Canada – Liminal States

The Controlled Demolition of Public Healthcare

December 18, 2022December 21, 2022 Lark O'DellLeave a comment

Ontario's right-wing government is accused of destroying the public healthcare system to prepare for a hostile takeover by private capital.

Nuclear Power Projection

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Lark O'DellLeave a comment

North America's nuclear power corporations are consolidating as a new generation of reactors is being developed. What is the future of this strategic industry?

“He Stops A Canoe By A Spear Handle”: Anishinaabe Resistance in 1763

October 8, 2021November 2, 2021 Ching ShihLeave a comment

Historians treat the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as an "Indian Bill of Rights." These rights were not granted, but won by Anishnaabe people in a protracted war of resistance.

Red Rose, Purple Thorn

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Ching ShihLeave a comment

In Canada's status quo election the Tories suffered the greatest disappointment. Their campaign to capture the political center was attacked from the rear by the People's Party. A right-wing split may be part of the Liberal strategy in the next election.

The Liberal-Conservative Two-Step

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Lark O'Dell1 Comment

We have finished the third week of the 5 week election campaign and entered the Labour Day long weekend. The polls are not trending in Trudeau's favor, and old patterns have re-emerged.

Battling the Boy from Beauce

August 30, 2021September 29, 2021 Lark O'Dell1 Comment

Anti-vaxx protesters have forced Trudeau off the campaign trail with harassment and death threats. One party stands to profit the most from these obscene and extreme demonstrations.

The Greater Britain Imperialists

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 Ching Shih1 Comment

The Revolutionary's Bestiary catalogues the advocates of "Greater Britain," a worldwide union of countries with large British populations.

Supporting the People’s Persecution Complex

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Lark O'DellLeave a comment

Held in the wake of Trump's 2020 debacle, the 44th Canadian Election is going to be subject to paranoid speculation and rightwing fantasies. The country's major broadcaster is fuelling the fire.