What does the Alberta government and its oil industry mentors have against the truth? There must be some kind of problem or they wouldn’t be so hysterically opposed to Bill C-59. The Bill, currently awaiting royal assent, contains a modest amendment to the Competition Act that will require companies to provide
Continue readingScripturient: Donald Trump and the Art of Victimhood
Persecution. It’s a deeply-ingrained core component of the myth of Christian history, and well-weaponized in modern times by rightwing politicians who depend on the support from both the faithful and the pseudo-Christian Talibangelists. We’re under attack, they claim, justifying their own attacks on other faiths and non-believers. They use the
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I’m away right now, but thought I would share a Twitter post by Mike Hudema, who devotes himself to matters of the environment. His posts show what is possible and indirectly cast light on the fact that our governments, which, although renewable energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels when
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Excellent craftsmanship of this meme. 🙂
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Slam dunk! Naheed Nenshi posts crushing 86% victory in Alberta NDP leadership race
The Alberta NDP isn’t the same party today it was yesterday. Not after former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi’s crushing 86-per-cent victory in the race to replace former premier Rachel Notley as leader of the provincial NDP. That’s practically unanimous! Consider the tally: Naheed Nenshi – 62,746, 86%Kathleen Ganley – 5,899,
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Happy Saturday: from Reggie Jackson to Indigenous Peoples Day; from "shark!" to Dark Brandon; some great moments in Twitter; animal crackers; & some beautiful threads to enjoy
Reggie Jackson describes the racism he had to endure when playing ball: 👉🏽 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin — Coach Julio (@FitnessFoundry) June 21, 2024 For National Indigenous Peoples Day: It is National Indigenous Peoples
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: an open letter to Justin
Dear Justin: You don’t mind if I call you Justin, do you? Because, for starters, I don’t think many people are going to be calling you “Prime Minister” for much longer. You need to get used to it, big guy. We were never particularly close, Justin. I was a Jean
Continue readingJeff Jedras: Eating on the road: Finally making it to Montreal’s Joe Beef
The famed Joe Beef has always been first on my list when visiting Montreal on a culinary adventure, but securing a reservation can be a challenge. It’s a Montreal institution featured by Anthony Bourdain and many other food shows. Thankfully, I lucked out during my February visit and was even
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Over budget, over time, over and over again. Quelle surprise!
The United Kingdom’s National Audit Office said about a nuclear energy megaproject that was to cost C$35 billion and now looks to be costing more than C$80 billion, years after initial completion: “[Government] has committed electricity consumers and taxpayers to a high cost and risky deal in a changing energy
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Bravery: Defending Female Single Sex Services – EJ Rosetta
I’ve had yet another battle this week with the NA Gods about a women’s meeting I run being female only, & trans exclusive. I’ve been “asked” to unaffiliated our Women’s Recovery Meeting from NA after another complaint that my rule of female only attendees is “transphobic”. Here’s the issue: Many
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Are you alright, Alberta? The rest of Canada wants to know! If you’re not, they’ll be happy to take your doctors!
When at least five United Conservative Party MLAs turned up for an “Injection of Truth” vaccine misinformation town hall last Monday sponsored by their party’s Calgary-Lougheed Constituency Association it sparked an immediate uproar on social media. Calgary-Lougheed UCP MLA and town hall organizer Eric Bouchard (Photo: United Conservative Party). Seemingly
Continue readingwmtc: things i heard at the library: national indigenous people’s day 2024: an occasional series # 41
Libraries across Canada celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day, and at the Port Hardy Library, that celebration is especially meaningful. The local population is at least 40% Indigenous, and a huge portion of our regular customers identify as Indigenous. This year, the branch team collaborated to offer two very special events. Partners
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Shaping the news
The reality is that media filters reality instead of reflecting it. In authoritarian regimes, control of communication has always been a primary consideration and news is shaped to further the interests of the powerful. The same can be said in corporatocracies. Shaping the news will be more problematic as use
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jennifer Sandlin discusses a new analysis showing how COVID-19 infections lead to numerous other types of infectious diseases, while Devika Rao writes about the medical recognition that they may also increase the risk of cancers. And Sam Wollaston offers Natacha Gray’s account of the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal News Post of the Day: June 21, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Supreme Court Upholds Law Disarming Domestic Abusers #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/jcyftsnb – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: about that “hateful” truck
There’s a truck driving around Toronto. It’s getting noticed. You’ve seen it around, perhaps. Trucks like that are called LED advertising trucks, or digital trucks. They have big, high-definition screens on three sides. This week, one such truck has been piloted through some of Toronto’s (typically) gridlocked streets. The panels
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: On The March
Authoritarianism is on the march. Michael Harris warns that we should keep our eyes on Europe: Across the world the hard right is moving toward centre stage. The latest sign that liberal democracy is in decline comes from an ocean away. But we in Canada would be fools to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: B.C. Court: Loss of “Promising” Law Career Assessed at $5.1 Million https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/bccourt-loss-of-promising-law-career.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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