I think it is correct to acknowledge that humanity is a complicated lot rife with contradictions. We all have our blind spots where we have difficulty seeing that our words…
He was right, of course. Via one of those social media counter-bots, hopefully not being run out of the Kremlin.
The Ontario Liberal Party held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Feb. 2-4, 2018 in Toronto. Karen Mock lights Shabbat candles at the Ontario Liberal Party’s AGM with Premier Kathleen…
Looking for photos to illustrate a presentation I’m giving about concrete, I came across this one I took in Lisbon several years ago. The stucco on these buildings with the…
Onomatopoeia. Odd, sometimes, entertaining too. Like speed bumps that make you slow down and silently mouth the letters. A slow smile at the sound it makes in your head. Alliteration.…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Victor Cyr discusses the problems with a public policy focus on capitalism without any concern for human well-being. And Ann Pettifor highlights…
Robin Sears writes that social media have pioneered four new techniques — disappearing ads, fake senders, massive targeted volumes and anonymous sponsors. Each represents a clear and present danger to…
Thus far, I have been singularly underwhelmed by the performance of federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. First, although a well-established Ontario MPP and deputy leader of the provincial party, he…
As you know, I've often wondered why the Con media is so biased against Justin Trudeau, and hates him so much.I've blamed that bias on shameless scribblers trying to please…
It is unlikely that in this era of #MeToo that we can find many men willing to stick their neck out—or any other body part, for that matter. It is…
Freedom House, the U.S.-based institute which surveys the progress of democracy, civil society, freedom of speech and the media round the world has produced a report headlined “Democracy in Crisis”…
So ARC readers may remember that an article primarily focused on the reaction to the hijab story in Toronto also included some information on Shawn Le Guerrier. Le Guerrier had…
BC Hydro executives have mismanaged the Site C dam’s overall budget and cost control process, and they are “not capable” of accurate estimates or controlling costs on the $10.7 billion…
When it seemed clear the newly minted B.C. NDP government would not pursue charges against Imperial Metals, owner and operator of the Mount Polley mine, for a 2014 tailings pond…
Since the Saskatchewan Party’s leadership campaign didn’t do much to test Scott Moe’s track record, it will fall to the rest of us to point out the reasons why his…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Thomas Kochan takes a look at what workers would want done with the cost of corporate tax cuts if they weren’t being silenced…
Mr. Jim Irving, co-CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd. deigned to meet with reporters (from the irving press). He claimed to be anxious to maintain oil production at safe levels. (I…
A big chunk of the reading and thinking and writing that I’m doing at the moment is focused on working out how to expansively and radically think about listening as…
Damn you Google Earth and your Deep State technology!
What’s the difference between all-out nuclear war and catastrophic climate change? So far we haven’t been stupid enough to resort to all-out nuclear war. Both of them can end civilization,…
