Glyn Bowerman

Clown Province

Kristi Noem claiming she "ushered in the golden age of travel" is a perfect example of how MAGA is assaulting the plain meaning of words

“Why is the left more critical of western democracies than terrorists?”

Well, there’s a long, nuanced answer folks aren’t ready to hear, so here’s the easy one:

I hold “democratic governments,” my own and its allies, to a higher standard than terrorists. I think you should too.

If the government gets to decide if you have them, they're not human rights.

A black-and-white photograph showing a muddy street filled with soldiers in uniform gathered around damaged buildings. Many soldiers stand or walk along the road, some looking toward the storefronts while others face different directions. On the right side is a wooden building with a sign reading “R & R Stores,” with additional signage advertising confectionery, refreshments, tobacco, and coffee. The storefront appears damaged, with broken windows and debris scattered on the ground nearby. In the middle distance, piles of wooden boards and rubble lie in the street near a partially damaged structure. Utility poles, trees, and several small buildings line the street in the background.

On March 4 and 5, 1919, Canadian soldiers began to riot at Kinmel Park in North Wales after their voyage home was postponed due to a number of factors.
The riots led to five deaths and 25 court martials.
This is the story.

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Toronto Police civilian oversight board chair resists calls for public inquiry into Project South allegations Province’s top police watchdog already vowed to hire an outside official to conduct a review of corruption

The mayor needs to yank Shelley Carroll off the police board today. This is bananas. Here’s a gift link. Are there any elected officials in Toronto standing up for residents? She must go.

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In praise of ugly park trash bins - Spacing Toronto As Astral’s wretched street furniture deal limps towards its inevitable conclusion, Toronto’s litter bins are back in the news, although they’ve been living rent free in our urban consciousness for ye...

We never thought these words would appear in Spacing: In praise of the ugly waste bins in Toronto's parks. Read John Lorinc's column today. @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli

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I was born in New Zealand, I’m technically a Kiwi. 🇳🇿🥝

I’ll happily be your Oliver Reed if it comes down to it.

Although his critics were concerned about the repercussions with regard to Canada/U.S. relations, Chrétien was praised at the time for prioritizing Canadian values and keeping soldiers out of the conflict over diplomacy. Today, it's regarded as one of Canada's greatest foreign policy achievements.

In 2003, Jean Chrétien stated that Canada wouldn't join the invasion in Iraq without a UN Security Council Resolution, which was never secured. It strained relations with the States, but he didn't buy the claim that Iraq possessed WMDs, and his skepticism was validated when none were found.

I know why it happens, but I’m so tired of Canadian broadcasts leaning on the “what does this mean to the price of oil” angle every time there’s a global catastrophe. Who got bombed today? What are the casualty numbers? Who is in danger and who is safe? The oil angle is just lazy.

The fact she got a job at Roger’s definitely deserves more scrutiny than it received. I agree. And the fact she was an employee, and so much younger, is a very gross power imbalance.

I think going after his record would have been the right decision. I don’t actually think the majority of voters care that he had an affair. I don’t really. My criticism is he left the city in a bad position, and that should disqualify him from reelection.

If you asked him what the weather was, he’d take four minutes to respond, and you still won’t know if you needed a parka or a t-shirt.

I think a lot of people bought into the character he portrayed of a kind of deeply practical, avuncular guy. He was also always hard to pin down on any issue because he would just talk in long, rambling prevarications.

Now, as many predicted, Chow is left holding the bag for the years of austerity and neglect Tory imposed. He resigned just around the time people were seeing the tangible effects of that neglect.

I really regret the implication some kind of “dirty campaign” would have been required to go after John Tory. He was an objectively bad mayor on many fronts. He promised everyone everything while insisting it wouldn’t cost anything, and he’s responsible for our terrible state of good repair.

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The Meadoway has released their 2025 Annual Report. You can read about last year's highlights including the completion of the Marcos Blvd to Arsandco Park stretch of the trail. Look forward to the Bermondsey to Eglinton stretch next. #BikeTO #WalkTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli themeadoway.ca/app/uploads/...

I think it’s notable that this whole language around calling aggression “preemptive retaliation” (whatever the hell that means) is the same defence George Zimmerman made for killing a kid who was just walking home with a bag of Skittles.

So… pre-imminent. In other words, hypothetical.

My friend also said storage is kind of a booming industry. I’d guess it’s because floor plates are getting so small, no one has room in their house for all their stuff?

Yeah, my buddy and I were talking about that. A security guard and some custodians vs a whole property management team. Makes sense.

Just at the top of Gladstone. It does back onto the railroad, but there are already apartments next to it. But maybe they were grandfathered in?

When I tell you if seriously thought about it…

A huge storage place opened up on Dupont Street a while ago and I always wonder, you could fit a decent size condo there at that size and height, could a storage place really be more lucrative than a condo?

If you are trying to build new relationships, holding a mercenary posture is the worst thing you can do. Who wants an alliance with someone without principles, whose allegiance depends on which way the wind is currently blowing?

a man in a suit and tie is singing into a microphone while holding a pen . Alt: Tom Jones dancing like a crazy person

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He’s not though. He’s literally cheerleading an illegal war!

I don’t mean to drag this on, but I just don’t understand how you reconcile what, to me, are absolute oil-and-water competing beliefs.