What Yesterday Meant to Me
Since that first time I heard Greta Thunberg, I sensed that something wonderful might be about to happen. Eventually she inspired a resistance. The school children’s revolt and then Extinction…
Conservatives
White Supremacy Flourishes When the Political Caste Start Flirting.
Max Boot has a lesson for all of us but especially for those who have developed a sudden fondness for Andrew Scheer. The American conservative writer warns it’s no longer…
Conservatives – In Too Deep, Too Long to Change Now
At some point we’re going to have to write off conservatives, Tories and Blue Liberals alike, when it comes to climate change. They’re either outright, dyed in the wool, deniers…
I’m Voting for Her This October. Will You?
This year’s general elections will be like none other. This may be our very last, best chance to compel our federal government to act commensurately with the scope of the…
Disliking Liberals vs Disliking Conservatives
Christopher Bird explains what it’s like to be a reasonable Canadian observing Canadian political struggles of the largest 2 parties in their efforts to govern: I don’t particularly like Justin…
Liberal Climate Plan?
The Liberals’ climate plan is an oxymoron, if you want to survive. Butts/Trudeau/McKenna made some progress past the Conservatives’, but ultimately their legacy is buying a fossil fuel pipeline during…
What Is Most Important
Is it a big deal that rich MPs, MLAs, and MPPs have to pay $3 more to fill their SUVs? Not at all. Is it a big deal that Canada…
“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…
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…
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…
Why the Brits Ignored How ‘Leave’ Rigged the Brexit Referendum
The Leave campaign had its thumb on the scales in the Brexit referendum. Through various devices it was a rigged outcome. Now the national crime agency is investigating some of…
#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…
Elizabeth May in Saskatchewan
It’s been another amazing day, and the Sun isn’t even down yet. Attended a lunch-and-learn this morning with @ElizabethMay at the new CAC #UofR building. Earth is sick with multiple…
Will Alberta conservatives blame Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau for Line 3 delays in Minnesota? Of course they will!
Will Alberta’s conservatives find a way to blame Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the delays in construction Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 Expansion announced yesterday? Why not?…
Tories ‘Ramping Up Fear’ About Refugees As Election Looms: Experts
That stupid silly Grin It’s almost a year out from the next federal election and already politicians are drawing attention to issues of immigration and national security, making claims that…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2019-02-04 17:25:00
Unless Doug Ford campaigns for him in a thong, things couldn’t get worse for Andrew Scheer in the 2019 federal election Polling poorly in Quebec, British Columbia and Atlantic Canada,…
CBC Picks Up Attack On Environment
Dismayed to see the “foreign funding” conspiracy theory gaining traction in Canada’s #oilsands discussion again. For perspective, I’ve pulled a few great articles from @Garossino written way back in 2012:…
Election 1 yr away; Battle on Carbon Pricing Favors Liberals
We have seen Conservative Governments in Ontario and Saskatchewan balk at carbon pricing and the Federal Conservatives basically trying to use the old “tax on everything line” they used with…
Face Of Evil
“Can you imagine anything the scientists would say that would persuade the US administration that it needs to take more seriously?” Presenter Evan Davis puts that to former Trump adviser…
Is the Conservative Party of Canada Racist?
Sadly, yes. If you haven’t noticed, here’s something that should startle you into realizing every wing of it associates with Nazis, and talks about limiting immigration as a primary platform…