What’s With Grewal?
Justin Trudeau is having trouble with an errant MP, a Grewal fellow who represents the riding of Brampton East. Raj Grewal has stepped down, sort of, somehow, citing personal issues…
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Alberta the Ugly and the Toxic Trudeau Haters
I don't know when Alberta first became the vile hate mongering place it is today. Maybe it was before my time.Or maybe ten years of the greasy oil pimp Stephen…
Alberta politicians need to tread carefully when they comment on the coming job losses at GM Canada in Oshawa
We don’t yet know why General Motors Corp. has decided to walk away from its last auto-assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., which CTV reported last night the Detroit-based company will…
Albertans Aren’t Feeling the Love
Last week Ms Soapbox wrote an article for CBC in which she called out the hypocrisy of the energy industry and various conservatives who want the Alberta government to impose…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Crawford Kilian reviews Christo Aivalis’ The Constant Liberal, and discusses how Justin Trudeau is continuing a family tradition of betraying progressive voters:…
If other Canadians don’t think Alberta should go suck a lemon, they probably soon will
Alberta! Go suck a lemon! I don’t endorse that sentiment, of course. I’m an Albertan, after all. The person who did say something like that, as it happens, didn’t say…
Andrew Scheer and the Enemy of the People
Ever since he became leader of the Cons, Andrew Scheer has called Justin Trudeau all kinds of ugly names.Criminal gang member supporter, coward, terrorist sympathizer, you name it.But now, believe…
How Doug Ford Is Hurting Andrew Scheer And His Cons
There was Doug Ford last night at the Progressive Conservative Convention, addressing his adoring Ford Nation.No doubt getting one standing ovation after the other. Because he likes them a lot.And…
Calgary’s Olympic bid is dead, but don’t completely rule out a zombie moment
Moments after 10 p.m. last night, the few Albertans nervously paying attention outside Calgary received word voters in Cowtown had clearly said no to the idea of a re-do in…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Guardian’s editorial board writes that stagnating and even declining life expectancies and nother indications of declining social health are the result…
Michael Harris: Why Justin Trudeau Should Win The Election
It's been three tough years. Demolishing Stephen Harper's grim legacy took longer, and was probably harder than Justin Trudeau had imagined.And no prime minister has ever been attacked as viciously…
Want to know how to deal with Steve Bannon? Oddly enough, Jason Kenney has the answer!
Want to know how to deal with the irresponsible refusal by the organizers of the so-called Munk Debate to cancel their invitation to former Trump election strategist Steve Bannon to…
Andrew Scheer And The Threat Of The Sinister Clown
Yesterday I wrote about how the failing Con clown Andrew Scheer has announced that he intends to go after the Con media.For believe it or not, being too LIBERAL. And…
Andrew Scheer And His Cons Declare War on the Media
Almost as soon as Andrew Scheer became Con leader, I warned that there was something different and strange about him.And that politically speaking at least, he was more American than…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Moscrop discusses the need for a more meaningful definition of “progress” which doesn’t hand-wave away the long-term harms and risks created by…
How Canada’s Cons Are Losing The Carbon Tax Battle
You might think that Andrew Scheer would tone down his anti-carbon tax rhetoric, now that Trudeau's new plan to fight climate change has been well received by most in the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Campbell Robb laments the persistence of in-work poverty in the UK – though it’s of course worth noting the reality that poverty…
Justin Trudeau Sets Out To Battle The Anti-Carbon Tax Gang
It was a showdown that has been building for some time. So I was glad to see Justin Trudeau finally take on the grubby gang of premiers who have refused…
Wondering about Jason Kenney: Would you buy a used truck from this man?
So, who’re ya gonna believe? Jason Kenney? Or Alberta’s used car dealers? I’m sure readers will agree that this is a very tough question. Nevertheless, with the publication of third-quarter…
Andrew Scheer’s Pathetic Reefer Madness
Chris Young/Associated PressIt was one of the biggest parties this country has seen for a long time. The one that began when the bud came down at the stroke of…