So Much for the "Sweetness and Light" – EU and UK Get Frisky
Shots are being fired across bows. What’s the point of walking out if you don’t slam a few doors on the way? That seems to be Boris “BoJo” Johnson’s outlook.…
February 2020
Peter MacKay and the Con Culture War
The polls suggest that Peter MacKay is the front runner in the Con leadership race. And he is the only candidate so far to have paid the entrance fee.Just one…
pupdate? in which i worry about traumatizing our dog who has zero recall
Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or on the…
pupdate? in which i worry about traumatizing our dog who has zero recall
Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or on the…
pupdate? in which i worry about traumatizing our dog who has zero recall
Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or the deck,…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Andrew Jackson highlights how the Libs’ signature tax baubles are accomplishing little while costing significantly more than projected. And Karen Stewart joins…
King Donald
The man who claimed he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it keeps getting away with it. When Republicans voted down the Democratic motion for witnesses…
Paris Meets Jane Jacobs, Version 2.0
Paris is about to embark on an ambitious plan to marginalize cars. What can we do in Canada and the rest of the world to follow in their path of…
Cities, Transportation & Climate Impact
Parking lots … and creative use of them … hold the key to a better climate future.
‘If the system works; corrupt it.’
The carpetbagger from Severn, Ontario is certainly doing the job for Ontario premier Doug Ford. Those conservatives who resented the appointment of Doug Downey as conservative candidate in our riding…
The Coronavirus and Canada’s Bigot Epidemic
The images are apocalyptic, and the torrent of hysterical news stories are enough to make anyone reach for a face mask, or a hazmat suit.But so far at least the…
Feb. 1: Reliving the Empires of the Past
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/01/australia-fires-bushfires-menace-homes-and-lives-and-firefight No. It’s not over. And it’s very likely that we will soon share the pain._________________________________________________________________ It was inevitable, I guess. There is a widely circulated web site with a…
Is the U.S. Returning to Its Imperial Roots?
In 1776, the United States declared its independence of Great Britain. The Americans had had their fill of aristocracy and monarchy. Once they had defeated the British, they wrote a…
Now that the Queen is our largest cannabis dealer, how are things?
Well, here we are in Canada with legalized marijuana. At least far fewer people are being busted. Massive corporate grows supplying expensive weed for the masses and both our federal…
Caregiver Burnout: Fact & Fiction
This morning a caregiver posted this in a Facebook group: “Well, today I crashed. That is all.” Responses from other well-meaning caregivers were varied. One wrote, “No you didn’t! You…
Dimension Remembers: Loa Henry
Winnipeg recently lost an icon of the left, with the passing of Loa Henry. Loa was a life-long feminist, a creative, and a social justice advocate whose life stands testament…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Derek Thompson discusses how the U.S.’ capitalist system has been designed to squeeze younger workers – leading to many of them being open…