Mark Crawford

Trump is ridiculous. On this matter, I even agree with Jason Kenney and 4 US Senators: “The Ontario ad does not misrepresent President Reagan’s anti-tariff radio address in any respect whatsoever. It is a direct replay of his radio address, formatted for a one minute ad,” Mr. Kenney said on X.

On this matter, I agree with former Premier Jason Kenney:

"“The Ontario ad does not misrepresent President Reagan’s anti-tariff radio address in any respect whatsoever. It is a direct replay of his radio address, formatted for a one minute ad,” Mr. Kenney said on X.

Always a nice way to finish off the summer

Hang in There Rachel

Opinion | The Solution to France’s Woes Is Hiding in Plain Sight

The NYT runs a piece advocating a tax on the ultrawealthy in France. Well, why not in the US then? Or, indeed, everywhere.

This guy is good

A Convenient Untruth J'ACCUSE la plupart de mes collègues universitaires et des membres de l'intelligentsia de ne pas s'être suffisamment souciés de la vérité au cours des quatre dernières années.

A Convenient Untruth
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A Convenient Untruth J'ACCUSE la plupart de mes collègues universitaires et des membres de l'intelligentsia de ne pas s'être suffisamment souciés de la vérité au cours des quatre dernières années.

A Convenient Untruth
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Canada isn’t losing the trade war — yet Mark Carney won the April election in large part because Canadians trusted him more to deal with Donald Trump. Now, almost four months on, is their confidence being rewarded?

Canada's Conservatives seem to want Mark Carney to rush into a deal — any deal — with Donald Trump. Why his strategy of "ragging the puck" might be about to pay dividends, and what will happen to his government (and our country) if it doesn't. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/13/o...

Canada isn’t losing the trade war — yet Mark Carney won the April election in large part because Canadians trusted him more to deal with Donald Trump. Now, almost four months on, is their confidence being rewarded?

Canada isn’t losing the trade war — yet www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/13/o...

🌎A majority of Americans are concerned about extreme weather — and many have seen it in their own communities, from intense storms and flooding to wildfires and warmer weather.

70% say climate change is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

Trump's new story is that he fell out with Jeffrey Epstein because Trump's most valued employees preferred to go work for a notorious sex offender rather than stay with Trump.

Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one haul for his Senate campaign.

Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy. The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one campaign haul.

Sean Feucht's Christian nationalism is a minority view in Alberta--a minority even among UCP voters. Once again, Poilievre and Smith are acting like Republicans who are responsive to their own party base than they are to the average voter.

James: Exactly. It is a tricky business--who are we to certify where advocacy ends and journalism begins? But we have to try; the alternative as you say is relativism. One suggestion is to give a few awards to young and new media independent online journalists.

I went to a WNBA game in Minneapolis last year to see Caitlin Clark; I came away raving about Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams.

Hi Rachel -- I am an academic and I am following you. A charitable interpretation of how you have been treated is that CBC is reacting to the Ezra Levant-led mob after the leaders debate, and is having trouble distinguishing responsible independent journalists like yourself from the rabble & Rabble

Officials say 73 Palestinians killed in Gaza while seeking aid as Israel widens evacuation orders At least 73 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the territory's Health Ministry said, in one of the deadliest days yet for aid-seekers in over 21…

At least 73 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry said, in one of the deadliest days yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war.

Well, we need to separate serious credentialed journalists from others in order to make this work--perhaps a lottery for non-credentialed press to keep the Rebel News types from dominating the press scrums too much?

I agree--Rachel is an example of a serious journalist who is adapted to new media and the Gen Z audience, etc. But we need a way to officially keep journalists and third parties separate, or we risk sliding even further into relativism.

In an interview with Vanity Fair last month, Mr. Steves said there are certain things any wannabe autocrat needs to do to overthrow a democracy, beginning with an attack on truth itself.

“You’ve got to be able to tell lies repeatedly with such confidence that people believe them,” Mr. Steves said.

That Otter Do It.

Here's a baby otter to start your week.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...

Silence

Is

Complicity

Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in millions of years New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will continue to warp the environment.

For the first time, global average concentrations of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas emitted as a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) in May. This was a record high and represented an increase of more than 3 ppm over last year. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...

A pro-coal advertising blitz related to a coal exploration project in the Rockies has tested Alberta’s election rules.

@nationalobserver.com has the scoop.

Here’s a taste of what they found: