The First Drip
As I wrote about last week, one of the first big events of this Federal election season is just around the corner: The Federal Budget. And with all big events…
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The Long Goodbye
Having had the chance to work in politics, you get to know some politicians very well. You also get to see that anyone can serve as a politician, as there…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, Week 4: The kid in the MAGA hat
There was a time, not long ago, when the mainstream media drove the agenda. Newspapers decided what was news, TV news copied whatever was in that day’s paper, and that’s…
Standards of behavior
Integrity and putting interests of the public and the public service above personal interest seem to have been forgotten. Yet, it was not only James, Lenz and Speakers Linda Reid…
Gone John Himpe
John Himpe was a radio and blogging wizard. Now he’s gone, at a young 38 years of age. Here’s his account of first getting on the Internet: Because there were…
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.
The dynamics are different.
When talking about dynamics in politics, we are talking about what will influence the political outcome. And in looking at the upcoming by-elections in three federal electoral districts on February…
Why School Bus Seatbelts Opens a Big Can of Worms
The federal government has responded to queries about bus safety with a task force that will study the situation and possible options. What do you think will come of this?
CBC Picks Up Attack On Environment
Dismayed to see the “foreign funding” conspiracy theory gaining traction in Canada’s #oilsands discussion again. For perspective, I’ve pulled a few great articles from @Garossino written way back in 2012:…
Coincidence?
Ms Soapbox has spent the last two days poring over Hansard. Now she’s sick in bed. Coincidence?
Stuff Happens, The Reckoning, Week 3: Canadians pawns in game of Chinese checkers (yes, I know that doesn’t make sense)
I believe there is an ancient Chinese proverb that goes: don’t mess with China. China, a country we are trying desperately hard to establish firm trading ties with, is still…
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.”…
Wilbur Schramm and Noam Chomsky Meet Harold Innis
That’s the actual title of a recent book (2015) by Robert E. Babe, who has a doctorate in economics and is professor of Information and Media Studies at the University…
Accepting, Avoiding, and Talking About Collapse
Our best hope for survival is ‘too drastic‘. “The climate system is not stopping you , global society is stopping you.” That’s why the Alberta Premier gets away with saying…
Humpty Trumpty (The Story of Sir TanTrumpALot)
Humpty Trumpty … America has failed the world.
Stub History
I’ve been getting rid of some accumulated paper. I found a receipt for a full year of university tuition in 1978-79: $740. I also found a paystub for my minimum…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, Week 2: Trump TV
I really did not want to write about Donald Trump, at least not in the second week of the year. But the Glowing Orange Menace decided that eating up 90…
The Tentacles of Torstar.
It is a small hope of mine that Babel-on-the-Bay has some of the same objectives as the Toronto Star. It becomes harder over the years as the Torstar management keep…
S.H.I.T Government: Stephen Harper’s Intentional Turmoil Government
S.H.I.T Government: Stephen Harper’s Intentional Turmoil Government
Trudeau Dodges and Weaves in Regina
Glad to join PM @JustinTrudeau at a Town Hall meeting with over a thousand participants at the @UofRegina tonight.// Je suis heureux de me joindre au PM Trudeau à une…