Trudeau, Castro, condolences and memory
Right. Two word response: Donald Trump. This is the new era. A politician can say anything, now. We have a national memory of five minutes. https://t.co/0tkwA2IiA4 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
November 2016
Self-Care Tips As Trump’s Inauguration Approaches
It’s all about self care. Care for yourself with more sleep, more time walking in nature, less time in elevators and more time on stairs. Eat healthier, simpler foods. Spend…
Stuff Still Happens, week 47: Tarnish on the golden boy
Is the shine coming off the golden boy? Justin Trudeau is under the gun these days for what appear to be, if not lapses in ethics, at least some questionable…
What Exponential Growth Looks Like
It’s a mesmerizing 6 minute video: It’s interesting what they focus on and what they leave out. Here’s where we’re headed:
Monbiot’s Impossible Crises
George Monbiot lists 13 crises, but warns you should only read the list if you’re feeling very strong. It’s an appropriate warning. He’s barely even talking about climate change here,…
Our Post-Privacy Era
Have you ever found yourself, whether intentionally or by accident, on a webpage discussing STDs? Or how about a porn site? Perhaps you are interested in the online recruiting methodology…
Monbiot’s Impossible Crises
George Monbiot lists 13 crises, but warns you should only read the list if you’re feeling very strong. It’s an appropriate warning. He’s barely even talking about climate change here,…
A failure to communicate.
After a lifetime of communicating with government, we blew it. We really wanted to help the Trudeau government solve its problems with the leader’s promise that 2015 would be the…
Fair Elections Act Updated
This week the Liberals introduced a bill to reverse many of the more egregious changes brought in with the Conservative “fair” elections act, the summary of this legislation says…… This…
Fidel Castro:The Death of a Revolutionary Giant
I knew something was wrong when Fidel Castro wasn't able to meet with Justin Trudeau, during his recent visit to Cuba.I knew Fidel had to be very ill not to…
I used to like him; not so much now…
Back in the ’70s when he ran for mayor and we both lived in Toronto, I voted for John Sewell. And when he won, I was a big supporter of…
Fair Elections Act Updated
This week the Liberals introduced a bill to reverse many of the more egregious changes brought in with the Conservative “fair” elections act, the summary of this legislation says…… This…
More Black Days In July
It’s been almost half a century since the assassination of Martin Luther King and the urban infernos that followed his death. That’s two generations, and many people have no memory…
Cis expectations: Or, why I stopped giving a fuck
I’ll start this by saying there are limitations to who it is safe for me to “not give a fuck” about. In principle, this includes people in positions of institutional…
Are the Liberals being honest with Canadians over electoral reform?
It seems that Andrew Coyne doubts this (my bolding and underlining): A third point where the government’s devious slip is showing: electoral reform, and the public consultations in which a…
First Brexit then Trump. Is Italy next for the west’s populist wave? | World news | The Guardian
Italians will soon vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms which could have dramatic results for all of Europe Source: First Brexit then Trump. Is Italy next for the west’s…
Are the Liberals being honest with Canadians over electoral reform?
It seems that Andrew Coyne doubts this (my bolding and underlining): A third point where the government’s devious slip is showing: electoral reform, and the public consultations in which a…
Standing Rock Resistance
Chris Hedges is in Standing Rock, back to his original career as a war correspondent. The natives there are preparing for winter, and I’m struck by the contrast to the…
Standing Rock Resistance
Chris Hedges is in Standing Rock, back to his original career as a war correspondent. The natives there are preparing for winter, and I’m struck by the contrast to the…