John Kooistra
@jkooistra.bsky.social
John Donne, W.H. Auden, Dexter D'Everardo. Partner to Dr. Lorraine Janzen (Victoriana, Digital Humanities).
It's an excellent budget for all of us, regardless of political leaning or level of concern for affordability, housing, environment, etc.
Rachel, I love your work, but hoping you keep your head above that Ottawa-style power-play cynicism.
Rachel, I love your work, but hoping you keep your head above that Ottawa-style power-play cynicism.
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's an excellent budget for all of us, regardless of political leaning or level of concern for affordability, housing, environment, etc.
Rachel, I love your work, but hoping you keep your head above that Ottawa-style power-play cynicism.
Rachel, I love your work, but hoping you keep your head above that Ottawa-style power-play cynicism.
No, you can criticize the guy on stage for his message, but it's bad form to attack someone for their dancing style. The message is: "Happy dancing for Sean Feucht is bad because it LOOKS stupid, not because the preacher's message is idiotic right-wing trash."
August 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
No, you can criticize the guy on stage for his message, but it's bad form to attack someone for their dancing style. The message is: "Happy dancing for Sean Feucht is bad because it LOOKS stupid, not because the preacher's message is idiotic right-wing trash."
Not true. Trudeau often gave very good answers. He was also really good at standing aside to let his cabinet ministers speak on key issues.
April 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Not true. Trudeau often gave very good answers. He was also really good at standing aside to let his cabinet ministers speak on key issues.
Note: after this law was passed, the Liberal government managed to complete the first two new pipeline projects in 30 years, TransMountain and LNG Canada. Oil production rose from 2.88m bbl/d in 2016 to 3.96m in 2024 (+37.5%).
March 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Note: after this law was passed, the Liberal government managed to complete the first two new pipeline projects in 30 years, TransMountain and LNG Canada. Oil production rose from 2.88m bbl/d in 2016 to 3.96m in 2024 (+37.5%).