My faith restored
I have long considered our southern neighbour to be the most important member of the democracy club, if not the indispensable member. It hasn’t always…
Brazil’s happy scientists
Some folks have suggested that because American policies and behaviours often affect all of us that we should all vote in their presidential elections. It’s…
America’s most successful politician?
One might argue that the most successful American politician this century has been U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. But wait, you say, he’s…
About that $130-million diversion
The question du jour in Alberta this week is why we were voting on an issue when everyday already knew what the result would be—that…
An International Panel on Inequality—it’s a start
In a world that spends a disproportionate amount of time responding to the attention-seeking whims of the narcissistic president of the United States, important issues…
A worthy laureate and a worthy court
The Norwegian Nobel committee has spoken and once again named a most worthy personage as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. Their choice is Navanethem…
About Bill C-39, democracy and a fair wage
Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, currently wends its way through Parliament. The omnibus bill proposes changes to a list of legislation including the…
About this White Christian Nationalism thing
American leadership seems to have fallen under the pall of White Christian Nationalism. “Make America great again” looks a lot like make America white and…
Youth take Carney to account on climate crisis
I fully recognize our grand good fortune in having Mark Carney as our PM, possibly the most highly qualified leader on the world stage. His…
Widdowson 2, universities 0
Frances Widdowson is chalking up the wins against her university antagonists. She has been battling with Mount Royal University and the University of Lethbridge for…
No, old folks don’t always vote Conservative
Old folks vote reliably Conservative, right? Well, they often do but not reliably. At least not recently. According to an article in The Conversation, summarizing…
Did the good people of Minneapolis save the republic?
For some reason the recent election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt got me to thinking about Minneapolis. The success of the far right…