Let’s Take the Digital License Quiz
This article in a London School of Economic blog touts the benefits of the digital driver’s licence created by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation in Australia, and notes that some…
2017
Be Lazy About Happiness
Dan Buettner has travelled the planet looking for ways to make people happy and has found that the best thing one can do is be relaxed about the whole thing.…
A House Divided
In 1858 Abraham Lincoln was fighting for his state’s Republican nomination for the US Senate. Some believe that Lincoln foretold the calamity that awaited America, its most bloody war ever,…
Get ‘Em While They’re Still Not Entirely Obsolete.
If this thing works, they won’t have to fire a round to deal a severe blow to Western military forces. Russia says it will begin testing a new photonic radar…
Toasted, Roasted and Grilled. – Lagarde
IMF chief Christine Legard has added her voice to the call for urgent action on climate change – and growing inequality. “As I’ve said before, if we don’t do anything…
Is Mr. Selfie in trouble? Is the dud a stud? Is Jagmeet dead meat?
Let us peer into the oracle that is Abacus (who, full disclosure, Daisy uses all the time, and proudly so). It contains all sorts of interesting factoids and fun. A…
Corporate Greed and Political Collusion
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out Owen’s post on the Sears Canada bankruptcy. In it, he cite’s Linda McQuaig’s article in today’s Star that deals…
Cats and beasts #14
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School Library Journal: Recipe For Hate is “a compelling and jagged read”!
From the just-out review of the School Library Journal of Recipe For Hate: With a title ripped from a Bad Religion song, this book does not try to hide its…
A NEW SHORT FILM ABOUT DEMENTIA – SNEAK PEAK!
I always get excited when I hear about a new film about caregiving concerns. Today, I’d like to suggest that we all mark our calendars on November 6 with a…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mark Karlin interviews George Monbiot about the prospect of politics based on empathy, sharing and belonging. – Andrew Jackson and Kate McInturff…
The secrecy and deception behind Collingwood’s utility sale
Meetings held behind closed doors late into the night. Personal vendettas. Kickbacks. Conspiracy theories. Scams and phony reports. Backroom deals. Unethical politicians conniving. Dubious legality. Shady characters pulling strings from…
New column day
Here, on how Brad Wall’s belated attempts to muddy the waters can’t avoid a clear verdict that he’s selling off Saskatchewan’s commonwealth for corporate gain. For further reading…– Kendall Latimer…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday October 26, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. When a person dies in Ontario, and no next…
Why is the CBC Trying to Destroy the Trudeau Government?
I wonder how many Canadians can remember what Stephen Harper was planning to do to the CBC if he had been re-elected.Because although it would have been bloody, the CBC…
#TBT: the anarchic, historic roots of Recipe For Hate, the NCNA and the Social Blemishes
Top:Herr Marchand. Top right: Bill Corcoran and a rabble-rousing punk. It’s Thursday, which means old folks get to circulate photos of themselves when they were younger, better-looking and less preoccupied…
It’s Time
There are several lessons to be learned from the demise of Sears Canada. Linda McQuaig writes that one of the biggest is that the legal principle of “limited liability” leaves…
Few and Far by Allison Kydd leads Andreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 22, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Far Right Losing Mind Over False November 4 "Civil War" Story
On September 26, 2017, the American-based Refuse Fascism called for a nation wide protest against Donald Trump and his policies in a rather dramatic way. A group of activists holding…