Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security, will make facial biometrics mandatory for all non-US citizens when entering or exiting the country. […]

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 […]

1942 mapI’m reading so much lately about how Canada and other countries are building military and economic capacity and resilience to withstand hegemon pressure, so I thought I would share a few of these tonight. And then I also found this map from eig…

Carney’s courage In the week after PM Carney’s Davos speech, I think the world is responding to Carney’s challenge to show courage and deal with reality.

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This weekend in the New York Times, Ezra Klein wrote about Ca…

So we will still have Poilievre to kick around some more
Poilievre’s big speech was tonight. And he won the leadership vote by 87.5 per cent.
Sigh.
I guess Canada won’t be finished with him until after he loses the next election.
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In a comment on my post yesterday, Cap writes:
Three Canadian billionaires have been accused of serial rapes of young women/girls in the last couple of years: Robert Miller, Peter Nygard and Frank Stronach. How many more are revealed in the lat…

Today’s At Issue panel talks about Albexit and about Poilievre’s leadership convention:

TLDW: They talked about how the Alberta separatists compare to Quebec separatists, and this week’s revelations that some Albertans have talked to the Trump admin…

Everybody is talking about the Globe and Mail articles about planning for an American invasion.A headline like this has not appeared in a Canadian newspaper for 100 years. – Dan GardnerRead on Substack

On Tuesday, this Globe and Mail news story, by …

I think our Prime Minister Mark Carney deserves his own medal – gold, of course – for having to deal so often with Trump and his fantasies.

Prime Minister Carney on Trump’s bridge threat: “I explained that Canada of course paid for the constru…

I just had to share these words from Ruben Gallego, senator from Arizona – “He’s an idiot”:

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Trump is mad at NATO because he didn’t get that Nobel Peace Prize – what a toddler:

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And today, Trump “was…

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 […]

Carney at Davos gave a brilliant speech.

 Paul Wells reprints the whole speech here: The Carney doctrineAs I was listening to Carney, I was reminded again of Leonard Cohen’s lines – which Carney used in speaking to the UN last fall:
Ring the…

I have run out of time to do much of a blog tonight, so here are just a few follow-ups on this week’s many stories.

First, some good columns to ponder:

Scrimshaw Unscripted – Evan Scrimshaw
Carney’s Speeches A Political Dagger To Poilievre
On Dav…

Canadian curler Brett Gallant (photo Carmen Mandato Getty Images)There was lots of actual news today — bitcoin crashing, Trump making a fool of himself at a prayer breakfast, Poilievre desperately trying to change his stripes, the CBC At Issue panel …

So the Power and Politics discussion panel was complaining today that Carney hadn’t produced a read-out about the conversation with Trump.And they mostly agreed that US treasury secretary Bessent got the jump on us when he ran to Fox News after …

As we watch the ICE Gestapo losing their minds in the US, I thought of these three photos that changed politics:

Alan Kurdi from Syria drowned on a Greek beach in 2015, along with his brother, when his family tried to escape Syria by boat. It tur…

Olympic Catch-up

Megan Oldham bronze!

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The family and friends reactions one of my favourite parts of the Olympics.

They’ve been on this journey too.

And they couldn’t be in Beijing for Megan Oldham’s debut. But they’re here…

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 […]

Hey, I’m not talking about Saskatchewan – our weather this week is great right now. But starting this weekend, its going to be 15 to 20 below (C) in Minneapolis, and the cold snap will last for the next two weeks.
For once, Minnesotans are looking fo…

I can’t resist sharing these funny posts about Poilievre’s big win this weekend:
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The Liberals already have a video out:

Next, some posts about US politics, starting with  yes…

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 […]

I’ve been gathering some of the comments and posts about Greenland defending itself from Trump’s idiotic invasion plans.

For some, it is just a distraction:
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead…

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 […]

One of the great things I remember about the 60s was the music of revolution, that opposed the Vietnam War and celebrated rebellion. Right now, we are again hearing music that pays tribute to the courage of the people opposing the ICE Gestapo in M…

More rumours of wars this weekend, but I think everybody needs a Sunday Funday post now.
First, yes — I’m proud of Canada
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Nothing beats the 🥅🏒⛸️🧊🧊🧊

(h/t swaggyp_63 on IG)[image or embed]— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaf…

Congratulations Valerie Maltais – Bronze MedalCatching up with the Olympics:

So say we all.[image or embed]— Sister Golden Bear (@sistergoldenbear.bsky.social) February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Ken Danby – At The CreaseStarting tonight with some good news stories.

In the New York Times, Stephen Marche writes a brilliant opinion piece: We Are All Canadians Now (gift link)
…American aggression and American decline are of a piece. As Mr. Carn…

Just a random bunch of updates tonight.I think we can call him Teflon Carney
As Canadians get to know Prime Minister Carney, we’re seeing that he is becoming one of those Teflon politicians – negative news just doesn’t stick to him, he just shrugs it o…

*by Australian cartoonist David Pope.

Oh, things are getting dark now.
Trump posting crazy stuff today about Carney and tariffs, plus an ICU nurse shot by the ICE Gestapo in Minneapolis, and Governor Walz calling out the National Guard to protect his…

So this hit the news on Sunday night:
Trump. Is. Insane.[image or embed]— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM

Americans – the whole western world, really – just couldn’t believe it. And what does Norway have to do with G…

Canada update:
Carney’s trip to China was a resounding success (Doug Ford excepted).
“We’re recalibrating Canada’s relationship with China — strategically, pragmatically, and decisively — to the benefit of the people of both our nations.”

— Mark Carne…