Review: Life Isn’t Binary
A look at the ways in which, in Western societies, binaries organize our thinking and our lives, and at ways we can navigate and perhaps at moments move beyond them.…
January 2020
Eating off the Hill: Moe’s BBQ a miss
After having visited Austin, all BBQ pales in comparison. Still, I will continue questing for BBQ goodness North of the border, whether it’s Northern Smokes in Scarborough or The Smoque…
Obama Praises Canada – "A Country Where Facts Still Matter."
Obama addressed 6,000 young people from across the GTA last week. He urged them to embrace creative skills. “Anything that’s replicable, anything that’s repeatable, some machine is going to do…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda McQuaig points out that what normally gets claimed as a higher life expectancy arising out of capitalism in fact consists of…
The racist face of disease
THE MORNING SUBWAY is usually jammed with bodies. Dozens of Toronto commuters stand wherever they can find a few inches of space, swaying as the train heads south. Seats are
Can We Do It?
Robin Sears wonders if Canadians can come together to fight climate change. He writes: Great social change rarely succeeds as a partisan project. How did we forget that lesson where…
The smart ones fight on.
Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne could learn something from MPP Michael Coteau. He is no quitter. Wynne did irreparable harm to Ontario liberals in the 2018 election when she conceded…
Peter MacKay and the Monstrous Mediocrity of the Cons
As I watched Peter MacKay officially launch his leadership campaign this morning, I felt like I was travelling back in time.Back to the days when MacKay was Stephen Harper's most…
Prince Charles: We Need a New System
Prince Charles calls for a radical new system or change in how we do things if the planet is to survive. Let’s join him.
Educate Me, Part II: The High Cost of Privatizing Public Education
The transition of elementary and secondary courses to the online universe are one thing and one thing only: a scam.
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Justin Nobel exposes the toxic – and even radioactive – side effects of the oil and gas industry. Reuters reports on the widespread…
The beginning of the end?
As my ever decreasing small cadre of regular readers will know I no longer write here on a regular basis having become so disillusioned with world wide ‘democracy’ that I…
Jan. 25: The immoral greed and stupidity of our billionaires.
A terrible, terrible day. As I write this, three hours of writing have disappeared. I have no idea why. I’ll try to start over and finish it today but it…
A Job Not Worth Having
It was interesting to see which people said no to the Conservative Party this week. Rona Ambrose, Pierre Polievre and Jean Charest all said, “No, thank you.” Susan Delacourt writes:…
Saturday Photo: Getting Itchy Feet…Need to Start Travel Plans
Last Monday was supposedly Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. Well, my mother always said that January was the longest month of the year, and perhaps its…
The greed that breeds corruption.
It was never a secret that the political parties make a profit on conferences and leadership elections. They need the money for operating costs. It is that simple. In organizing…
Worried about coronavirus? Ideology trumps expertise when Conservatives meddle with health care
If the world is on the cusp of another deadly coronavirus outbreak, this might seem like a peculiar time to be signing up for a high-risk experiment in health care…
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale returns to top of independent booksellers’ Alberta fiction bestsellers list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. The lists are compiled…
North Cowichan Mayor Siebring’s Handling Of Latest Meeting Under Scrutiny
Bryan Senft Mayor and Councillors, I would like to share my perspective of the proceedings of the Jan 20 meeting in council chambers. The intimidations made by the…