Nabob shows why Alberta Needs a Plan
History is a passion for me. I love reading about books or watching documentaries on battles, changes in technology and how we as people step up when things get tough.…
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Sorry, UCP, but you’re stuck with Kenney
When Jason Kenney assumed the leadership of the newly-hatched United Conservative party in 2017, he was no doubt expecting a long, unchallenged reign. Coupled with his resounding victory over Rachel…
May 2, 2011
We all have days in our lives that we’ll remember forever. If we’re lucky, we get to experience moments and be a part of great events that are not only…
Enlightenment & The Power Of Emptiness
OK, gangster punks, rebels and revolutionaries, free spirits and seekers of truth, hear this: People don’t understand the power of emptiness. With all my heart, I wish they did. And…
Deaf to the Problem of a Lack of Proper Paid Sick Leave
Over the past months there has been a lot of discussion going on about the importance of having access to paid sick days. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the…
Plague Update: Close The Schools Already!
It’s been obvious since last Summer that indoor transmission is a risk because the virus is airborne. Would you go into a room with someone who has measles or TB?…
Kudos to Maria Ressa
Among the numerous seriously unpleasant men leading countries in the world today, Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, must be included. Perhaps his most odious policy is his support for…
Shooting Ones-Self in the Foot in Milton
As someone who spent a lot of time working and volunteering in politics, there are certain things that I have come to both appreciate and shake my head at, sometimes…
Latest in #SaveSTC
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release, April 28, 2021 Canadian Transportation Agency rules favourably in decision In a precedent making decision in Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency ruled against “Rider Express”.…
The pure comedy of Spam, a lot of spam
Few crimes make me angrier than telephone or online scams. But I don’t know who I am angrier at – the scammer or the victim. The scammer is a reprehensible…
Plague Update: Saskatchewan Needs New Leadership
An offensively dangerous COVID Denier was touring Canada spreading misinformation and hate. The Sask Government and cops welcomed him with words but no real warning. https://t.co/ocA0g4Lkyb — Saskboy from Saskatchewan…
Saunderson’s Job-Killing ICBL Continued
James Madison, one of the US’s Founding Fathers said that a government “…without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a tragedy or a…
Talking Canadian Forces Medical Assistance in Ontario with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Amanda Galbraith for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ottawa’s move to send Canadian Forces…
Covid Journal, April 27, 2021
Doug Ford: crying to the public ain’t gonna bring about paid sick leave. Ignoring bills submitted to the Ontario partliament TWENTY ONE times won’t help either.
Talking the Growing Emotional Strain of COVID-19 on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations…
Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty
People everywhere are the same – people are people. We have far more in common than we have differences between us. And all the differences, or at least the great…
The Rise of the Maverick?
Ever since Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole released his “lose, lose, lose” carbon pricing plan, I’ve been watching the overall reaction from the conservative movement writ large. Some in the grassroots…
What if we all get Covid-19? Why vaccines are the cure to contagion
Historically, vaccines have arguably been one of the biggest success stories of the human race – and the story of Covid-19 will be no different. Despite this, there is a…
And the winner is … who cares?
The Academy Awards – Oscar to his friends – airs this Sunday. Are you excited? No? OK, mildly interested? No, not even that? Indifferent or openly hostile? Yeah, that sounds…
Moving To Mexico
Let`s deal with the biggest prejudice or stereotype right away. Most people in the US and Canada will say, “Why would anyone want to move to Mexico?! Isn’t it dangerous?”…