Who is going to buy Alberta coal?
If you listen to Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) and the government it runs, you might have heard them talk about the economic need to mine coal on the Eastern…
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Insanity From The White House
American voters foolishly chose a fascist dictator for their President, and now everyone is going to suffer. The Orange Menace is attacking Canada, and others, so we’ll have to retaliate.…
Everything Is Getting Dangerous
Here we are, on the eve of the US President economically attacking his country’s closest trading partner and ally with the world’s longest undefended border. The Orange Menace aims to…
Christy Clark is a Damn Liar Like Many Conservatives
And she’s not good enough of a liar to be Prime Minister of Canada. There’s she’s caught lying about being a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. You know…
What An Insurance CEO’s Death Reveals About Canadian Healthcare
“Death by Bureaucracy Leads to a Society on the Brink” “A deliberate practice of denying a certain kind of care”, like not controlling infectious diseases in healthcare in Canada? That’s…
Liberal Finance Minister and also Fraser are Out of Cabinet!
Big news, Freeland and Fraser are out of cabinet! Will Canada have postal mail again? All this and more in Doel’s latest video.
About this 51st state thing
President-elect Donald Trump’s comment about making Canada the 51st state apparently has his supporters in... The post About this 51st state thing first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Electric Car Interest Is NOT Going Down
New ZEV registrations are up in every reporting province from 2023 2nd quarter to this year’s second quarter. People who say that “interest in EVs is decreasing”, are simply lying…
Who should pay the piper for pollution?
“A paltry sum,” said Chandni Raina, India’s representative at the recent United Nations Climate Change... The post Who should pay the piper for pollution? first appeared on Views from the…
Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians
Canada’s attitude toward the Palestinian people could be described as hypocritical. We have consistently claimed... The post Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians first appeared on Views from the…
Homelessness planning during COVID
I’ve written a book chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic and homelessness planning in Canada. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview:https://nickfalvo.ca/covid-19-and-homelessness-planning-in-canada/
And the rich get richer
Statistics Canada recently reported that in at least one respect this country is moving in... The post And the rich get richer first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Behind closed doors with Danielle Smith
Premier Danielle Smith has made major policy announcements at closed-door meetings with UCP members in select communities. There will be plenty more to come … At a private meeting with…
Anti-Fascism and the Three Way Fight in Québec [ThreeWayFight]
by Dandy Andy In his “Afterword” to Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism, Michael Staudenmaier writes: “The three way fight is not an ideology or a fixed political line.…
We’re flush!
According to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre “our country is broke.” The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO),... The post We’re flush! first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Railway relief
Sighs of relief could be heard across the country when federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon... The post Railway relief first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
What The World Needs Most
Great discussion, as always, and a great song. (See the link below, to a podcast interview by one of my top three sources.) Now, maybe a song about sisu, the…
Oh, Canada: Longing For Home
With a trip coming up to my old home country of Canada, I feel, three hours before dawn, the urge to hear songs from my beloved country, where I was…
Comparating municipal spending on housing and homelessness in Canada’s major cities
I recently led a research study comparing spending by large Canadian municipalities on homeless-related services and affordable housing. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of the study:https://nickfalvo.ca/comparating-municipal-spending-o...