Religious mischief in the Balkans
“To be a true Albanian, you have to be Christian.” If there is anything the Balkans can quite do without it’s a statement like this.…
Thank you, Justin
“Sunny ways, my friend, sunny ways.” I admit I didn’t think that taking the high road, the sunny ways, in the 2015 federal election could…
U.S. Surgeon General takes on booze
Back in the days of my foolish youth, I was a cigarette smoker. I quit a number of times but would ultimately weaken, buy a…
Can the Liberals recover? Ever?
Angus-Reid’s New Year’s Eve poll of federal party popularity put the Liberals in a nightmarish position. Voter intent for the Grits was at 16 percent,…
A good man gone
On December 29th, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter died in Plains, Georgia at the ripe old age of 100. As the new year replaces the…
Justin’s gong show
I’ll let Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay, say it: “What the fuck? How does a prime minister, on the eve of a statement that…
About this 51st state thing
President-elect Donald Trump’s comment about making Canada the 51st state apparently has his supporters in stitches. A man never short of boorish comments to entertain…
Back to the ‘30s?
I loved the movie Cabaret, one of my very favourite musicals. Who can forget the vivacious Sally Bowles merrily singing and dancing her songs in…
The hypocrisy of exporting fossil fuel emissions
Alberta is the pollution province. Despite a population of less than a third of Ontario, it is responsible for 70 percent more greenhouse gas emissions.…
Who should pay the piper for pollution?
“A paltry sum,” said Chandni Raina, India’s representative at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ms. Raina was referring to…
Canada inches toward justice for the Palestinians
Canada’s attitude toward the Palestinian people could be described as hypocritical. We have consistently claimed that we support an independent Palestinian state, but then just…
The working class betrayal of Joe Biden
In a recent post I discussed how an alienating communication environment helped elect Donald Trump. A number of other factors have been accused of contributing…