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…
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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.
On the Covington Catholic School Incident
The best part of this issue, if there can be a good part, where a bunch of high school boys surrounded Nathan Phillips to get a little kick from exercising…
10 Year Challenge
I posted this challenge on social media recently. This is what we do to be sociable: play online games and forward memes. Discussing the world and screaming into the void…
Skunk In The Stinky FP
The FP published a ridiculous op-ed by Brad Wall. business.financialpost .com/opinion/ brad-wall-canada-could-impact-emissions-were-ottawa-not-so-obsessed-with-carbon-taxes “So, in Paris we were — without intention — a few prairie skunks at this low-carbon garden party.”…
On the road to Oz, the Lion starts strong.
Dorothy has already clicked her heels and the Cowardly Lion has been the first to put a paw on the Yellow Brick Road. It is very early in the trip…
California Launches Improved Reverse Income Tax Scheme
California’s welfare system (EITC) includes subsidies sent annually for people living without income and that’s about to change. Under new rules the money given to people who earn less than…
Why Protest?
This will be the shortest post ever! Here’s my argument delineated in premises and a conclusion (P=premise, SC=sub-conclusion, C=conclusion): P1. Human beings are wired for immediate, or short-term, survival, not…
On Continuums: ASD, OCD, ADHD, Alzheimers, and Allergies
Since the Aspergers designation was excluded from the DSM V, many people were, and are, outraged that all cases fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) instead of the separate…
Fridays for Future
I went to the first #fridaysforfuture protest in our area with my youngest, yesterday, outside my MP’s office. The idea is the brainchild of Greta Thunberg who wants all students…
Musings on leadership
What makes a good leader? Or a bad one, for that matter? That’s a long-standing debate that reaches back into history.* Of late I’ve been reading about and pondering the…