Being Black In America – The Story Is Always The Same
There is much more graphic video available online, but the following succinctly shows the horror of being black in the United States: Recommend this Post
May 2020
May 26: Why does this blog exist?
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG IS TO FIND THE NEWS THAT MOST OF OUR COMMERCIAL NEWS MEDIA DON’T TELL US. THIS GOES BACK TO ABOUT 1870 WITH THE APPEARANCE OF…
Will Justin Trudeau Call An Early Election?
It seems like only yesterday that Peter MacKay was claiming that Canadians had lost faith in the Trudeau government, and was demanding an October election.But he's not doing that any…
Trump Rages at Twitter
Donald Trump is furious that his favourite communications vehicle, Twitter, intends to fact check his lie-laden tweets. Donald Trump responded to Twitter‘s new policy to add a fact-check link on…
OPINION Stephen Harper vs. the Media, round infinity plus two
Andrew MacDougall: Harper’s take on his 2015 loss may have missed the mark, but there is also more truth to it than the Canadian media would like to admit By…
Alberta Energy Minister – Covid Lockdown Is Perfect Opportunity to Build Pipelines.
The Alberta government sees a silver lining in the Covid-19 lockdown. With social distancing measures in place, pipeline opponents would find it hard to gather for protests, which makes this…
Opening Schools in September
The province is asking for our advice – the public‘s – in how to open schools in September. As much as I value democracy, getting advice on a public health…
A Watershed Moment in Long-Term Care
There are moments that happen, events that take place, that change the course of things. These moments are so striking, so stark, that strikes such a nerve that it makes…
Canadian Soldiers Blow the Whistle on Canada’s Nursing Homes
Soldiers are supposed to be pretty tough but they weren’t prepared for what they witnessed when sent in to assist at Canadian nursing homes. Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ethan Cox highlights how Canada’s wealthiest few are raking in billions in additional wealth through the COVID-19 pandemic, and returning a pitiful…
A Dangerous Erosion of Trust?
In hard times, difficult situations and global crises, we need to be able to trust the information we get from our governments. Reliable information is important to help people do…
BC’s Covid-Free Villages
Every arrival took a toll. European settlement, measles, smallpox, Spanish Flu, Christian missionaries – decimated their numbers. The survivors learned some brutally costly lessons but, when Covid-19 rolled around, BC’s…
Visually Communicating Climate Change
Showing people the impact climate change is having on people usually results in rather depressing images. It doesn’t have to be this way, we can show people the great things…
Talking Our Responsibilities to One Another with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about saturdays scene in Trinity Bellwoods Park…
It Came from Plan B
A few years ago I had an epiphany about one of my life choices. I was a guest on my buddy Keith’s excellent podcast about… Continue ReadingIt Came from Plan…
Making The World Safe For Hypocrisy
Huge crowds gathered over the weekend in Toronto’s Trinity-Bellwoods Park. Our political leaders were horrified — with reason. On the other hand, they have not been leading by example. Susan…
What is the new normal?
People are talking about a new normal—whenever this damn pandemic has run its course. No, we are not talking about the normal when we still shy from contact with people…
Fighting the Boogeyman with Dwight, John, and Janice #nlpoli
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pleaded with Ontarians to get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, even if they were not showing any symptoms. He repeated the call on Monday after a…
This is not the Beaverton: Energy Minister Sonya Savage finds the bright side of COVID-19
Well, it’s nice to know someone’s happy about the global coronavirus pandemic! Canadians got a rare glimpse into Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage’s thinking yesterday thanks to a friendly podcaster…
Say goodbye to choirs for a while
When I grew up, of course we were all in the Children’s Choir at church, and every school grade had its own choir every year to perform at the school…