Workbook5

About the Author

Allan W Janssen

Canada v. Trump: The “Revenge Tour” begins

Full Story »

Today’s News: Learning from the American nightmare

If we are going to save liberalism in Canada -- the federal Liberals and maybe even Justin Trudeau also -- then we have to reach Canadians and tell them the story of what Liberalism is. The more we learn about what went wr...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Canadafornia, and other ways to survive the Trumpocalypse

As we watch the United States take a right turn and go sailing off the Trump cliff, I have been looking for articles and tweet threads that give advice on what for God's sake we can do about it. Here's the initial batch th...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Stories from the Internet: Two Horses’ Asses

"Stories from the Internet" is an occasional series.Here's a story I saw on Facebook: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Canada remembers.

The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917 by Richard Jack ...Supported by a creeping barrage, the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day. The village of Thélus fell during the second day, as did the ...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Refugees, and kindness

Remember this? That terrible photo of Alan Kurdi, age 3, washed up on a beach in Turkey when he and his family tried to escape Syria in 2015. That little drowned child is one of the main reasons Harper lost the 2015 electi...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Walking away from Trump’s America

Well, I don't know if this feeling is just my own, or something others share. But I realized today that I just don't care what Donald Trump does anymore. In his first administration, every day there was a "he said WH...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: More comments on the Trump election – Jonathan Chait, Tom Scocca, Cooper Lund, Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Hamill, and Black Cloud Six

More comments about why the Trump election happened, and how to (maybe) survive it:New York magazine, Jonathan Chait: Trump’s ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ Is a Lie Do not surrender in advance. ...There is a quadre...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: What the hell happened, and what will happen next?

Here are some tweets and comments and blog posts, reading the tea leaves.The election: No More Mister Nice Blog Steve M Trump is toxically masculine......Trump is seen by millions as a capable problem-solver because most A...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Oh, dear….America has just Brexited itself

So sad. America just Brexited itself.— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 ✍🏻😷🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@CathieCanada) November 6, 2024 And the impact of a Trump win on Canada is incalculable -- on tarrifs, cross-bord...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Hope!

Beautiful photo of (I hope) President Harris and the First Gentleman.“Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” —Me right now— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 2, 2024 Post by @sunday_driver_...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Keep Kamala and Carry On-a-la

The closing moments:The Next President of the United States #SNL #NailedIt pic.twitter.com/tMl8iFdD5o— Abraxsys (@Abraxsys) November 3, 2024 Kamala’s SNL hit was a Slamala Dunkala!— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 3, 2...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Trump’s final campaign message? It seems to be “Hawk Tuah!”

Things are certainly weird in the Trump campaign these days: I grabbed this great photo combo from an X post Trump seems to be unable to stop himself now from talking about sex all the time -- first it was Arnold Palmer's...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: It’s FAFO time!

I think we're reaching "Fuck Around and Find Out" time: In Canada, Poilievre's blithe "Of course I'm going to cancel programs to fund a GST reduction on new houses" and his equally-blithe "of course I'm not going to get a ...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Halloween Apples!

We always used to yell "Halloween Apples" when I was trick-or-treating, I'm not sure why because if anyone ever gave us an apple we threw it out because razor blades. Anyway, Halloweening is a great memory - circling throu...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Worth the read: Upside-down maps; Russian spy stories; Presidential election thoughts; and Canadian ghoulies & ghosties

Just a short post tonight, to highlight some remarkable articles published recently. First up, look at this "corrective map" of the world: It is one of the fascinating maps from this great article at Everything is Am...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Carla came close

So NDP leader Carla Beck came close, but it doesn't look like she will be Saskatchewan's new premier:Latest update from Saskatchewan election website44.53% so far270,000 advance100,000 election day ? pic.twitter.com/a6mqROe2i7�...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Sask Party’s Greatest Screw-Up Hits!

I just saw this amazing thread from Regina Poster Boy about the Sask Party's parade of screw-ups and I had to share it tonight -- our Saskatchewan election is Monday! Its very long, but I'll break it on Monday night when ...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Pre-emptive surrender from the gutless Washington Post and LA Times

Can't really describe how terrified I am about the US election -- I hope and pray that Harris can close the deal with the American people. Her rally last night in Houston was epic, as was the Kalamazoo rally today.But talk...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Wrapping up the week with some great news for the Sask NDP and Carla Beck

Carla Beck may well be Saskatchewan's new premier, according to today's Mainstreet poll:This is such great news:Final Mainstreet poll predicts Sask NDP will win the popular vote in a close race to the finish. https://t.co/TKJNk...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: “Get the clearance, take the briefing, protect the country”

A week ago, when Poilievre's lack of a security clearance first hit the fan, because of Trudeau's testimony to the foreign interference inquiry, reporter Stephen Chase tweeted a statement from Poilievre's office -- they tried v...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Afternoon of the Rubber Knives, Liberal Caucus Edition

You could almost hear Ottawa deflate this afternoon as the Liberal caucus "let's get rid of Trudeau!" frenzy squiffed out. Night of the Long Knives turned into the Fish-Slapping sketch.CBC gives us the (un)exciting play-by-play...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today in the Stupid: Trump

That's it. That's the title. Two weeks to go but I think America has already reached its gag limit. The McDonald's stunt may have been the last. Tim Walz has ZERO f*cks to give:“At McDonald's, he looks more li...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Today’s News: Provincial elections; and another friendly sausage-maker moment

We've had two provincial elections in the last week -- BC was a squeaker for its progressive party, but New Brunswick was a resounding progressive success.Canadian Media today: BC elections reflect the political state of Canada...

by Anonymous

Full Story »

Canadian Border Now Fully Open

On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the...

by Ben

Full Story »

Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicat...

by Ben

Full Story »

US Land Border Opens to Canadians

After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced ...

by Ben

Full Story »

When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authoriti...

by Ben

Full Story »

Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question,...

by Ben

Full Story »

Share

Leave a Reply

About the Author

Categories

Tags

SEARCH

Archives

0 Comments

Be the first to comment!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The Latest