Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jill Lawrence discusses how the U.S.' current kleptocracy was caused directly by the dangerous conflation of concentrated wealth with free speech. Luke Goldstein…
Mark Carney
On open lanes
Mark Carney's ascent to the Liberal leadership has locked in a change in Canadian politics as compared to the period before Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement. But as the inevitable response…
The choice of fights
Needless to say, Canada's federal polling has taken a substantial turn over the past couple of months. And it shouldn't come as much surprise that the Lib griping that Jagmeet…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Greg Sargent writes about the utter villainy of Elon Musk's using the largest concentration of wealth on the planet as a tool to condemn…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Krugman discusses how Donald Trump is eviscerating financial regulation and consumer protection just when it's most needed, while Henry Farrell points out how…
Who To Choose?
While I and many others consider the possibility of a Mark Carney-led Liberal Party, there are some obvious hurdles. While his appearance on The Daily Show, which I wrote about…
If Danielle Smith intends to defy a national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs, she should call an election
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith intends to defy an all-party, all-province, national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, she should call a provincial election and get…
I Was Impressed
While you have probably heard of Mark Carney's appearance on The Daily Show, his performance with Jon Stewart both surprised and impressed me. He was loose, funny and, most unexpectedly,…
Will It Be Carney?
People are talking about Mark Carney. Max Fawcett writes: Over the last week, two things have become abundantly obvious to anyone watching Canadian politics. First, Justin Trudeau is in deep,…
Values by Mark Carney tops of Alberta Independent Bookshops’ non-fiction bestseller list for week ended April 4
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, April 4, 2021. The lists are compiled…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Michael Atkinson and Haizhen Mou discuss their new polling showing that Canadians are particularly concerned with climate change and good jobs as…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Caroline Chen discusses why opening restaurants and other indoor venues which involve prolonged contact is the worst possible choice if one wants to…
The Day of (Fiscal) Reckoning
Jason Kenney’s warning came just prior to the government’s economic update announcement. He said “when we get through all of this there will be a fiscal reckoning”. Reckoning. It has…
On conflicts of interest
Just a couple of weeks ago, there was a flurry of speculation – and disapprobation – about the possibility that Mark Carney might pursue a political career after having been…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ronan Burtenshaw discusses the British public’s strong support for a New Deal featuring higher wages and more fair tax contributions by the…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bruce Campbell writes that we have a needed opportunity to reimagine how our economy and society are organized, while Gregory Beatty rightly argues…
Uh oh! Those perfidious Swedes have clearly joined the anti-Alberta energy ‘misinformation campaign of defamation’!
Why, those perfidious Swedes! First they sent their sneaky little agent Greta Thunberg in a sailboat to Alberta’s shores to stir up our young people — and that’s no mean…
Justin Trudeau and the Mark Carney Farce
When Justin Trudeau took over the Liberal Party he got rid of a lot of dead wood. The good old boys who had turned the party into a private club.The…
Mark Carney Sounds Good to Me
Chantal Hebert writes that “Liberal insiders” are looking at Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau. Carney is due to finish his current gig as governor of the Bank of England…