The ethical province that couldn’t
Once upon a time during the Alberta Advantage when the petrosexuals roamed the land freely sticking their drills into wells without protection and residential schools dotted the land where the…
May 2020
Tracking the load put on Ontario’s hospitals
The rationale behind so called “lock down” measures was that our beleaguered health care system would not be able to handle the strain of Covid-19 cases, There was, (and still…
We’re not all in the same boat, millions are in the water….
We were all on the same boat unitl the coronavirus iceberg hit. The boat being the world we knew before, a ship that has now sunk. We’re all in the…
Not Helping the Team: The Contrary MPP
Since Saturday’s events at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, the debate around what happened there, how it should have been prevented and what both governments and individuals need to do…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ethan Cox writes that a large majority of Canadians favours massive public investments funded by more fair taxes on the wealthy as our…
The Awkward Collision of Pre-Covid Politics & Covid Reality
These times that we’re living in, wow. We’re into the last week of May and it’s striking to think of all the things that we’ve seen take place over the…
Talking the Return of Parliament & Parties Collecting the Federal Wage Subsidy on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed today’s return of Parliament, how it should…
Trump Threatens to Pull GOP Convention Out of North Carolina
It was Donald Trump who chose Charlotte, North Carolina to host his year’s Republican convention where his presidential nomination will be rubber stamped. Now he’s warning the state governor he’ll…
Could the Novel Coronavirus Flush Out our Sclerotic Economy?
It’s a form of natural selection, survival of the fittest. Covid-19 isn’t just a human disease. It’s also a catalyst for change. Pier 1 is shutting its doors. Reitman’s is…
Covid’s Silver Lining. Canadians Want Government to Take Over Our Nursing Homes.
It’s a lesson that came at a murderous cost but the Covid-19 pandemic opened Canadian eyes to the national disgrace of our nursing homes which accounted for 82 per cent…
Presidents defeat themselves
Nearly 100,000 lives have been lost, and tens of millions are out of work. Meanwhile, the president spent his day golfing. pic.twitter.com/H1BVNtgVjA — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 24, 2020
Does Everyone Have a Victory Garden?
Since at least 2008 we’ve been championing that people with land should plant a food garden. The best time to start your garden is today, the second best time is…
Venezuela and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Venezuelan flag. Photo by Alejandro Alarcon/Flickr. As of May 25, Venezuela has recorded 1,121 coronavirus cases (22 per million inhabitants) and only 10 deaths. Venezuela also has the lowest percentage…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 25, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 25, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Premier Doug Ford extends emergency orders until May 29, forcing bars and…
No Going Back
There’s a rush these days to get back to the way things used to be. But we’re not going back there. Bruce Anderson writes that the new world order is…
The killing ground at the LTCs.
The cull continues. Just what is the purpose of our long-term care (LTC) facilities? The figures are shocking. We sent in the army. All the army got was covid-19. Britain’s…
Covid Journal, May 25, 2020
A Covid cure, religion, politics and austerity: all the things we’re not supposed to discuss at the dinner table.
Covid Journal, May 20, 2020
Jason Kenney and Elizabeth May falling apart at the seams …
One Christian’s opinion on churches being closed, and those that have gathered….
I don’t write about my faith often, I try to balance never denying it with not beating people over the head with it. At times I’m a pretty lousy Christian,…