Vancouver Park Board stops the music at fitness centres and pools
Tunes will no longer be played in gyms or during public swims CBC News · Posted: Jul 26, 2018 The Vancouver Park Board announced Thursday that its fitness centres and…
July 2018
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Economist discusses how income and wealth inequality lead to disproportionate influence on the part of the rich: The relation between concentrated wealth…
A Moment Of Supreme Crisis
Richard Wolfe writes that journalism is facing an existential crisis: It’s long past time to wake up to the existential threat facing the media on both sides of the Atlantic.…
Sad Beyond Words
If you are at all familiar with Ansel Adams, you will know that much of the palette for his photographic genius was Yosemite National Park. Indeed, I have a framed…
Doug is doubling down.
Is it fun yet watching our new Ontario premier doubling down with our money? Doug Ford has given the back of his hand to all the efforts in the recent…
Bay du Nord and Equity #nlpoli
In a staged political event Thursday that was woefully short of basic details, the provincial government and Equinor announced they will proceed with development of the Bay du Nord field…
Meet the new boss? Nothing new here. Same old, same old boss…
Perhaps that “fantastically large broom” that BC Hydro’s boss Chris O’Riley carries around, will come in handy for these upcoming new NDP-BC Hydro reviews. It should come in handy for…
Ford drops a bomb
He did it. He really did it. Wow. This is huge. And good, I think. Premier Doug Ford is slashing the size of Toronto city council almost in half before…
Busless
Saskatchewan used to bustle, but soon it will be busless. It would literally rather provide mobility to tarsands than people. https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/i-dont-like-the-sound-of-it-one-bit-sask-riders-react-to-end-of-greyhound-in-province/ https://thestarphoenix.com/business/we-simply-cant-leave-people-stranded-by-the-road-alberta-expands-rural-bus-service-pilot-project/ “The announcement came 14 months after the Saskatchewan…
So You Think Yourself a Progressive.
From what I’ve seen, there are many Canadians who consider themselves progressives by virtue of being somewhat to the left of the Conservatives. It’s almost a default laurel. You earn…
For sale: Heaven
Why on Earth would I sell my favourite place on Earth? Good question. There are many answers, unfortunately. I am told it’s a deal and a half. Personally, I think…
July 26: The news is bad, very bad.
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump 56m56 minutes ago More This week, my Administration is hosting the first-ever #IRFMinisterial. The U.S. will continue to promote #ReligiousFreedom around the world. Nations that…
Michelle Rempel and the Racist Cons
Michelle Rempel likes to pose as the political equivalent of Little Miss Muffet. A tiny shining light of decency in a world full of nasty scary spiders. Liberal spiders who…
He Was Warned. Now Trump May Be Hoist On His Own Petard.
In Trump’s case, his petard might wind up to be Twitter, his everyday early morning workout. Trump takes to Twitter to energize his base, the Gullibillies. He routinely uses tweets…
The New Normal
Watch or don’t watch the following; it really won’t make any difference, as the trajectory is already firmly set, momentum is building, and catastrophe can no longer be averted: Recommend…
Channelling John Stuart Mill
In the opening few pages of his essay On Liberty, John Stuart Mill warned about the “tyranny of the prevailing opinion.” Anyone familiar with the mob mentality than can erupt…
Labour’s fate and revival in the US and Canada
This week, two labour historians talk about their new books on Canadian and US workers’ movements in the 20th century, books which offer important and practical lessons for unions today.…