Why Rob Ford Does Not Deserve to be Honoured With a Statue
I don't really mind that Rob Ford's body has been lying in state at Toronto's City Hall for the last two days.Even if he did so much to dishonour his…
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Rob Ford: The Man and His Foul Legacy
Although I despised Rob Ford with every bone in my body, I must admit I was sad to hear that he had died.Because nobody can celebrate the death of a…
fascist shift: donald trump in context
Many years back, I used to blog about a phenomenon called fascist shift. I borrowed the term from Naomi Wolf's essential The End of America, but the concept was something…
Donald Trump and the Growing Republican Revolt
Well there was Donald Trump in Arizona yesterday, whipping up the racist rabble who want him to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.While his supporters kicked and punched a…
Donald Trump and the Ideology of Violence
I see that Donald Trump is back on the road again, after having to cancel a rally in Chicago due to clashes between his followers and protesters.And he is not…
Why Is Big Oil Supporting Ezra Levant’s Bigot Site?
I've always been curious about who exactly funds Ezra Levant's grotesque hate mongering site The Rebel.Because as you know the grubby Rebel Commander spends at least half his time begging…
Springtime for Hitler or Donald Drumpf
If you have ever seen the musical or the movie The Producers, you know it's about two Broadway producers who make a terrible mistake.They decide they can make more money…
Donald Trump and the Bigot Wizard
For weeks Donald Trump has been flirting with fascism. And teetering on the edge of the Pit of Depravity.By retweeting material from white supremacists.In a desperate effort to flatter them,…
Ezra Levant and the Rebel Cruise From Hell
As we all know, when Ezra Levant isn't spouting hate, he's begging for money.And him and his trusty sidekick Brian Lilley have been known to do or say anything to…
The Hollow Victory of the Con Bigot Ezra Levant
I wasn't planning to write anything more about Ezra Levant's great "victory" over Rachel Notley's government.But after seeing the tongue bath he is receiving from our Con media, I thought…
The Day Jason Kenney Disgraced Himself. Again.
Jason Kenney has disgraced himself, or made a fool of himself, many times during his long and sordid political career.He has gone after the human rights of women, gay people,…
Ezra Levant’s Grotesque Attempt to Smear Justin Trudeau
As I'm sure you know, the last year has been Ezra Levant's annus horribilis. Or in his case his anus horribilis.It's been almost a year since he lost his job…
Why Michelle Rempel Should Be Fired Immediately
The other day I wrote about how shocked I was to see that Michelle Rempel hadn't said a word, or tweeted a single solitary line, about that horrifying pepper spray…
The Cowardly Attack on Refugees and the Silence of the Cons
I'm glad that police in Vancouver are calling it a truly disturbing hate crime. Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer is calling a pepper spray attack outside a welcome event for…
The Bigot Cons and the Cowardly Assault On Our Refugees
There couldn't be a more brutish act, or one more disgusting or more cowardly.Than attacking a group of refugees seeking shelter in Canada.Men, women, and children.On their welcome night.Read more…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Justin Fox explores why it took the economic field in general (with some noteworthy exceptions) decades to start dealing with burgeoning inequality. And…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- John Quiggin examines - and refutes - a few key complaints about fairer taxes on the wealthy. But Kathryn May reports that the Cons…
#RefugeesWelcome
This op-ed appeared in The Ottawa Citizen on November 27, 2015. “This is not a federal project, this is not even a government project, it’s a national project for all…
Darth Trump and the Death Star Nightmare (The Video)
In my last post I wrote about Donald Trump and the politics of hate. And I pointed out that Stephen Harper was our mini Trump. Who helped set our country…
Stephen Harper and the Legacy of Bigotry
When Stephen Harper fanned the flames of bigotry during the election campaign for crass political purposes, I predicted that the fires he was starting would be very difficult to put…