Thoughts on the police
This post does not claim to have all the answers, or any answers, nor to be a comprehensive, or any kind of analysis, but is simply some thoughts on a…
June 2020
This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.
Originally published by the Washington Post. This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why. Health-care workers from University of South Florida Health administer coronavirus…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Michelle Girash and Chandra Pasma write from personal experience about the uncertainty COVID-19 creates for workers. Bryan Borzykowski notes that the needed extension…
Leadership Unity Tests
Leadership races are a test of many things within a party. They test the strength of their organization, the strength of the various bases within them and can test the…
To John Wayne Fans Everywhere
Apparently, the screen hero had the proverbial feet of clay. There is no context that can justify these indefensible views, expressed in a 1971 Playboy interview: H/t Brian Karem Recommend…
Meng and the Michaels: Most support PM’s refusal to swap Huawei executive for imprisoned Canadians
Across political spectrum, two-thirds agree Meng situation be left to courts, disagree with intervention June 29, 2020 – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuffs calls to intervene in the extradition…
Episode 57: A deep dive into oil pipelines and petro-patriotism with Andrew Leach
Andrew Leach joins Dave Cournoyer on the Daveberta Podcast to discuss the state of Alberta’s economy, economic diversification and how the politics of oil and pipelines are developing in 2020.…
Defund the Police, Fund These Roles Instead
Thankfully, calls to defund the police are being heard throughout North America where police have military equipment. Despite decades of “austerity” which witnessed governments defunding social services and programs that…
Welcoming A New Blog Affiliate!
Please welcome our new blog affiliate – Northern Currents – run by Josh.It’s been awhile since I’ve had the pleasure of doing this, as blogs have waned in social media…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 29, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 29, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario Moving Toronto and Peel Region into Stage 2 Ex-Stone prosecutor says…
In Retrospect: School in the Time of Covid
This video about online learning, “numb” by Liv McNeil, is making the rounds: This has been a difficult time, and the video is cathartic for some. But first a bit…
Criminalizing the most vulnerable: Migrant surveillance in Canada
Enhanced data gathering and other forms of intrusive risk analysis are part of a new era of surveillance technologies targeting migrant workers in Canada and beyond. Photo by ar130405/Pixabay. Alternatives…
Reclaiming And Redefining
In the wake of COVID 19, Glen Pearson writes, we are reconsidering the notion of social capital: What is social capital? It is actually something quite real, practiced, and built…
English is a living language.
Recently, former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe appeared on Global Television’s West Block program with interviewer Mercedes Stephenson. While I rarely agree with the Bloc or any of its leaders,…
Covid Journal, June 29, 2020
Trump’s America is a failed state. More evidence if you needed it. Trudeau’s privatization of a charity program is also a massive fail and opens him to conflict of interest.
All the news the mob will let us print #nlpoli
Saltwire laid off a hundred or so people last week, 25 of them in Newfoundland and Labrador. The most recent cuts are the result of revenue drops due to COVID…
McMaster study on masks talks of possible benefits and possible harm…
I recently engaged in a discussion with the author of another blog, Cathie from Canada. There was a a piece expressing the opinion that had the wearing of cloth masks…
Public service managers’ return-to-workplace guide outlines plan to return public employees to government offices
With talk managers of Alberta’s public service are likely to be back in their offices next Monday preparing for the return of most of the rest of the government’s direct…
Despite the best efforts of authorities, many still not afraid of the novel coronavirus….
We’re over three months into the global pandemic with a constant stream of death and disease filling the public airwarves and digital news outlets. Our world has been tossed upside…