A Crisis Of Character
Yesterday was a sobering day for Ontarians. The news was grim. Martin Regg Cohn writes: On Friday, for the first time, Ontario’s top public health experts not only predicted how…
April 2020
Just breath that air!
Have you stepped outside lately? Even from a city condo balcony, you can feel the difference. Take a deep breath and enjoy. It is the breath of fresher air when…
The premier is disappointed? Where did Alberta’s Mr. Belligerence go when Donald Trump told 3M not to ship N95s to Canada?
Where’s the tough guy we got to know during the last Alberta election campaign, the Jason Kenney of the Summer of Repeal, the War Room and the War on Foreign…
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel tops independent Alberta bookshops’ fiction bestseller list for third week
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 29, 2020. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
Texas King – Drifter
April 3: little change in the news – and much repetition.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/03/jared-kushner-coronavirus-pandemic_________________________________________________________________ https://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/radiolabour/2020/04/ontarios-covid-19-plans-workers-need-much-more-work________________________________________________________________ https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2020/04/capitalism-coronavirus-pandemic-and-next-great-crisisThe same is happening to the Arctic. Antarctica is warming at record speed. It could even be heading back many thousands of years to when the region was…
April 3 COVID News
The following COVID-19 resources may be useful to many of you; if you know of similar resources not on this list, send me an email and let me know. i…
Mel Watkins
Canada’s most prominent progressive economist has passed. He will be sorely missed. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/mel-watkins-a-life-well-lived
Friday Funfest
The COVID-19 news is so depressing, beaten only by the economic news, which is absolutely awful. So here’s something a little more lighter-hearted, on a cold Friday. This is Toby…
I do these things to make you feel better
Present view. Not bad. pic.twitter.com/NUgZVcmPGz — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 3, 2020
The Barefoot Contessa’s Guide to Coping with Quarantine
Ina Garten’s tip for how to cope when you’re a pandemic shut-in.
Why Doug Ford is Gaming the Covid-19 Pandemic and Fox News Accidentally Blows Trump’s Cover.
The proof is right there on a screen capture posted to Warren Kinsella’s blog. “Province says 4,400 deaths have been prevented so far.” That’s what you call polishing a turd.…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Paul Wells highlights the futility in telling people to stay home when they lack a home to stay in. And Robyn Urback discusses…
Watch Our CVRD Directors Debate Their Own Pay Increases
Richard Hughes You can check out our CVRD Directors discussing/debating their significant raise here: About 5.40 start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nuf-qft7KQ COWICHANVALLEYCITIZEN.COM Read more…
Ontario Family Law and the COVID19 Outbreak
BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYERThe CoVid19 crisis has raised a multitude of new legal isues in virtually every area of the law. For those with family law concerns related to…
Hurray For the Daft! (That’s Us)
* (My apologies for the strange formatting again – WordPress gets glitchy on me and refuses paragraph spacing, forcing me to use awkward-looking stars. Bear with me.) * The left…
Is the "Zoom Last Will" Coming to Ontario?
BY PAUL B. ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER The Superior Court in Ontario has agreed to hear an urgent case that addresses what has become a critical issue during the Covid-19 pandemic:…
Up to 15,000 dead possible in Ontario over two years – and that’s even if we “follow the rules”
“Most disturbing slide in the deck is on page 13.” Shows over full course of pandemic – maybe even up to two years, Dr. Donnelly says – Ontario would have…
Covid Journal, April 3, 2020
My Covid diary continues. Will Trump instigate a trade war with Canada over masks?