This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Archie Mitchell and Adam Forrest report on the revelation from the UK’s COVID inquiry that now-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was entirely eager to let people die, and considered it more important to control scientists than COVID-19 itself. And Luke LeBrun highlights how
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Alex's Blog: What Does a Prudent Budget Look Like in these Uncertain Times?
I have been trying to sort out why I so dislike the recent federal budget. The loudest critics, the Conference Board, bank economists, much of the mainstream media have complained about too much spending in this time of continuing inflation, about deficits and debt. How long will we have to
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Assorted content to end your week. – Vaibhav Upadhyay and Krishna Mallela discuss the development of new COVID-19 vaccines, and the hope that they’ll offer more protection as variants continue to evolve. Ofra Amir et al. examine the effect of booster vaccinations – finding that a third COVID vaccine remains effective
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So far, the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign has been awfully quiet. And with a membership deadline looming for anybody who wants to be able to vote in the leadership election, time is running out for anybody looking to attract support from outside the party’s existing membership base. While it remains to
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Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Michael Marshall offers a reminder that even where it hasn’t been able to achieve its ideal goal, a zero-COVID strategy has produced far better outcomes for people. The Ottawa Citizen’s editorial board is rightly scathing in responding to Doug Ford’s abandonment of his province. Emma
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ben Cohen writes about the expert consensus on the need for booster shots and public health measures to slow the spread of the Omicron COVID variant. – Juliana Kaplan and Andy Kiersz write about the latest World Inequality Report, which shows ever
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Assorted content to start your week. – Bruce Deachman discusses the new “normal” we’re approaching in which COVID continues to be a threat to people’s health on an ongoing basis. – Nancy MacDonald highlights the nonstop catastrophes facing British Columbia as record heat is followed in short order by unprecedented flooding.
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Nora Loreto writes about the need for governments to make COVID management plans which take into account pockets of anti-vaxxers who will create significant risks for the general population. Andre Picard discusses why parents will need to ensure their children get vaccinated,
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Assorted reactions to a federal election which changed so little. – The Canadian Labour Congress points out that we can’t afford to be stuck with the status quo when there’s an opportunity for parties to chart a more equitable and sustainable course for Canada. And Aaron Wherry wonders how the
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes that it’s long past time for Jason Kenney to resign as utterly unfit for public office. The Globe and Mail’s editorial board discusses how the UCP made Alberta’s COVID-19 situation far worse by trying to deny it, while Alika Lafontaine
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Assorted content from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Seth Klein examines the considerations to take into account in casting a ballot for real climate action. And Michelle Gamage compares the parties’ positions on fossil fuel subsidies. – Andre Picard asks whether voters will actually be motivated by health care –
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The latest from Canada’s federal election campaign. – David Climenhaga offers a warning against Conservatives bearing gifts, both generally and in their plan for token representation on corporate boards. And the Canadian Labour Congress highlights how the Cons’ interest in gig workers is limited to saddling them with far less
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain discuss the IPCC’s latest report confirming that some climate degradation is inevitable – but that we face the choice how much to accept. Adam Moreton notes that it’s all the more unacceptable to rely on accounting tricks
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Assorted content to end your week. – ABC News reports on the risk that the Delta COVID-19 variant can be spread through “fleeting” exposure rather than prolonged proximity. Daniel Boffey reports on the push to speed up vaccination rates in Europe in response. And Attila Somfalvi and Alexandra Lukash report
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Peter Lozinski discusses the confusing and conflicting messages from Scott Moe which are making it difficult for well-intentioned residents to know what exactly they’re supposed to do. Christo Aivalis weighs in on Doug Ford’s choice to attack civil rights rather than taking
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This and that for your Thursday reading. – Michael Atkinson and Haizhen Mou discuss their new polling showing that Canadians are particularly concerned with climate change and good jobs as part of our recovery from the pandemic – making a Green New Deal an obvious win-win. And Seth Klein writes
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Kate Aronoff writes about the need for a functional and representative democracy to ensure that public demand for climate action is actually represented in policy decisions. And Seth Klein rightly proposes that the NDP (or Bloc) should take the opportunity in a
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This and that for your Thursday reading. – David Hope and Julian Limberg study (PDF) the effects of tax cuts for the rich – concluding that they lead to worsened inequality while generating no significant benefits for anybody but the few who are able to hoard wealth as a result.
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Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Daniela Gabor writes that there’s no reason to treat the spending needed to allow people to survive a pandemic-induced recession as an excuse for avoidable austerity. – Seth Klein comments on the need to treat climate change as an emergency rather than a
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dan Zakreski reports on Shannon Grant Tompkins’ effort to share the stories of the people suffering from the spread of COVID-19. And David Climenhaga writes that poor government is leading to avoidable sickness and death as Alberta (like Saskatchewan and other provinces) apparently
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