Welcome back to the second article in aseries looking at everyday things withsurprising royal connections. The last articlelooked at the influence the French monarchyhad on the development of modernstrawberries. This…
Photo Credit: Reinhold Möller To say that monarchs have had an effect on the practice of politics throughout history is fairly obvious. Less obvious are the effects monarchs have had…
As has become my custom I have once again surveyed anotherbatch of leadership candidates running to lead a party. This time its the NDP. The last time they were surveyed…
4 minutes to the Minifie Lecture with Andrew Coyne. Auditorium is nearly full in the wings too.#YQR #cdnpoli— Saskboy from Saskatchewan (@saskboy.bsky.social) 2025-11-28T01:28:07.284Z
Source: candidate website The third leadership candidate has now gotten back to me. Rob Ashton represents the labour wing of the NDP. I was particularly interested in hearing from Ashton…
Source: Tony McQuail's campaign page The second NDP leadership candidate to get back to me is Tony McQuail. Tony is advocating for a merger between the NDP and the Green…
Assorted content to end your week.- Ryan Cooper and David Dayen discuss how Donald Trump is managing to combine the worst abuses of every British monarch who helped contribute to…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Don Moynihan examines the Trump regime's steps to build a police state whose only loyalty is to their mad king, while Andrew Egger…
A few days ago the BBC published an article on the British government's upcoming announcement of new towns to be built to alleviate Britain's housing crisis. A large proportion of…
So, late yesterday, Premier Sith Smith blinked on her ban of 2SLGBTQ books from schools. I have opinions. This follows on the heels of the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB)…
So, late yesterday, Premier Sith Smith blinked on her ban of 2SLGBTQ books from schools. I have opinions. This follows on the heels of the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB)…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Lurie writes about the Trump regime's Potemkin populism - as well as the increasing speed with which his fabrications are coming undone. Sarah…
Alberta Conservatives recently demanded that inappropriate books be removed from schools. The order specified that students should not be exposed to sexual content. Among other things, there was to be…
I've been meaning to do an articleon games that have a tendency tolead people to monarchism (whichwill end up being a list of ParadoxStudio games) but in the meantimeI wanted…
As Chogyam Trungpa said, “The first thing to do is cut the speed.” Slow down. Unplug from all media and electronics. Make time for stillness, silence and solitude. Reflect. Read,…
The media, both legacy and online, continue to herald the death of the semicolon. Perhaps this is meant merely as a distraction from the events unfolding in world politics, particularly…
University of Toronto. Photo by Bill Badzo/Flickr. In the United States, the Trump administration has launched an assault on colleges and universities. In addition to cutting billions in federal...
Last month's opening of Parliament by the King was about sending a message. Well, sending a couple messages. It was about sending a message to Trump that Canada had a…
Gotta love administrators suddenly finding themselves in several thousand dollars’ worth of a money jam and choosing to get rid of arts teachers to reduce the deficit. If there’s truly…
I received a rather unexpected email the other day from former Liberal leadership candidate, Frank Baylis. He is apparently working his way through all of his campaign correspondence. While outside…
