For a Decade It was Harper Horror
Now, it may be Trump’s turn to make everything worse. I’m not planning on blogging about Trump very much, however. The man gets far too much attention, and that’s one…
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It’s Not a Wonderful Life
I’m convinced many Americans – Donald Trump among them – think Frank Capra’s famous film, It’s a Wonderful Life, was a documentary, not entertainment. It has all the elements of…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Owen Jones highlights the need for social democratic parties to present a real popular alternative to neoliberal government, and offers his suggestions as…
Those Profane Twitter Goofs
1/1 Earlier I retweeted a post re carb tax w/ a profane hashtag ref the PM that I simply didn't initially see. Minutes later it was deleted. — Brad Wall…
recognizing racism in Northern Ontario
So there’s a story around here about a company promoting ice huts that said in their ad: “Please no status card users! You are not welcome in our huts. Equality…
What it Means to Join a Political Party ( #cdnpoli )
A lot of people believe joining a political party means getting together and advancing policies and ideas that they collectively believe in. The truth is – the more important part…
What it Means to Join a Political Party ( #cdnpoli )
A lot of people believe joining a political party means getting together and advancing policies and ideas that they collectively believe in.The truth is - the more important part about…
What it Means to Join a Political Party ( #cdnpoli )
A lot of people believe joining a political party means getting together and advancing policies and ideas that they collectively believe in. The truth is – the more important part…
Taxing our understanding #nlpoli
Over the past week, there’s been a flurry of comment about gasoline prices and the fact that, as of New Year’s Day, a provincial sales tax now applies to books.…
On Meaning #nlpoli
Brexit supporter and insurance magnate Arron Banks got into a tussle on Twitter late last year with Cambridge classicist Mary Beard. Banks tweeted that Rome had been done in by…
It was a good Holiday
I had a good New Years and Christmas holidays. A shipping error, in my favour, was perhaps the most notable event. The weather was cold, and it’ll be -25 or…
Thank you Rosemary Barton and MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Celina Caesar-Chavannes appeared tonight on CBC Power and Politics with host Rosemary Barton. She was there to discuss her experiences with depression, before and since becoming MP for Whitby and…
Stuff Still Happens, week 52: Let’s recap 2016 … sorry, it’s the law.
Yeah, yeah, I know. It was a terrible year. One of the worst in recent memory. But the rule for anyone who writes a weekly blog or column is that…
Rafe’s New Year’s letter to Trudeau: Time for PM to get to know BC…for real
Justin Trudeau hasn’t learned much about BC in the time he lived here and from visits like this one to the central coast in 2014 (Flickr/Justin Trudeau) Dear Prime Minister…
Rafe: Site C Dam shows how broken our democracy is
BC First Nations Chiefs Roland Wilson, Liz Logan and Stewart Phillip took their anti-Site C message to Ottawa – to no avail (Liz Logan/ Twitter) This week I said I…
Now is the Time to Sell Stocks in Fossil Fuels
Most everyone knows that fossil fuel energy is on its way out and renewable energy usage is accelerating. This means that air quality will improve and energy will become cheaper,…
What Happens in the Arctic, Doesn’t Stay in the Arctic
There are more and more signs of climate change about to pull a number on us, but we still won’t listen. We’ve got ammonia in our atmosphere and a spike…
What Happens in the Arctic, Doesn’t Stay in the Arctic
There are more and more signs of climate change about to pull a number on us, but we still won’t listen. We’ve got ammonia in our atmosphere and a spike…
If not Civil Disobedience, what? Letters to the editor?…Rafe Mair on the necessary response to Site C Dam, Kinder Morgan
84 year-old retired librarian Barbara Grant getting arrested at Burnaby Mountain (Burnaby Mountain Updates/facebook) Beyond doubt, British Columbia must get involved in two separate and substantial actions of civil disobedience,…
North Dakota Wind Beats Saskatchewan Coal
2. How about neighbour North Dakota?Coal 4185 MWGas 248 MWWind 1759 MWYou could REPLACE either Coal or Gas in #skpoli with ND's #wind — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) December 13, 2016…