Talking the State of Canadian Politics with Critical Thinking
A few weeks back I had the chance to finally get to join the crew at YourTV Brockville’s “Critical Thinking”, with host Leigh Bursey & guest host Josh Bennett. Finally…
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The Case for Emergency Benefits
As government and our society responds to the crises created by Covid-19, we’ve seen governments at all levels take actions that would have seemed completely unthinkable just a couple short…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: Hometown Disappointment
With everything that’s been going on around Covid-19 it’s a bit amazing to think about some of the things we were discussing before all this happened. While some of it…
Talking the Re-Opening from Covid-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ontario’s announcement on their plan for…
Covid Journal, April 28, 2020
A creepy, yet important message from ‘the virus’. And Facebook enables extreme right-wing ‘Boogaloo’ advocates, people calling for a second civil war in the US.
And now, some good news …
So, for a chance of pace, let’s talk about something other than Covid-19. So-o-o-o, how about that weather, eh? Nice to have some sunshine for a change. But jeez, it’s…
Dodging Delivery Unionization
The past couple of months have been very hard on many Canadians as we try to stop the spread of Covid-19. It’s been hard on those who have fallen ill…
Talking the Re-opening of the Economy 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 taking cautious approaches to economic recovery plans,…
Dangerous Misinformation in a Dangerous Time: More Bad Examples
As we get further into our fight against Covid-19 we are continually seeing the importance getting good information we can rely on. This should honestly go without saying, that spreading…
Covid Journal, April 27, 2020
Donald Trump is criminally insane. I’ve said it before, but will say it again: the world without the US needs to materialize. When Americans are ready for the big kids…
The Complicated Evolution of Doug Ford
As we start the last week of April, it can be a bit stunning to think of everything that’s happened over the past nearly two months. We’ve seen lots of…
Jason Kenney & Alberta’s Oil Industry should fear the policies of the Chinese, European and Indian Governments and not Ottawa
When I started writing my blog, more than five years ago experts said that electric cars would only be competitive with gas cars in 2035 or 2040. At the time,…
Herd Immunity Strategies will not save us from COVID-19
Share this: Dr Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer As Canadians continue to hunker down in the country-wide lockdown, Quebec’s Premier François Legault expressed interest in herd immunity this…
Crisis Point: Leadership Needed From…Anywhere, Now
Imagine if real leadership from the grassroots comes now from the moderate, democratic/republican right, and not the centre or the left. Considering that the centre and left, almost without…
Cognitive Dissonance, Mass Insanity & Covid Hysteria
Check the numbers. The disease is not ravaging us, is not unprecedented, but has killed 1/3rd the death toll of a typical year of the common flu. DOES ANYBODY FACT-CHECK…
Basic Income: The Right Time? (Video)
The newest episode of the Magpie Brûlé Video Podcast is now up. In this episode, I talk about the response of the Federal government to Covid-19, the lessons of the…
Neoliberalism & The Death Of The Middle Class
The death of the middle class is due to a very conscious, four decade class war, known as neoliberalism. (See Chomsky, Profits Over People, and, Requiem For The American Dream.…
Plague Update: Trump Keeps It Clean
We all know what a stable genius the President is, you really have to admire him coming up with quality solutions on the fly during a press conference. Medical doctors…
Nostalgia For Simpler Times
I generally am not one for nostalgia, having a strong preference for living in the present, and looking to the future. Further, I rarely write in conversational colloquialisms. But I…
Kindred Spirits: Tuscany, Navarre, and Captain Picard
I was curious about Navarre, after watching Star Trek TNG “Family”, and seeing that Captain Picard is from (outside) a small village in Navarre. What a fascinating place, rich in…