Conflict, Disorder and Whatever the Hell This Passes As
There are many saying and idioms that we have when we talk about Canada, our politics and just how we usually go about things. Some are cliches but others are…
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O’Toole Out
Well all of political Canada has watching Parliament Hill this morning, as all parties held their respective caucus meetings. With all due respect to all parties, we all know which…
#FreezeGoFundMe #NoGasNoProtest
Stop the protest: #NoGasNoProtest. The post #FreezeGoFundMe #NoGasNoProtest first appeared on Excited Delirium.
A Big Blue Groundhogs Day
It’s been quite the 24 hours in #cdnpoli, but not for the reason why we expected at the start of yesterday. With a move to try to give Conservative Leader…
The Ground Letting Loose Under Stornoway
I’ve seen a lot of comments lately about how this has felt like a very long January, and I can’t help but concur. Between Omicron, snowstorms, deep cold and now…
The Morning After: The Second Day of Whatever the Hell That Was
Yesterday in this space I gave a summary of the awful things that happened in Ottawa on Friday and Saturday, where a group of self-proclaimed “peaceful protesters” settled into the…
Covid Journal, Jan 31, 2022 ‘What the Truck’ Edition
GoFundMe should save its brand image and freeze the Trucker Convoy account. Use the funds for improving our world and not fueling the protest. The post Covid Journal, Jan 31,…
What will Jason Kenney Do?: On the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, the Wet’suwet’en and the Freedom Convoy 2022
Way back in 2020, the Kenney Government passed the “Critical Infrastructure Defence Act” (CIDA). Now, to make a long story short, the CIDA was the Kenney’s Administration reaction to a…
Plague Convoy Gets Support From Premier and O’Toole
Canada’s capital is occupied by white supremacist, anti-vax protesters who’ve urinated on the National War Memorial, stood on the Unknown Soldier’s tomb, flown Nazi and Confederate flags, and even desecrated…
The Morning After: The First Day of Whatever the Hell That Was
In the past I’ve written some of these “Morning After” pieces to discuss elections, debates or more normal political things. It was an approach I always felt worked well for…
Covid Journal, Jan 29 2022 ‘What The Truck’ Edition
Is it possible that Covid is exposing larger, looming corporate issues in our society, like what crowdfunding sites should be forced to do with money raised from questionable sources or…
2022: What the Truck ‘We’re Not Racist’ Rally
Covid Journal’s ‘What the Truck’ edition: WEXITeers and Yellow Vest, 2.0 descend on Ottawa. The post 2022: What the Truck ‘We’re Not Racist’ Rally first appeared on Excited Delirium.
What You Need to Know: The Return of Parliament
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Andrew Leslie, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
The Tories Josh Hawley Moment?
Today the small cars, passenger trucks and a much smaller number of transport trucks than advertised started to roll into downtown Ottawa. Yes, the moment is before us, and after…
Rubicon Crossed
Having not written in almost two months, I hadn’t pictured that I’d end up writing again twice in the same day the first time back. Yet things are moving fast…
The Wakeup Call?
This space has been a bit quiet for a while, mostly because I’ve been quite busy and haven’t had the time to write. It’s not that I haven’t had anything…
Plague Update: Worst Among Us
I practically couldn’t believe this, except I know BoJo is not a fine bloke. Boris Johnson considered being injected with COVID-19 on live TV: ex-adviser Man too stupid to realize…
If France could survive Nazis, we can survive Covid
As we continue to fight this invisible enemy in Year 2 of World War C, perhaps we should take inspiration from France. No, not France of 2022. France of 1940.…
Covid Journal, Jan 17, 2022 (What the Truck Edition)
What the Truck? A brief exploration into the massively delayed response of Canada’s Cons to Biden’s vaccination requirements for truckers entering the US. The post Covid Journal, Jan 17, 2022…
Plague Update: No Moe Bragging Rights
Apparently the only reason no one in Saskatchewan died of COVID-19 the last couple weeks, was computer error, not reality. Of course Premier Moe was bragging only yesterday about his…