All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Heathie McCawley Porter R.I.P.
December 6, 2017, 1 Comment

HEATHIE MCCAWLEY PORTER 1926 – 2017 Surrounded by her family, “Heathie” McCawley Porter, 91, passed away peace ...

Firearms, gun control and politics 2015-2017
December 6, 2017, Comments Off on Firearms, gun control and politics 2015-2017

Bloomberg Topics: Gun Control The Guardian: US gun control Mother Jones: Guns The NRA vs. America How the country’s bi ...

Russia: The Sochi 2014 Olympics and aftermath
December 5, 2017, 2 Comments

No officials, no flag and no anthem. The International Olympic Committee barred Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in Sou ...

Africa: Conflict and governance 2015-17
December 4, 2017, Comments Off on Africa: Conflict and governance 2015-17

See also Africa: Conflict and governance 2013-2014 Richest President In Africa 2017 List A very long, detailed and depre ...

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and after
December 1, 2017, 1 Comment

Jim Balsillie: Raise a glass to Canada’s TPP team for standing up to corporate bullies (The Globe and Mail) The Trans- ...

Quebec 2016-17
December 1, 2017, 2 Comments

Quebec post 2014 elections Josh Freed: Let’s come down from our Bonjour-Hi hysteria What will he want condemned ne ...

Wednesday Night #1864
November 29, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1864

At the top of most lists today is the cliff-hanger topic of the battle for “tax reform” in the U.S. Congress ...

Canada: Energy, environment & pipelines 2016 -17
November 27, 2017, Comments Off on Canada: Energy, environment & pipelines 2016 -17

Canada: Energy, environment & pipelines 2015 What is Energy East? (short video) National Observer Tar Sands Reportin ...

Canada-U.S. 2015-17
November 27, 2017, 1 Comment

See also Canada-U.S. relations 2013-15 NAFTA Negotiations 2017 27 November Canada’s doing just fine, thanks! TrumpR ...

Terrorism 2016 – 17
November 24, 2017, Comments Off on Terrorism 2016 – 17

Global Terrorism Index 2015 Ban: Fight terrorism while respecting human rights Preventing terrorism requires “full ...

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