A "National Emergency" – Who’s Kidding Whom?
Change is afoot. The latest report on climate change in Canada is unsettling. It’s even ominous. The only surprising part is that anyone would be surprised by the report or…
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Canada Warming at Twice Global Rate
The federal government is scheduled to release a report tomorrow that concludes our Great White North is warming at twice the global rate. Don’t worry, we’ve got a carbon tax…
“Andrew Scheer here”
Billy Mays here with your latest As Seen On TV fad/junk: Andrew Scheer here.Trudeau's carbon tax will raise gas prices 4.6 cents on Monday, so fill your tank! Storm the…
On Milton Acorn, on his birthday, Canada’s People’s Poet
Today was the birthday of Milton Acorn, the People’s Poet, who lived rough, and died before he was eligible for the Old Age Security, even under the old rules. For…
$5000 Canadian Government Rebate for Some EVs
I've heard that Liberals are announcing an EV rebate soon. Great! (3 years late, but better late than Conservative.)A few important points for them to consider:1. #climatechange is real, which…
Joe Oliver Is Trash Like the Financial Post
Canada has had some bad Ministers of Finance, but can you think of a stinkier one than Oliver in his time since being tossed? Just yesterday the odious Financial Post…
Elizabeth May at UofR
2 weeks ago Elizabeth May was in Regina at the University and gave the following speech. In it she covered everything from our failed public transportation systems, to SNC-Lavalin’s punishment…
Refugees Who Helped Snowden Welcomed to Canada
One of the families who helped American whistleblower Edward Snowden stay safe while he was in Hong Kong have arrived in Canada. Snowden provided proof to the world that the…
If Money Buys Things and Minds
You can find no shortage of angry Conservatives who are absolutely livid with the Prime Minister or Rachel Notley for not yet expanding a pipeline to the BC coast from…
The Alberta Advantage was Dependence
In the end, the “Alberta Advantage” was dependence. And in retrospect, undoing that dependence on the oil industry — a mixture of real and perceived — needed to be the…
Turd Blossom Stinks Up Canada
Preston Manning is a joke. Karl Rove is a war criminal. Imagine living in a world based on the ethical standard of Rove. Could be that we are there now.…
ICYMI, cont’d…
As stated in my previous post, the next few posts will cover various statements, letters, etc. released on SNC-Lavalin’s website that the Canadian media have, for whatever reason, ignored, and…
ICYMI!
ICYMI! The next few posts will cover various statements, letters, etc. released on SNC-Lavalin’s website that the Canadian media have, for whatever reason, ignored, and continue to ignore… SNC-Lavalin released…
#CPCracists Leader
About the time that the odious racist Kellie Lietch was contending for the leadership of the CPC with Maxime Bernier and the guy who kept Syrian refugees out of Canada…
Don’t Eat That Stuff, Charlie. That’s Horseshit!
Several years ago I stumbled upon a US FDA report on imported shrimp (prawns). It listed, month by month, the number of shrimp imports from Asia that were discovered to…
May in Regina, in March
It was the warmest it’s been in Regina in months today, and Elizabeth May came to town on what’s left of our bus system in Saskatchewan. I had the pleasure…
If true, this is beyond the pale…
“I was instructed not to send it,” said Nathalie Drouin. If true, this is beyond the pale… Jody Wilson-Raybould was, in her capacity as Minister of Justice, the chief federal…
Is Saskatchewan Leaving? Not That Way
If you're not from Saskatchewan you may not realize that no one here talks seriously about separation (from Canada). If we talk about it, it's because the local shock jock…
It’s A Bad Day for Trudeau
Trudeau has faced 3 crucial resignations in the past weeks. First Minister Jody Wilson-Raybold resigned from his Cabinet. Then his right hand man Gerald Butts. Now Minister Philpott has suddenly…