Covid Journal, October 26, 2020
Canada tries to take the high road with China’s genocide; lots of links of interest
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Talking the NDP Majority Government win in BC & Political Stresses during 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 NDP’s big majority government win in…
End of October Pandemic Election-palooza
On Saturday we saw British Columbians finish their 42nd General Election, which resulted in the re-election of John Horgan’s New Democrats to a good-sized majority government. It was a campaign…
Nothing to fear this Halloween
I was never a big fan of Halloween as a kid. I always had a fear of being mugged by bigger kids who might rip open my pillow case and…
The Morning After: The 42nd British Columbia General Election
Yesterday may have been a Saturday but we saw something out in British Columbia that we rarely see on a weekend in this country; an election day. It marked the…
Freedom of Speech vs Fascism
If free speech bothers you, get a soother. Fascism and Maoism are not acceptable here. If you don’t understand that, then you don’t understand the black liberation movement, which is…
China has a soft power shortage
Now would seem to be the moment for China’s star to shine. It has gained control of the coronavirus pandemic rapidly and effectively, and it is the only member of…
Talking the Second Trump/Biden Debate with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Anthony Koch. We talked about Thursday nights second and final American Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,…
The Morning After: The Second Trump-Biden Debate
In any general election campaign televised leaders’ debates offer a rare chance to make a big impact, especially in these days of diffuse media consumption. It’s very rare that you…
USA Debates Its Existence
Trump saying he can't stay in a basement and make money. We know he also can't from his penthouse. Has managed to from the White House though. pic.twitter.com/pwrN1xgVr0 — Saskboy…
Covid Journal, October 21, 2020
Corporate drug lords get a slap on the wrist. Friends of Kenney rewrite grade school curriculums.
Kenney channels Notley
During the NDP’s brief sojourn as government of Alberta, it pursued a policy oft-referred to as “social license.” The idea was that if the province was to get investment in…
The Adults in the Room
All of Canadian politics has spent the past 48 hours spinning, twirling and losing its collective mind over the potential of a snap general election during the start of the…
Bolivia back on track
When Bolivians elected Evo Morales and his Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party in 2005, they may have elected the best president they have ever had. The country prospered, he instituted…
Overplaying the Red and Blue Hands
Having worked in politics for a decade, I always find it interesting to see when and how parties manage to get far out over their skies. While many professional political…
Talking the Attacks on Mi’kmaw Fishers in Mi’kma’ki and Halloween or Not with COVID-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell. We talked about the attacks on Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia, the reaction (or…
Jacinda’s victory—a win for decency
It gives one a warm feeling to see a brilliant, compassionate, progressive political leader succeed in a world that often seems committed to elevating the worst of the lot. The…
New Blue Who?
I’ve always found it interesting to see what becomes of failed, long shot leadership candidates, it’s been a poli-geeky interest of mine. There are many people who run (or try…
Talking the Attacks on Mi’kmaw Fishers in Mi’kma’ki 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 latest from Nova Scotia and the…
Big Messages Sent by Small Acts
It’s amazing how it can be the little things that can make some of the biggest impacts in our political life. That’s something that has proved to be true over…