Mayors have their say
A group of 128 municipal politicians have written a letter to the leaders of the five main federal parties calling on them to address the climate…
… a Bill Longstaff blog
A group of 128 municipal politicians have written a letter to the leaders of the five main federal parties calling on them to address the climate…
Preston Manning has, as he is wont to do, once again aroused the bogeyman of Western separation. He warns that "Voters, particularly in central and…
According to the The Canadian Psychiatric Association there is narcissism, and then there is narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), a mental disorder or illness. The Diagnostic…
Radishes and Gooseberries. That was how my classmates and I referred to the great explorers and traders Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers when…
It seemed like an appropriate time for a post on taxes. For a number of reasons. First, it’s tax time—deadline April 30th, folks. Second, it’s…
The new Republican regime in Washington is waging a veritable war on science. This isn’t something we are unfamiliar with in this country. Science was…
The chaos taking place in Washington reminds me of Bananas, Woody Allen’s comedy about revolution in a fictitious Latin American republic. Only it isn’t funny.…
In a recent New York Times article, editorial board member Farah Stockman refers to Donald Trump’s foreign policy strategy as “Neanderthal realism.” She defines this…
Let us consider the ways the United States has betrayed us. First and foremost is the trashing of the trade deal, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement…
The U.S., under new management, has taken a remarkable U-turn. Long recognized as the “leader of the free world,” it now seems to have switched…
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I despaired. The American people had elected a buffoon. I had no doubt this would do some…
Donald Trump has figured much in my posts lately. And it irks me. Why am I wasting so much of my time on a vulgar…