Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jessica Wildfire discusses how the U.S. and Canada are following the UK’s healthcare collapse due to a combination of public health negligence and destruction of existing health care institutions. And CBC News reports on how Quebec’s already-overburdened emergency rooms are again preparing to

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Accidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links

Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Naomi Grimley, Jack Cornish and Nassos Sylianou report on the World Health Organization’s recognition that COVID-19 deaths far exceed official totals, while Sheryl Gay Stoberg reports on the Biden administration’s warning that there are more deadly waves to come. Ian Froese reports that

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Accidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week. – Graham Thomson writes about Jason Kenney’s choice to base his governing strategy on COVID denialism. William Hanage expresses his disappointment at Boris Johnson’s continually woeful pandemic response – though it’s hard to see why anybody should have expected anything different. And Ed Yong

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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Angella MacEwen offers her suggestions as to what a fair and progressive trade agenda should look like: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms are especially unpopular, as they prioritize investor rights over investor responsibilities. Canada and Mexico have had similar dismal experiences under NAFTA

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Accidental Deliberations: Leadership 2017 Links

The latest from the federal NDP’s leadership campaign. – Alex Ballingall reports on Niki Ashton’s environmental platform which identifies corporate greed as a major obstacle to environmental justice, and proposes a new Crown corporation to ensure public investment in response. Manishna Krishnan examines Jagmeet Singh’s plan to end racial profiling,

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