Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions representing 200,000 nurses across Canada, formally announced today she will seek the presidency of the Canadian Labour Congress. This doesn’t…
People of the left and, one would hope, also many on the right, look on with horror as Republican politicians unconditionally support their degenerate president. Trump once boasted “I could…
Perhaps not this year, but I can see it coming as clear as the lighting in a laboratory clean room. It started with vegetarianism, a dietary preference to avoid eating…
In episode 0 of Canadian Trends’ LearnToCode I talk about what the series is about and the approach that will be taken as well as go over the steps needed…
https://www.sciencealert.com/stanford-researchers-have-a-plan-to-tackle-the-climate-emergency?________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/02/australia-bushfires-tens-of-thousands-stranded-while-attempting-to-flee https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/02/australian-bushfire-crisis-global-figures-and-media-react-to-climate-emergency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/02/a-warm-welcome-the-wildlife-visitors-warning-of-climate-disaster-aoe https://countercurrents.org/2020/01/australia-burns-fireworks-bush-fires-and-denial Not to worry. Premier Ford of Ontario and Premier Cheney of Alberta say it’s not happening. And they’re real smart. And this is the future,…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Nathan Robinson writes that there’s every reason for younger people – in the U.S. and elsewhere – to support the principle of…
Happy New Years and welcome to 2020 everyone. Over this holiday period it’s been a good time to take some time with family, reconnect and do some deeper thinking. We’ve…
A very thoughtful, very well-written book by an artist who lives in California’s Bay Area. A self-proclaimed “field guide to doing nothing as an act of political resistance to the…
Bring your tree for chipping, donate to charity Every year, City staff and Lions Club volunteers provide Christmas tree chipping events. After the trees are chipped, they are taken to…
The Sport and Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth Linda McQuaig Dundurn, 2019 Author and investigative reporter, Linda McQuaig’s latest book offers a very readable…
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that Jason Kenney has established his own Ministry of Truth. Kenney calls it the Canadian Energy Centre. Its job is to go after journalists who attack Alberta’s…
For the second year in a row, I didn’t even bother with the wmtc i hate christmas tradition. I didn’t see any shopping fervor, didn’t hear or see an onslaught…
For the second year in a row, I didn’t even bother with the wmtc i hate christmas tradition. I didn’t see any shopping fervor, didn’t hear or see an onslaught…
For the second year in a row, I didn’t even bother with the wmtc i hate christmas tradition. I didn’t see any shopping fervor, didn’t hear or see an onslaught…
Illustration by German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist Thomas Nast, often considered to be the “Father of the American Cartoon”. Image obtained from Wikimedia Commons. We are living in a…
Israeli West Bank barrier, Bethlehem. Photo by Magnus Höij (Flickr). Before I left the open-air prison that is Gaza for the first time eight years ago on my first speaking…
It seems we do have a contest for the leadership of the Ontario liberals. While overshadowed by the Trudeau party in Ottawa, this Ontario group is starting to come together.…
As ARC enters our third decade, welcome to 2020 folks! I have to admit that I’ve been a little lazy with regard to keeping up with what is happening in…
Cars. We need a better way. It’s time we accelerated into the electric age.
Happy New Year to all! Politically, I couldn’t help but think last night as the clock struck midnight that 2020 will be a pivotal year for the world. Much hangs…
