Close to Home
Sometimes something happens that hits pretty close to home, but you can’t describe why it hits close to home and you don’t really understand why it’s hitting as close to…
April 2018
British Columbia’s Newest Arrivals
Seeing is believing. If you want to realize that climate change is real, that it’s happening now, it can help to live on a coast. That’s where you’ll find the…
More Information On Yahoo/Rogers Email Accounts
Following up on yesterday’s post, a friend of mine sent me the following, one that clearly demonstrates the ultimatum Yahoo and Rogers email account holders are being given. The parts…
Park Board statement on closure of Sunset Beach Park and field
Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin April 23, 2018 The Park Board will attempt to have Sunset Beach park and field open to the public in six weeks, by early June.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Louis Uchitelle discusses how the decline of organized labour in the U.S. has harmed not just workers’ direct interests, but the economic…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 24, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards…
Prescription for a sad day
I watched this – from exactly one year ago – and it helped. The Mighty Finn:
These Millionaires Want Higher Taxes
When it comes to taxes Americans love not paying them, but now some millionaires want to change that. The Patriotic Millionaires call on the rich to pay their fair share,…
We Don’t Need No Education
That’s the title of Paul Krugman’s column in this morning’s New York Times. This spring, in several states, teacher’s strike are springing up like dandilions. Krugman explains what’s been happening:…
Devolving Deception.
When responsibilities are passed to a lower level (devolved), it helps to have a glossary of terms available so that the lesser levels will get their words right. It seems…
If there was ever a time for the U of A to stick to its guns and welcome David Suzuki to Edmonton, this is it!
The University of Alberta’s dean of engineering believes his faculty faces “the worst crisis, a crisis of trust, that we’ve faced in more than three decades.” The immediate cause of…
Knickers in a twist over David Suzuki’s U of A honorary degree
Photo: Environmentalist, scientist, author, and broadcaster David Suzuki (credit: David Climenhaga) The decision by the University of Alberta Senate to present an honorary degree to high profile environmentalist, scientist, author,…
Questions about April 23, 2018
Why do some people always bicker over whether it was terrorism or not? It was mass murder. Isn’t that enough? How could he be driving for as long as he…
A Little Lighter Fare
For Luddites and nostalgia buffs everywhere: Recommend this Post
Really, Have We Stooped to This?
I went looking for background information on Alek Minassian, the suspect in the Toronto van massacre. That led me to a site, jewishbreakingnews.com. They had the basic details and then…
Today in Toronto
I was on the Yonge Line subway, heading North, when they came on to say we’d have to get off because of “police activity at Finch station.” Now I know…
If You’re Wondering Why Modern Prime Ministers are So Mediocre, Look No Further.
Do you ever get that feeling that today’s prime ministers are lacklustre, petit fonctionnaires, technocrats all but totally bereft of vision? Well, you’re right. They are. They usually come with…
Eating OFF the Hill: Donairs and seafood in Halifax
Spending a few days in Halifax last weekend for the Liberal biennial convention, I decided to make the most of my limited outside meal opportunities by focusing on the local…
How To Take Back Facebook & Defeat Trolls
I just read an interview with tech people who founded the internet & social media. They were appalled at how their idealism and naivite has shaped up into a nightmare.…
Andrew Scheer Reaches For The Racist Card
A week ago I wrote that Andrew Scheer was looking a little desperate. And I'm sorry to report that since then his condition has deteriorated.And now he's even more desperate.He…