That’s What I’m Talkin’ About…
I found this delightful graphic on a fellow Progressive Blogger’s FaceBook page. It pretty much sums up where we are today – at “Oops.” h/t – JK
October 2018
this just keeps getting better: port hardy plus full employment
This. Is. Amazing. After we move, Allan will retain his current job — same salary, benefits, vacation, everything — but work from home. We never expected this and are simply…
The windows on the accused bomber’s van
I’ll bet he’s a Democrat!
Commentariat 2.0: software needed
Despite being a fringe element the extreme right dominates social media. We who would increase peace and fight bigotry and xenophobia can fight back. But we’re going to need software.…
Scenes from Chretien’s 25th anniversary party
IMG_9813 At one point, Chretien missed a punchline, and everyone laughed anyway. He then re-did the joke, and everyone laughed even harder. “I’m getting old, you know,” he said. No…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Rupert Neate reports on new research showing that the world’s billionaires saw their wealth increase by 20% in 2017 alone. – Pete Evans…
The sharp edge: razors and rituals
Since I switched to using a safety razor, as I wrote about last spring, I’ve continued to pursue my explorations into razors, blades, technologies and techniques about shaving. I’ve learned…
What the Heck is Happening? I’m a Caregiver?
Caring for a dependent loved one is a chaotic business. There isn’t much time for reflection, let alone laundry and grocery shopping. I’m always thinking, “If we can figure out…
In and Against the State
Banner at the 2018 World Transformed, a 4-day politics, arts and music festival running alongside the Labour Party Conference. Just a few years ago, it would have seemed most unlikely…
How Canada’s Cons Are Losing The Carbon Tax Battle
You might think that Andrew Scheer would tone down his anti-carbon tax rhetoric, now that Trudeau's new plan to fight climate change has been well received by most in the…
The Lies He Peddles
Doug Ford keeps repeating that phrase “for the people.” But this week he again made the phrase a laughing stock. He quickly cancelled Kathleen Wynne’s labour legislation which was “updated…
Kudos to Vancouver’s Kennedy Stewart.
It took guts. That was no walk in the park for a new democrat to give up his seat in parliament and challenge for the Vancouver mayoralty, as an independent.…
Eye of the Beholder, a mystery by Edmonton author Janice MacDonald, tops Audreys Edmonton fiction bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 21, 2018. he lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 7: So Much for the Downtown
In Part 6 of this blogseries, I laid out what I considered to be the three big land use issues that the LPAT will need to make a determination on…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 6: The City Strikes Back!
This blogpost has been a very challenging one for me to write. I began writing this post shortly after receiving a copy of the City’s Response Case Synopsis to my…
25 years!
On way to Ottawa with Lisa to celebrate 25th anniversary of Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien’s massive 1993 win. Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Designing E-Learning 3.0 in gRSShopper – 6
Ethics I’ve just finished sending off the ethics review board (REB) documents for research ethics review. This is something I should have done in August, not October, and something that…
Convert Canada’s Fleet to EV
There’s no reason why Canada can’t set a 100% electric personal vehicle goal today. Please sign this petition to tell our heel dragging Liberal government to get on it. There…
Oct. 25: very, very dangerous times.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/trump-insults-bombs-targets-democrats The world has had great dangers over thousands of years. But – and I’m quite serious – nothing so dangerous as the rule of Trump. He has built his…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Campbell Robb laments the persistence of in-work poverty in the UK – though it’s of course worth noting the reality that poverty…