Some people are losing good union jobs because of their ‘beliefs’. No doubt those being fired from well-paid positions at Toronto’s TTC, from various hospitals, etc. see themselves as principled martyrs for refusing vaccine mandates. Others, however, see them in a different light. H/t Patrick Corrigan It’s all a matter
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Politics and its Discontents: A Peak Inside The House Of Ford
Although the newspapers are apparently shying away from this, there is strong evidence of a breach in the dyke of official solidarity in Doug Ford’s family. And that breach is his daughter Krysta, who, it seems, is unhappy with current societal regulations regarding Covid-19. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s eldest daughter
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Thought For The Day
Busy as I am these days performing outside maintenance chores before the storms inevitably start to fly, I offer this for today’s reflection, as well as gratitude that Aaron Rodgers was not chosen to replace Alex Trebek on Jeopardy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down
…especially a man like restauranteur Jody Pendleton, who so loves his freedom that he exercised it by firing all of the staff from his four eateries who have been vaccinated against Covid-19. God bless Amerika. Recommend this Post
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Amen. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Not So Special After All
Given their passionate intensity, anti-vaxxers must be finding this week’s ruling by the Ontario Human Rights Commission deeply galling. The long and short of it: they are not so special. People who choose not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to personal preferences or “singular beliefs” do not have a right to accommodations
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: My Sentiments Exactly
And in a related development, in Florida, apparently all things are possible. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: All The Lonely People: Where Do They All Come From?
Before the advent of our current troubles, the Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur won widespread acclaim for his sports reporting. Since the arrival of the pandemic, however, his writing has achieved an entirely new level; his coverage of various aspects of the disease, especially the social consequences, has been superb. In
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Oh, Those Anti-Vaxxers
H/t Theo Moudakis Just a short note: I have updated yesterday’s post with a link to a London Free Press article in which Julie Ponesse is excoriated for her self-serving drivel. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: In Which an Anti-Vaxxer Ethics Professor Falls Far Short Of The Mark
Dr. Julie Ponesse, erstwhile professor of ethics at Western University, has been terminated for her refusal to adhere to the Covid vaccination mandate at her school. The following is a YouTube video she made about the issue. Self-pitying in tone, replete with factual and logical errors, I offer it to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Sunday Reflection
Nothing like shining a light on the ignorant and the benighted, eh? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Eloquent, Earnest Plea
Although it will likely fall on the deaf ears that it is intended to reach, this message by Dr. Michael Warner is for the unhinged who are harassing healthcare workers. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "I’m Fed Up"
That refrain runs through a recent piece by Bob Hepburn, but before delving into it, let me say that the phrase hardly seems adequate to what I and I’m sure many others are feeling these days. Disheartened, Disappointed, Disenchanted., Disaffected, Despairing – no particular word really does justice to my
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just A Short Note
Few would disagree that having suffered a severe vaccine reaction would justify caution about subsequent injections. Fortunately, that exemption, in the case of Covid-19 vaccines, has only very, very limited application, one that, if the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Boy, Are These People Ever Dim
My disdain grows deeper daily. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "I’m Done"
Like many of us, Peter McMartin has had enough. He’s had enough with the anti-vaxxers, the anti-maskers, those who place their faith in what they read on the internet
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Escape From The Kennel
Hopefully, they will be returned to their enclosures post-haste: The Liberal campaign is confronted by some protestors at a campaign stop in Coburg. They are yelling about freedom and vaccines as Trudeau speaks. There is swearing in this video. More here as Trudeau’s bus leaves. One woman repeatedly yells about
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Frenzy For ‘Freedumb’
I suspect the majority feel the same as this letter-writer: I am disappointed with my fellow Canadians who choose not to get vaccinated, for various personal reasons each have expressed. These individuals could be relatives, friends, neighbours, young and old and come from all walks of life, but even
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Ball And Chain Forged By Fools
I hope to be back with something new tomorrow. In the meantime, this speaks volumes: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Writing Is On The Wall (And In The Newspapers)
H/t Patrick Corrigan The is such a wealth of good letters to the editor today that I had a hard time choosing what to reproduce. They have one thing in common: the need for vaccine certificates is great, Doug Ford’s refusal notwithstanding. Re Vaccine passports should be on Ford’s
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