Hate — Pure And Simple
If you want to know what Donald Trump’s campaign will look and sound like, Nathan Robinson writes, consider the speech he gave at Mount Rushmore: The general thrust of Trump’s…
July 2020
News release…..
Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health, Doctor Ian Arra is giving notice of intent to Order the mandatory wearing of face coverings in enclosed public places. The Order will be…
Trump’s ‘Far-Left’ Fascism.
Donald Trump is obviously testing ideas for the November election. One of his claims in the recent Mount Rushmore speech was to complain about the “new far-left fascism” that is…
Will masking be mandatory whenever stepping outside soon?
It happened, my little corner of Ontario has brought in mandatory masking rules for indoor public spaces, much to the delight of a small but vocal minority. Based on my…
Making Child Labour Great Again! Alberta’s new labour law breaks old ground while undermining unions
Alberta’s about to Make Child Labour Great Again! If you think this is a breakthrough, you’re probably a fast-food franchise owner. Cabinet’s “private sector union liaison,” MLA Searle Turton (Photo:…
Bloedel Conservatory to reopen July 13
July 6 2020 The Vancouver Park Board is reopening Bloedel Conservatory on Monday, July 13 with new physical distancing and operational procedures to ensure the safety of visitors, Vancouver Botanical…
Icil Dobell-The Bear And The Unicorn. Part One
Icel Dobell writes about her remarkable encounters in the forests, aka Six Mountains, North Cowichan. BC WHEREDOWESTAND.CA Remarkable Encounters in the Forests The Bear And The Unicorn. Part One
Covid-19 Should Be a Wakeup Call to Canadians
Few would dispute Justin Trudeau’s statement that it will take years for Canada’s economy to recover from the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the harsh reality of a…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Lookout cats.
Texas Joins the Big Boys’ Club
The unofficial motto of the Lone Star state holds that “everything’s bigger in Texas.” Texas may not quite be Number One but today it joined New York and Florida by…
What Else Did Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump Have in Common?
Wouldn’t you know it? Why, Deutsche Bank of course. New York state financial regulators slapped Deutsche Bank with a $150 million (CAD 204 million) penalty for the bank’s “significant compliance…
Alberta Wars Episode II: Attack of the Phones
A long time ago in an economy far far away… ALBERTA WARS Episode II Attack of the Phones The propaganda model for the manufacture of public consent describes five editorially…
If you watch anything, watch this
New ad: "Has Your Party Left You?" pic.twitter.com/AQl8wgzfWA — Republican Voters Against Trump (@RVAT2020) July 7, 2020
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jonathan Aldred highlights how COVID-19 has laid bare the folly of a neoliberal economic structure which encourages insecurity, fragility and illusions of…
Mary Dishes on Don
Donald Trump’s niece says her uncle is not the very stable genius he claims to be. In her new book she writes that her uncle did well on his SATs,…
The Old Bugger Deserves What He Gets!!
Jair Bolsonaro has contracted Covid-19. About time. “I’ve came back from the hospital now, I’ve done a lung screening, my lung is clean, OK? I went to do a Covid…
Mask Madness
With increasing evidence that small, potentially infectious airborne particles of Covid-19 can remain in the air for hours, you would think that the use of masks in enclosed spaces would…
A Year for Fare-Free Transit
Yorkdale Station in Toronto. Photo by Matt Wiebe/Flickr. When I made the case last year for fare-free public transit in Ottawa, it seemed like a longshot. What a difference a…