The Final Eight
With all the attention that’s rightfully been elsewhere in Canadian politics, less attention has been getting paid to the Conservative Leadership Race, beyond the random words of Peter MacKay and…
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Ontario: Ford Recall
Time for a Ford recall. Sign the petition.
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: Wet’suwet’en Protests & Covid-19
The newest episode of the “Magpie Brûlé” Podcast is now up! In this episode, I talks about the week that was in the House of Commons, the latest on the…
Overplaying Your Hand
It’s late Friday afternoon and after sitting for a couple of weeks, the House of Commons is taking a weeklong break. That means that we’ve now see proximately six sitting…
#Cdnpolicast – Protests & Growing Concerns over CoronaVirus
The newest episode of “Cdnpolicast” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Susan Smith, Neil Brodie and I talk about the developments this week in protests happening across the…
Conservative Veneer of Civility Eroding Everywhere
The very thin veneer of civility for Conservatives is quickly eroding, showing the world what they’re truly made of. Doug Ford’s privatization of welfare services and blocking reporters from talking…
What A Despicable Story
A depiction of environmental activist Greta Thunberg being raped shows that some people know no lows.
Viral Fads? Collective Escapism Through Displaced Fear?
I could be wrong, but every indicator to me so far is that the latest virus scare is vastly over-hyped, as they almost always are. Still it’s at 2,800…
Assorted Thoughts In The Age Of Collapse
Assorted Thoughts In The Age Of Collapse The “gig economy”, or the Uberization of the workforce: the right to be under-employed and in a precarious position no matter how…
Coronavirus: The latest in over-hyped threats & DANGERS
Read my essays, Danger and Delusion, and, Reality Check, on my blog and Twitter. Poverty, hunger, and obesity are vastly bigger killers than any infectious disease. Boost your immunity…
What Bull (Moose) Dung
Since the Ford Conservative came into power in Ontario close to two years ago, we’ve seen a steady series of ill-thought out and poorly executed policy plans and changes. We’ve…
The REAL Teck Resources Story Worth Noting
Something tells me that Teck Resources isn’t the villian we’re being made to believe if their ‘SunMine’ reclamation project in BC is taken into account.
Leadership from a Different End of the Rink
In this age of pitched battles over the impact of certain needed political policies, it’s interesting to see how various entities in society react. While it’s government that sets the…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: An Apology Too Late?
In the past two weeks we’ve seen some interesting developments in the case of Senator Lynn Beyak and the calls for her to be removed from her seat in the…
Greta and Family Struggled
An amazing journey from a very sick kid, to a world leader: "She has succeeded. Some say that she alone has done more for the climate than politicians and the…
Reflections On Stillness & Action
We need stillness and action – both, and urgently so. This should be becoming perfectly clear. I’ve travelled through 20 countries, but still I find stillness the greatest adventure, and…
The Rail Detour
Over the last few weeks as Canada has been dealing with the fallout from the Wet’suwet’en protests, we have seen a lot of political leaders doing the opposite of what…
Talking Alberta Court Carbon Tax Decision & Wet’suwet’en Protests with Kristy Cameron
Today I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked the breaking news on the Carbon Tax…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: An Official Hometown Shunning?
Last week I was happy to share with everyone here a great development from Northwestern Ontario regarding Senator Lynn Beyak and the calls for her to be removed. Last week…
Talking Wet’suwet’en Protests, Teck Frontier & CoronaVirus on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
After a two week break, this morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We had a conversation…