It IS Genocide
Should our Prime Minister acknowledge that our history with the First Nations people of Canada amounts to genocide? Absolutely.
June 2019
!How High Should I Jump, Sir?!
!If this post appears on Progressive Bloggers it is under protest for as long as the Underminer remains on the blog roll! I couldn’t quite put my finger on the…
The Far-Right Continues To Eat Itself: Milo Yiannopoulos Attacks Lauren Southern
Sometimes one reads a story and walks away hoping that everyone involved crashes and burns: I hadn't planned on talking about Lauren Southern, who had just released another in a…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats at rest.
June 11: Wow! Social media spread fake news. CBC breaks huge story….
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fake-news-facebook-twitter-poll-1.5169916 Yep. It must be true because 90% of Canadians say they’ve been taken in by it.You know – social media – like this blog are fake news. So there.…
A Country Can’t Be Held Together by Giving In to Threats and Blackmail.
Six premiers. The usual suspects – Kenney, Moe, Pallister and Ford with New Brunswick’s Higgs and the NYT’s McLeod in tow. They mustered up their collective courage to put their…
Liberal rebrand: Hypocrisy ‘R’ Us
For years, BC Liberals relied on millions of dollars contributed by a relative handful of wealthy donors, many based outside the province. Along with developers hungry to acquire public lands…
Is the Green Party Ready to Capitalize on the Liberal Party’s Collapse?
Are Greens ready to capitalize on the imminent collapse of the Liberal Party?Say what? “The imminent collapse of the Liberal Party”? How is that a thing? Didn’t the Liberals just…
My latest: it isn’t genocide
Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. It has a very specific meaning.…
A Positive Update from the Senate
With only two weeks left in the scheduled sitting of the House of Commons, there are many pieces of proposed legislation that are still in limbo for many reasons. For…
Canada Bans Keeping Whales And Dolphins In Captivity
By Amy Held | NPRTuesday, June 11, 2019 An orca surfaces near Vancouver Island, Canada. The country’s Parliament has passed legislation banning the practice of breeding and holding dolphins, whales…
Speaking The Truth
CBC and other media need to recognize the following as true if we’re going to advance as a society. It’s likely to make them, and you, uncomfortable. Growth isn’t automatic…
Sticking into the Federal Election
Way back in April, which seems like ages ago right now, the Ford Conservatives brought forward their controversial budget. That budget included many controversial items, but there was one that…
They’re Called "Knock-On" Effects
It’s a matter of one thing that triggers another or a whole chain of things that cause other changes. Here’s an example. This year, America’s Gulf Coast is expecting a…
The Kids Are Most Definitely Not Alright
Thank your lucky stars you don’t have to live with climate change the way the young do. They look and they see what’s coming and they know they’ll be right…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Heather Mallick discusses the pattern of right-wing governments obsessing over undoing the good done by their predecessors, rather than paying the slightest…
You Can’t Say Canada Isn’t Trying
With the clock ticking down on climate catastrophe, word is the global energy industry’s emissions are rising at the fastest rate in a decade. Burn baby, burn. The main cause…
Using an Escape Game to Educate Radiologists
Last year my company, Wero Creative, was hired to make an escape game all about radiology. We designed it to be a fun experience which incorporated knowledge that radiologists need…