie Leitch's squeaky voiced imitation of Donald Trump, and her xenophobic campaign to make us believe that only she…
More Discrimination Thanks To Trump
I see reports and videos daily about the actions taken by the unhinged right-wing, the bigoted and the morally diseased. Most I choose not to include on my blog, but…
Donald Trump’s Monstrous Thanksgiving
WhoWhatWhyDonald Trump is spending the Thanksgiving holiday at his Mar-a-Lago castle, no doubt surrounded by his court of bigots and other deplorables.And he's urging his people to unite and support…
Rick Mercer on Kellie Leitch’s Race Baiting Campaign
With every passing day Kellie Leitch's absurd attempt to be Canada's Donald Trump is looking more desperate and pathetic.She's been getting a lot of free publicity, and doing her best…
How the Leader of the Free World Became the Leader of the Global Right Wing.
AmeriKa’s president, Donald Trump, will not be the leader of the free world. He will, however, be the leader of the global right wing. Across Europe, the radical right is…
Will Trump Embolden Bigots in Canada?
Yesterday we read Kinsella’s post about a white power, Alt.Right handbill posted in his neighbourhood. Today we have an account from CBC Ottawa of a woman, Anna Maranta, a rabbi…
president trump: what didn’t just happen
Since I’m making an effort to put more of my thoughts here, I’m gathering up a bunch of my Facebook posts and responses. If we know each other on Facebook,…
a dark and frightening day
I’ve spent the past several months reassuring my co-workers and baldly stating on Facebook that Donald Trump would not become President of the United States. The lesson for me and…
The New Canada and the Return of the Cool Moose
As I'm sure you know, I'm really enjoying living in Justin Trudeau's Canada, and of course the land of the noble moose. And I'm constantly battling with Cons and other…
what i’m reading: the underground railroad by colson whitehead
Colson Whitehead is a literary genius. In The Underground Railroad, he has found a way to tell the story of 400-plus years of African-American oppression without delivering an awkward march…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Owen Jones offers his take on how the UK's Labour Party should proceed following Jeremy Corbyn's most recent leadership victory - and while the…
Standing Up For Our Values In A Bigoted World
I'm really looking forward to this weekend. It's going to be warm and sunny, and perfect for biking, or sailing.And on Sunday, in this park in my neighbourhood, there is…
The Return of the Monstrous Chris and Kellie Show
The other day I wrote about how Kellie Leitch's "Anti-Canadian Values" campaign had brought back memories of the Chris and Kellie show.The barbaric Con production where Leitch and Chris Alexander…
Donald Trump and the First Family From Hell
They say an apple never falls far from the tree. Especially if it's rotten to the core.And in the case of Donald Trumps's family, the would be first family of…
New column day
Here, following up on my earlier column on racism in Saskatchewan with a look at the lessons we can learn from responses to similar issues in Alberta and the U.S.…
Donald Trump and the Burning of America
I've been warning for a long time that the monstrous demagogue Donald Trump could end up setting his own country on fire.Whether he wins or when he loses.And sure enough…
Donald Trump and the Madness of America (Continued)
There are now less than sixty days to go before the U.S. presidential election, and with every passing day the campaign just seems to grow crazier and crazier.For what else…
Donald Trump and the Shadow of the Klan
When I saw Donald Trump in a Detroit church, trying to appeal to African-American voters by posing as a religious person.And swaying awkwardly from side to side to the strains…
thank you, colin kaepernick!
Another awesome athlete protest that I have no time to write about. I can only thank Colin Kaepernick for his courage.Joy of Sox speaks for me: To Mookie Betts (And…