Navigating a sea of indigenous irony.
It would be funny if it were not so sad. Canadian politicians constantly try to solve problems for our aboriginal peoples but they often use our concern to abuse us…
January 2019
For Someone Who Claims He Doesn’t Support Nazis, Travis Patron Sure Does Associate With A Lot Of Nazis
In the follow-up article to an earlier article posted to ARC regarding a planned event by Travis Patron and the Canadian Nationalist "Party", it was noted that the event had…
Jan. 12: The tipping point?
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/11/united-states-doesnt-even-make-top-20-global-democracy-index Physician, heal thyself. (This is the country that supports dictatorships – like Guatemala, Saudi Arabia – all over the world.)_____________________________________________________________ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/12/us-news-headlines-israel-palestine-show-systemic-bias-study_________________________________________________________________ If the following is true, it is very…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Economic Policy Institute charts how government policy is exacerbating inequality in the U.S. And Sam Pizzigati discusses how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading…
On Continuums: ASD, OCD, ADHD, Alzheimers, and Allergies
Since the Aspergers designation was excluded from the DSM V, many people were, and are, outraged that all cases fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) instead of the separate…
An update on Canada’s National Housing Strategy
Steve Pomeroy, arguably Canada’s top affordable housing policy expert, has written a status update on Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS). His overview includes some great background material on Canadian housing…
On Evaluating Teachers and Edu-Speak
I just went through the final teacher evaluation of my career, since we are evaluated every five years, and I don’t expect to do this for more than another four.…
Ontario, and indeed all decent public school systems, have an obligation to challenge homophobia with an inclusive curriculum
The ongoing legal fight in Ontario over Doug Ford’s decision to placate a small group of social conservative extremists hellbent on denying a safe environment for LGBTQ kids in our…
Justin Trudeau and the Defence Of Our Canadian Values
Justin Trudeau has done many town halls, but the one in Regina the other day seems to have resonated with Canadians to an extraordinary degree.And not just with those who…
Don’t have political heroes. They will always break your heart.
I keep trying to come up with some clever way to justify @BetoORourke’s decision to put his teeth cleaning on social media, and I keep coming up with blanks. #USPolitics…
Fridays for Future
I went to the first #fridaysforfuture protest in our area with my youngest, yesterday, outside my MP’s office. The idea is the brainchild of Greta Thunberg who wants all students…
And That’s Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Imagine you have one of those “people movers,” a three-row seat mini-van that’s advertised to fit seven comfortably. So you put a bum in every one of those seats and…
Saturday Photo: Chartres and Other Beautiful Things
Every time we’ve gone to France Lee has taken the RER from Paris to Chartres, a pleasant 45 minute train trip to the little city on the bluff where one…
The Tentacles of Torstar.
It is a small hope of mine that Babel-on-the-Bay has some of the same objectives as the Toronto Star. It becomes harder over the years as the Torstar management keep…
The Declaration of Dependence
Photo Credit: Journal of the American Revolution Faded cursive writing on a wrinkled, water-damaged sheet ofpaper is all that remains of an important counter-point to theDeclaration of Independence. The document…
Reactionary Yellow Vest Protesters Feeling Heat
It has been a while since ARC has discussed the seemingly marginally employed transient Steven Myatt, and I don't plan on going into a lot of detail. He's now living…
Musical interlude
Philosopher Kings – Hurts To Love You
Bonne fete, petit gars!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Canada’s greatest-ever Prime Minister! Sincerely, @kinsellawarren @lisakinsella pic.twitter.com/YfwAr0LTNy — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 11, 2019
Musings on leadership
What makes a good leader? Or a bad one, for that matter? That’s a long-standing debate that reaches back into history.* Of late I’ve been reading about and pondering the…
S.H.I.T Government: Stephen Harper’s Intentional Turmoil Government
S.H.I.T Government: Stephen Harper’s Intentional Turmoil Government