Airport sold after secret deal, no public input
According to the Connection, Collingwood’s airport – owned by the taxpayers – was just sold to a private corporation after almost 20 closed-door council sessions. Not once was the public…
August 2018
Has Democracy Become Just Too Democratic for White America?
Ever since the election of Barack Obama, racism has made an astonishing comeback in the United States. Those who hoped that the election of a black president would usher in…
What’s in a name?
The Park Board resolutions concerning the ‘colonial audit‘ have inspired a lot of discussion, as has my notice of motion on the recognition of traditional place names within the jurisdiction…
August 2:The New Brunswick Disaster
Okay. Change of plans. It looks as though Saturday is the day I’ll be frolicking in the waves. So I’m likely to have no blog that day.______________________________________________________________ http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/el-nino-2018-noaa-prediction-1.4768316 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wildfires-california-1.4769425 http://medialens.org/index.php/alerts/alert-archive/2018/875-world-on-fire-climate-breakdown.html…
It’s Prime Minister Slick versus Old Grannies
This is Justin Trudeau’s doing. It’s the path that he chose. He’ll get weak knees when major carbon emitters, such as the cement industry, whine about carbon taxing, but he’s…
A New Record Possible for Europe
This weekend Spain could claim the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Europe. That record currently sits with Greece at 48 degrees Celsius (118.4F). Holidaymakers bound for the Iberian…
Hey, let’s dishonestly manipulate the results of this Toronto Star poll!
Ms. Keesmaat gets her hand caught in the cookie jar. Ooops. Sorry to folks outside Toronto for focussing on her so much lately – but it’s target-rich environment, you might…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 2, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A Last Will must provide adequately for all dependents…
New column day
Here, examining David Macdonald’s latest report on wealth concentration in Canada – and the availability of more ambitious solutions than what’s been on offer in most recent political debates. For…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Annie Lowrey points out the massive amounts of money being directed toward stock buybacks in the U.S., with the predictable effect of…
Lara Prychodko: Goodbye to the Girl with the Freckles
I first met Lara Prychodko in kindergarten, as her parents dropped her off at our school. I said our final goodbye at her graveside last week, as her parents laid…
Donald Trump and the QAnon Conspiracy Cult
He's on his Great MAGA tour of America, holding one large rally after the other. He lives for those moments.But even the screams of his fanatical followers can't mask the…
Janis Irwin running for NDP nomination in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, Daniel Williams wins UCP contest in Peace River
Photo: More than 200 people packed into the Bellevue Community Hall tonight to support Janis Irwin’s bid for the NDP nomination in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. Janis Irwin launched her campaign for the…
Toronto Tax™
Listened to a bit of the interview of NDP mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat this morning on John Moore’s indispensable radio program. She said she favours a Toronto sales tax. I…
Ontario News Now
There’s a new news channel on the block. It’s called Ontario News Now. It is owned and operated by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party — and funded by Ontario taxpayers.…
Dougie doesn’t do distress.
At the end of April this year, a truck was driven down Yonge Street in north Toronto on a quest to murder. The driver succeeded in killing 10 people and…
When Equipment Can Help – How to Begin the Search
--> Older adults want to have the best quality of life after their retirement. And why shouldn’t they? Family caregivers deserve a good life, too. Identifying the right kind of…
WCAI Planning Rally in Toronto on August 11
It looks like Joey Deluca and some other members of the Worldwide Coalition Against Islam (WCAI) are indeed planning on leaving the warm comforts of their Calgary home and traveling…
How to nail the NAFTA sunset clause sticking point
Mexico is showing realism with its latest move towards recognizing that the American administration wanted a different trade agreement, based on fair trade (and not just free trade), and that…