vancouver island day seven: chemainus, ladysmith, nanaimo
Poor Allan, the only non-morning person in our little group, being faced with three high-octane coffee drinkers every morning! In Chemainus I let him sleep in a bit as we…
June 2018
Saturday Photo: More Concrete….This Time in Peru
Moving toward the home stretch for my book Rock of Ages: How Concrete Built the World As We Know It. The University of Regina Press wants a draft by the…
The Rest Of The World Knows That
Tony Burman writes that this past week reminded us of things we already knew about Donald Trump: We already knew that Donald Trump has a pathological infatuation for dictatorships and…
Really? Another sole-sourced lawyer?
Collingwood hires lawyer for judicial inquiry. That’s the headline on a story in the Connection. Do I understand this story correctly? The same sole-sourced lawyer who encouraged Brian Saunderson and…
What muted the proportional vote advocates?
It must be the shock of the recent Ontario election has not worn off. You would normally expect a hue and cry by this time for proportional representation in the…
In yesterday walks today
When do we cease to be human? Here are children waving goodbye to their parents in Łódź, many years ago. It’s not so different than the thousands of children Trump…
Musical interlude
The Watchmen – Do It
Justin Trudeau, Michael Harris, and the Trump Bump
For months Michael Harris has been looking for any excuse to attack Justin Trudeau, blaming him for just about everything.From his failure to disarm Saudi Arabia to the state of…
Andrew Scheer and the Trinity Western Decision
If Andrew Scheer had a fantasy university it would almost certainly be a nightmare version of Trinity Western University.For it has a so-called covenant that blatantly discriminates against LGBT students.And…
How to Find an Experienced Realtor In Ontario
Buying/selling a property can be a stressful and complicated experience. Hiring a reliable real estate agent or realtor can help in selling or finding a rental property. For instance, sellers…
Former Ontario MP Jeff Watson running for UCP nomination in Calgary-Peigan
Photo: Jeff Watson (left) speaks at a rally in support of Ontario PC candidate Chris Lewis (right) on May 11, 2018. Former Essex Member of Parliament Jeff Watson is the…
Thoroughly Nice People
Naomi Schulman points our that it’s often genuinely nice people who empower thugs like Donald Trump. T
Supremes Side With Law Societies, Nix Christian Law School
It’s a bleak day for BC’s Trinity Western University. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of provincial law societies to reject the graduates of a proposed Christian law school…
Great news from the Supreme Court against discriminatory law school in BC
Sign on display at Amyx Hardware in Tennessee since 2015. The notion that religious bigotries can trump basic human equality has always appalled me. When the U.S. Supreme Court, loaded…
Manafort Off to Jail
Former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has new digs. He’s off to the Greybar Hotel at least until his trial commences in September. Witness tampering, not the brightest move.
The Guardian Praises Canada – At Least Our Libraries
The Brits are still taking the piss out of us for electing Rob Ford’s evil brother and for the Tar Sands and Trudeau’s Trans Mountain Memorial Pipeline. However… The folks…
Pre-Dystopian India. It’s Real.
200,000 people in India die every year from lack of access to clean freshwater. India’s groundwater resources are failing. Up to 70% of what freshwater India still has is contaminated.…
June 16: Wealth, Power and Poverty.
Saudi troops with help from the U.S. and Britain are moving in to close Yemen’s last and only access to food and medical supplies. It is possible – and likely…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ed Finn reminds us that ending child poverty makes good economic sense in addition to being a moral necessity: The same huge financial…