Hi Richard, The world has changed a lot since you first heard from me in this newsletter, three weeks ago. I want to begin with a big thank you…
Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, is many things to many people. It’s the most widely read and recognizable Holocaust narrative. It’s one of the most common ways…
A roundup of some of the bigger stories concerning Covid, including bailouts, bargaining and maybe even some good news!
A specialist wearing a protective mask sprays disinfectant as he sanitizes an area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photo by Renato Gizzi (Flickr). Working people across Canada are…
The legendary Prof. Harry Glasbeek of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University has penned the following commentary on how the COVID-19 pandemic is revealing and reinforcing the deep flaws…
For decades, humans have been inflicting one blow after another on our oceans. Global heating, ocean acidification, the discharge of chemicals, especially fertilizers, the dumping of massive plastics waste, rapacious…
As we enter April, we’re starting to get a better idea of how long we will be in this fight to stop Covid-19. Getting good information out to everyone about…
Generally I post only essays I have written myself, on my blog. There have been a few exceptions for films, videos or articles that I feel are of exceptional importance…
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…
If you are a creative individual or work at a company that produces creative content then the United Nations wants your help. The UN has put out a call for…
The coronavirus is reminding us that it’s foolish to go to war with Mother Nature. Tom Friedman writes: As Rob Watson, one of my favorite environmental teachers, likes to remind…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Valpy and Frank Graves take a look at public opinion in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, and conclude that Canadians are…
This message is from the Burnside prison strikers to the Laval hunger strikers. For more information about the situation at Laval, where migrant prisoners have been on hunger strike for…
With all the rules these days, my wife and I still like to get out for some fresh air and do our own shopping errands. Last Friday, in balmy weather…
This is interesting, and packed with references to explain the assumptions. Canada is being too soft on the new coronavirus, and we’re paying the price in the long run. For…
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government plans to strike a Blue Ribbon Panel on Blue Ribbon Panels. With the global coronavirus pandemic and the worldwide collapse of oil prices, the United…
There is nothing I can write, this year, that can seem more shocking than the reality that we all now live. I’ll do the traditional April Fool’s next year, if…
Thanks to those of you who provided a heads-up. We’ve served her with a Libel Notice, and we intend to pursue it aggressively, whether she apologizes or not. Thanks.
