Marching Backwards
When it comes to education, Doug Ford firmly believes in going back to the basics. Martin Regg Cohn writes: The premier is rebranding — by banning cellphones, banishing discovery math…
September 2019
Toronto’s Bloor Bike Lanes Boost Local Businesses
Despite being only 2.4 kilometres long the bike lane on Bloor street in Toronto was heavily contested. It was debated in local politics for decades and was only declared permanent…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Krugman weighs in on the scam that is trickle-down economics, particularly in the form of tax-free zones which encourage domestic tax…
Lifestyles of the rich and clueless
A Facebook friend says it better than I ever could. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/M9pjb083gr — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 2, 2019
The Good Ship Singh is Sinking.
Today’s comments were supposed to be a scholarly discussion about understanding political speeches. Maybe we can leave that for another time. Instead, we can have fun critiquing the new democratic…
Like a Good Horror Film?
Most terrifying thing I’ve seen: We’re headed for 10 degrees in the next 20-30 years, and we will hit human extinction at 4 degrees?? Do I even bother to go…
The Political Doldrums #nlpoli
Last week, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians got a few reminders of the magnitude of the political problem they face in addition to the financial and economic problems already lurking. The most…
Earthgauge News – August 19, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/aug19forair.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
The Political Pornography of Andrew Scheer And His Cons
As I'm sure you all know, whenever Andrew Scheer feels cornered and desperate, he crawls on all fours through the gutter, and exposes his inner depravity. Like he did back…
Chief Seymour and Mayor Siebring may soon be leading a joint meeting of both Quw’utsun and North Cowichan councils
by Don Maroc There was some very good news made public in the Cowichan Citizen recently concerning the Municipality of North Cowichan and the Cowichan First Nation. Cowichan Tribes elected…
Skyler François: A Case Study in Extremist Radicalization
I think this is going to end up being a different article than readers might be used to. So before I start I’m going to include some links. If you…
From Carrot Sticks to Climate Strikes: Taking Climate Action
by Megan Thom When I was 18 I started volunteering for the Lifecycles Growing Schools Program teaching children from kindergarten to grade 7 how to grow food. Like many recent…
Greta Thunberg and the Misogyny of the Climate Change Deniers
A few days ago I wrote a post about the young activist Greta Thunberg after she completed her amazing voyage across the Atlantic. Only to find myself having to delete…
Review: Pleasure Activism
This is an eclectic collection "written and gathered" (as the author credit puts it) by organizer, facilitator, and writer adrienne maree brown. It con...
Review: Pleasure Activism
This is an eclectic collection “written and gathered” (as the author credit puts it) by organizer, facilitator, and writer adrienne maree brown. It contains many, many different kinds of pieces…
Lesser of Two Evils
This is a great interview with Trudeau that asks all the important questions:
Texas, the Lone Gunman State
Some Texans claim that their state was founded on guns – the Alamo, cowboys, the legendary Texas Rangers. And they’re not going to let a few gun massacres get in…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading. – Hassan Yussuff discusses what’s at stake for Canadian workers in this fall’s election campaign. And Binyamin Applebaum and Damon Winter rightly point…
A Cautionary Tale – Live In Harmony With Your Environment or You’re Out.
Of course we’re Masters of the Universe or so we like to imagine. It’s just that once what was a fanciful conceit is now a dangerous, potentially lethal indulgence. Today…
three questions for readers: instant pot, green smoothies, golden milk
I’d love reader feedback on these three questions. I know most people will reply on Facebook, which makes it really difficult to save reader reaction. But there’s no stopping that…