Here’s a snap I took on the Icefields Parkway, during one of our many great vacations in Alberta:We loved those vacations, and we love Alberta.I know that Wexit, AKA Alberta Separation Referendum, is just getting started and I know the percentages now …

I started assembling a post tonight about all the ways that America is sliding into a lawless authoritarian pit, but I couldn’t finish it — because yes, we know that already and there’s just about nothing anybody can do, really. So all we can do i…

OK, I think I can safely say now that we are finished with winter — it’s planting season for the flower pots, too.  So for now, here’s just a random selection of interesting stuff I saw today:  First, we watched Toronto lose – doom and …

Just some funny stuff to enjoy this weekend, starting with some good cartoons:Next, I do love the insult comics of the internet:

JoJoFromJerz / Are you f’ng kidding me?

It Was the Darkest of Times, It Was the Dumbest of Times.
The stupid burns…

Let…

*illustration from Wayne Horton’s substack
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It is not just Canadians and other foreign visitors who are running afoul of America’s border police. It’s now happening to Americans too. The US Customs and Border Protection and the Imm…

The University of Saskatchewan has been in the news lately. It’s where I worked for much of my career, so of course I’m interested in how they are getting along.
Very well, overall — but with evidence lately that some don’t want to get with the t…

I gathered some of the comments on Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet.Overall, the judgement seems to be “lets wait and see”.

First, this is hilarious:

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Susan Delacourt / Toronto Star
Mark Carney is trying to tell you some…

Yep, let’s move fast and break things. This is NOT what Canada needs to deal with right now, but I guess we don’t have any choice:

An Alberta separatist group released on Monday a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petit…

First up, laughing at Poilievre never gets old View on ThreadsNext, here’s more in Elbows Up! Compare Poilievre’s histrionics with what Carney is doing:I totally agree!! – Canadian Gurl🍁🍁Read on Substack

Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co. just relea…

Let’s laugh at Poilievre!
So much for Poilievre regaining anyone’s respect now:
Inspiring!

Pierre Poilievre just released his new campaign slogan for Battle River-Crowfoot and it is truly moving!

One word, but it perfectly encapsulates voters who su…

Meet Tralalero Tralala, the Italian Brain Rot AI meme.
Did you know there is a whole new language around Artificial Intelligence and Internet memes now?
One of the internet columns I follow is Casey Newton’s Platformer, and today he introduced me to t…

Just a little square-dance patter for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who seems to be doing the Wexit do-se-do– getting closer to it then backing around it, then sashaying closer again. She can’t say yes and she can’t say no, and where we’re going nob…

Today was Carney’s day to visit Trump at the White House. No tariff deal resulted, so then the DOW dropped 500 points.But the 51st State talk is clearly dead now. And I must say, sometimes it was hard to tell who was the host and who was the guest…

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People (MMIWG2S+) Red River Métis artist and activist Jaime Black founded the REDress project in 2010 after she displayed her first REDress in…

I will miss the Star Wars socks:Trudeau ran for the leadership at just the right time, in 2013, when the Liberal Party was flailing and failing. And he left at just the right time too, as it turned out.Yes, by 2024 he had worn out his welcome with…

Go, Canada, Go!
when it comes to the nhl playoffs i would like to simply say, “play ball”— Jon Bois (@jonbois.bsky.social) April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM

you don’t get to have good politicians AND a second round of the nhl playoffs.— Elyse (@elysebee.bsky….

Basically, it seems we are back to politics-as-normal now — tonight I have just a random assortment of political news and views tonight, without anything really dominating the headlines. Yet. First, we got some good news today that the King is co…

I keep waiting for wiser heads to prevail – will the Conservative party realize that they don’t need Canada’s version of the Trumpy Man-Baby as their leader anymore?Listen to this interview with Bob Fife: “We like some of the policies you’re doing abo…

In Canadian events today, some interesting maps showing how Canadians voted — much more clearly than just showing big empty blocks of red and blue:

In response to the election map of #Canada showing large areas voting Conservative blue, here’s a gr…

I have been seeing some great “takes” on the election results:  View on Threads

Great routine from Colbert:
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Here is Carney dancing at the Liberal celebration Monday night. He just genuinely loves music, doesn’t he:

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Whenever I get the Wordle answer on my sixth try, the computer says “Whew!” That’s what I feel tonight. It was much closer than I wanted it to be, and Carney had to survive an onslaught of smears and fears, and it’s going to be challenging fo…

Here are some good cartoons that sum up this campaign:
SAnd some final words:
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Lying right to the very end:Perspective is everything. Same venue, same crowd. How to make your rally look enormous by forcing phot…

It’s just too damned hard to act all solemn and serious right now — I’m laughing on the outside but quivering on the inside, just waiting for Monday to be over. In the meantime — here are a few posts and cartoons to enjoy!Lead on, Big Daddy! …

(Illustration from Wayne Horton’s substack )We’re almost at the end now, and the choice comes down to this:

Banker or wanker.Your choice, Canada.#cdnpoli #elxn45— Ian Morrison 🇨🇦 (@IanDMorrison) April 18, 2025

If you’d told me a few months ago …

Three days to go!And I’m feeling deliriously hopeful (with a sliver of dread that Carney won’t get the majority government Canada needs).So I can’t focus on anything serious right now, just the funny stuff.On CBC’s At Issue panel tonight, Chantal Heber…

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 Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]

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 indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]

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 they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]

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 authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]

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, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]