Shawcross, And The Difficult Questions
It’s an unpopular opinion, but until I see any actual evidence or statements that show PMO interference in the SNC-Lavalin case, I feel it is much ado about nothing. Today,…
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Enforcing Environmental Laws can Save the Planet
Nations around the world have been putting more and more environmental protection laws on the books. This has been good to see. However, with many new things it takes awhile…
Guest Post By The Girl Who Waited: I Am Not Mad As Hell, I Am Just Tired Of Your Bullshit (Redux)
I am finished. I am done. I try to stay rational, but cannot stay quiet any longer. I know some will try to dismiss me as yet another angry leftist…
Andrew MacDougall: The Haze Runner
If you observe politics long enough, you will witness moments of pure political amnesia. Its almost as if the commentator/pundit forgets their own past in a moment of faux moral…
Why Allesleving Is My Least Favorite Verb
By making those investments we are defining the foundation upon which our country was built and what the economy will be built on not only today but into the future.…
The Alt-Right & Radical Left: A Love Story? (10 Minute Read)
I have a confession to make and it isn't an easy one. My entries and my content over the past few years have dwindled and are diminished, which is directly…
#SaveSTC: Does Saskatchewan Have a Developed Economy Still?
In the days around the time @SKGov shut down STC, I was on the phone with Greyhound Canada (PR people in Texas), trying to get an answer for why they…
Introducing Political-Potshots.com (And Now For Something Completely Different)
I am so absolutely excited and proud to launch my very own website, Political Potshots! It is less a culmination of a lifelong dream, and more a step into the…
Slaying The Minimum Wage Boogeyman (And Some News)
Before I jump in, a few housekeeping items. I have a new landing page for my blog at political-potshots.com. I will be looking add more functionality soon. I would also…
The Death Of My Electoral Reform Idealism
Perhaps one of the most over-analyzed and oft-criticized campaign promises the Liberals broke from the 2015 campaign was the one on electoral reform – that the 2015 vote would be…
On Fake News and Russian Collusion
In a recent interview in AcTIVism, Glenn Greenwald, one of few people Edward Snowden agreed to speak to, shamed other countries that benefited from Snowden’s revelations but refused to grant…
Beware the Carbon Tax A-Tax!
You have heard the old joke? “Five guys walk into a bar…it was being swung by Catherine McKenna.” “Who knew that the defenders of the environmental status quo would all…
Durham, We Need To Have A Talk About Erin
Dear people of Durham, we need to talk about Erin O’Toole. Your Minister of Parliament is becoming a national joke when it comes to Twitter. Times Erin O’Toole has directly…
The Cost of Inequality: Davis 2019
This is a great video of some excellent speakers to listen to while you make dinner or, maybe, do your taxes. In a nutshell, governments need to stop taking out…
Andrew Scheer Goes Full Rebel Media
Lets follow a string. Andrew Scheer hired Hamish Marshall to be his campaign manager. First for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, in fact Andrew Scheer ran his…
Is American Democracy Fucked ?
So is the American political system completely dysfunctional. I suppose the easy answer is to say they elected Trump so case closed, but of course it is much more complicated…
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation And The Astroturf Lawnmower
Astroturfing is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization (e.g., political, advertising, religious or public relations) to make it appear as though it originates from and…
“Playing The Part Of Old Yeller Today Is CBC News.”
I cannot believe I am saying this. A few years ago I would have never believed that I would be writing this post. CBC News is completely horrible and has…
Rempelsputin: An Experiment In Political Thinskinnedness
Ra ra RempelsputinLover of the Twitter BlockThere was a cat with really thin skin… When I was relatively new to Twitter there was a urban legend that I heard about…
Tech Giants Funding Climate Denial
Microsoft and Facebook and Google threw money into a “LibertyCon” convention along with Heritage Institute , and other climate change denial orgs.