Pray for a Parking Space
Before I started down this rabbit hole, I had imagined that any post or video about praying for a parking space would be a joke, or perhaps a spoof of…
Old Or New – What’s The Difference?
Robert Rech gives us the opportunity to ponder the question:Recommend this Post
It’s Toronto Climate Week!
Toronto Climate Week is back and you should be attending. The list of events has grown to include everything from AI clean tech to using discarded plastics to make crafts.…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of June 1, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of June 1, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 1, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Pope Leo warns that AI challenges must be confronted with regulation, transparency in…
Justice delayed is justice denied
In late May, BC Supreme Court Justice Sharon Matthews ruled in favour of 880 migrant workers recruited for jobs at Mac's Convenience Stores through immigration consultants. The workers had been…
Cost of the King Opening Parliament
The Monarchist League of Canada recently emailed out an itemized list of the expenses associated with the King's recent opening of Parliament;$870,000 for a ceremonial Royal Canadian Air Force flyover…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Paul Campos examines how workers of all education levels in the U.S. have seen their wages stagnate over the past 25 years while…
Water Not Coal with Corb Lund
As the Water Not Coal citizen initiative enters its final week, country music singer-songwriter and rancher Corb Lund joined the Daveberta Podcast to explain why it’s important for Albertans to…
New Restaurant Proves Hawkesbury Has It’s Own Food Culture And Chuck’s Roadhouse Does Not Understand It
For a small city, Hawkesbury has a lot of restaurants to choose from… most of the fast-food franchises have this market covered — there are two Tim Horton’s, a McDonald’s,…
Thiel’s Escape To Milei’s Argentina
Peter Thiel, the billionaire behind JD Vance’s rise to the vice presidency, and one of the key financial backers of the rise of the Fascist States of America, is looking…
Sunday Funday: This week’s good posts and funny posts. Plus- Everybody hates AI, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat-trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
It was quite the week, wasn't it. Here's hoping June will be better....In the meantime, enjoy!Good posts Industrial-scale farming is mesmerizing: View on Threads View on Threads Hmmm - would…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Ajit Niranian discusses Europe's unprecedented spring heat wave which is putting large number of lives at risk, while Neha Bhatt reports on the even…
Qu’est-ce que c’est le Duolingo ?
Do you use Duolingo? Or should I say, Tu fais du Duolingo? Or should that be Faites-vous du Duolingo? or Est-ce que vous faites du Duolingo? One of those will…
Saturday Photo: May in Montreal, Chestnuts in Blossom
Doesn't sound as nice as "April in Paris, Chestnuts in Blossom," but the chestnut trees around here look lovely nonetheless. The heat wave in Europe certainly must mean that the…
And Now for Something Completely Different
Occasionally, I leave aside the misery of politics, poverty, patrimonialism, and provisos that make life difficult. Tonight was one of those times. Gwen and I spent the evening at North…
Today’s News: "Next Year Country" , the Alberta story behind the story, and Trump’s no good very bad day
"Next Year Country" Thanks for the memories. Canada will have to wait another year to build a team for the 2027 Stanley Cup -- which could well be the Canadiens…
Musical interlude
Elderbrook - Is It Over Now?
Good stuff at the UN
For those of us who believe the world’s major problems are global and therefore require... The post Good stuff at the UN first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Today’s tonic: “Who’s behind the massive lobbying campaign to expand the island airport? What I discovered should worry us all”
Opinion writer Richard Warnica digs into the rich, powerful Americans who are pushing to destroy Toronto's waterfront just to make themselves more rich in this great piece of required reading,…