Alberta Candidate Nomination Update: A Big One.
Photo: Prasad Panda, Abagail Douglass, David Eggen, Kate Potter, and Graham Sucha We are now about one year away from Alberta’s next provincial general election and the list of candidates…
2018
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ian Millhiser writes that the Republican majority on the U.S.’ Supreme Court is restoring the robber baron era: The conceit of Gorsuch’s…
Unreliable narrators
In British Columbia, ethical rules of news gathering are not always followed. Some offences are minor, others are significant…
Holy moly, Ontari-oly!
These are apparently unverified Ekos results making the rounds. Comments are open!
A Win/Win Story
The polar bear population of Labrador is thriving and the credit goes to the collapse of the region’s harp seal hunt. Despite vanishing sea ice and shorter, milder winters, Labrador’s…
How USAG destroyed young women
For Maclean’s on January 29, 2018 Beyond inherent ability and genetic advantage, success in high-performance artistic sport—gymnastics, ballet, figure skating—requires militant self-discipline and unwavering dedication to training. All talent begins…
On loneliness and the winter low
For Maclean’s on December 24, 2017 “Lonely people have a natural affinity for the internet,” wrote the late film critic Roger Ebert in a 2010 entry on his online journal.…
Get ‘Em While They’re Still Sorta Hot
It’s not too late to order your very own Trump-Kim commemorative peace summit coin. It’s a handsome reminder of the astonishing breakthrough that brought nuclear disarmament and peace to the…
Trans Mountain Thursday – The Rule of Law and Cooperative Federalism – For Some, Just Not For All.
The Tyee again tackles TTM (Trudeau’s Trans Mountain pipeline) with two reports. Stepford Liberals, and your ranks are legion, are not going to like this. Will Horter explores how the…
May 24: Not a cheery day
Well, no surprise – Trump has cancelled his meeting with Kim Jong Un. Trump, of course, says its all Kim Jong’s faults for saying angry things about him. He didn’t…
Doug Ford’s Brutal Fall From Grace
When he ran for leader of the Ontario Cons, Doug Ford had himself anointed in a church, and vowed to clean-up what he called the rot in his party.The corruption…
Warren’s free tips on scandal stuff
So the Wynne Liberals revealed their big, big Doug Ford scandal: he allegedly paid for a few party memberships before he became leader. Big deal. “It’s nothing burger,” one senior…
Don’t You Just Love It?
Of course, the rabid, insensate right will see no contradiction or hypocrisy here. Recommend this Post
The 9.9 Percent
The Atlantic has a great article about the 9.9% being the new American aristocracy. Matthew Stewart has separated the 0.1%, who are the super rich, from the moderately wealthy who…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday May 24, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. If a deceased person owed support to a spouse…
Airports and opportunities vs. The Block
Strategic Vision: To become a premier regional commercial airport that stimulates the socioeconomic development of Simcoe County and the City of Barrie by improving connectivity, enhancing the competitiveness of the…
Free Public Transit Throughout Estonia
We provide access to roads for free to car drivers so why don’t we match free access to movement to people who don’t drive cars? That’s part of the rationale…
The Banana States of America
That’s the phrase Dana Milbank uses to describe his country. It’s not a dictatorship yet: Right now the fear of the United States going totalitarian doesn’t feel quite right. This…
Hoist a quaff to the Queen’s birthday.
After ignoring the royal wedding the other day in the United Kingdom, we should give proper homage to dear Queen Victoria. As you might know, it is her birthday today…
Box Moving Settling Down
I’m moving into the box unpacking stage now, except there are still some other boxes to pack up and move first. It rained last night and showed a double rainbow…