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September 2017
That National Anthem That Has Trump and His Gullibillies So Outraged?
We’ve all heard the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner, ad infinitum. They might want to change it up, maybe sing the third verse: Yeah, you heard right. The…
Collaborative Consent: What Next Generation, Indigenous-Inclusive Water Management Looks Like in B.C.
B.C. hasn’t been particularly good at including Indigenous populations in the decision-making process. First Nations are often brought to the table after high-level political decisions have already been made —…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #25
A customer approaches the information desk, hopping mad. “You must kick this man out of the library! You must make him leave!” I immediately get up and come around the…
What A Week
A week ago my Dad passed away from complications due to his cancer treatments. I last saw him in person 3 weeks ago on Labour Day Sunday, and he seemed…
Service With a Smile: The Emotional Work of Caregiving
Emotional labor is the process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job. More specifically, workers are expected to regulate their emotions during interactions with…
When the Carbon Sink Becomes a Carbon Bomb
One of the things we’ve counted on in wrestling with cutting greenhouse gas emissions are nature’s carbon sinks. A carbon sink is a natural process that strips carbon out of…
What to Call Them? How About the GOP-Cong?
The Republican Party has an insurgency on its hands. The election of rightwing nutjob/Christofascist Roy Moore to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions was the shot across the…
"Ethnonationalists" Are You F@#king Kidding?
When the picture shows a thug with a pistol on his belt and the Klan logo on his shirt, he’s not an “ethnonationalist.” He’s a racist and worse. Ethno-nationalism was…
I Thought We Were a SuperPower
Didn’t those US trade types get the memo? Canada is an energy superpower. You can’t treat an energy superpower the way Boeing is treating Bombardier. 220 per cent duties on…
Our friends Laura and Scott won!
Lisa and me are high above Manitoba, but we just got word that our pal Laura Miller – and her amazing lawyer (and Lisa’s, and mine) Scott Hutchinson – won…
The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel.
It was Samuel Johnson who first coined the above phrase. Watch the brief video embedded below to see how germane it is today: .@POTUS on NFL owners: When it comes…
Education and Training
We’re reorganizing again and I was recently asked about my education and training. I wasn’t sure exactly what to submit but here’s what I came up with: Philosophy – (BA,…
A Little Bit of Exercise Goes a Long Way
You don’t have to go to a gym to live a healthy lifestyle, you can work out while you vacuum. Recent research has concluded that even a mild amount of…
Cats and beasts #4
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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday September 28, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Ontario’s probate fees are $250 for the first $50,000…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kevin McKean discusses how inequality undermines the goal of ensuring a healthy population. Matt Bruenig examines new data showing that the concentration…
Donald Trump and the Republican Civil War
Donald Trump likes to compare himself favourably to Abraham Lincoln, the only president he believes who was (slightly) greater than him.And when there's a full moon, he has even been…
It’s The Politics, Stupid
Peter Donolo has an interesting column in this morning’s Globe and Mail. Donolo believes that the NAFTA negotiations are not about trade. They’re about politics. The giveaway is that the…