Warning Signs on Ontario’s COVID Response
This morning I woke up to a chill in the air, as we are under a frost warning. It was as sure a reminder as any that our warm summer…
This morning I woke up to a chill in the air, as we are under a frost warning. It was as sure a reminder as any that our warm summer…
Donald Trump’s rejection of masks is truly puzzling. Paul Krugman writes that their benefits are obvious. Consider what has happened in New York State and in Arizona: In New York…
Originally published by In-Sights PERSONAL COMMENTARY ON POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN WESTERN CANADA. PREMIER HORGAN BY NORM FARRELL A close observer of BC politics recently asked if I expected…
According to a 13-nation survey by the Pew Research Center, the reputation of the U.S. has hit a record low. Significantly, the survey covered key American allies and partners, including…
Fiat currencies are without question going to collapse. There are easily understandable, undeniable, structural reasons for that. That means the ordinary money people use daily, for those who are unfamiliar…
What, again? Yes, again. Today I’m working on creating and saving a reusable Docker image of gRSShopper. I have the benefit of some previous work on this set-up, and so…
A close observer of BC politics recently asked if I expected John Horgan to call an election before the scheduled date 13 months from now. My quick response was yes,…
Press release from Conservation North September 14th, 2020 Prince George, BC – Northern BCers are unimpressed by the government’s announcement on old growth forests last week. The province announced nine…
The Shift Festival and Conference – this looks interesting, and worth checking out. However, the fact that freedom is not mentioned in the tag line, considering what is happening globally,…
From the “Prison Activism and the Organizing Tradition” panel at the Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference, Dec 5th, 2019. The panel also featured Dan Berger, Steven “Stevie” Wilson, Zoharah…
I don’t enjoy bringing bad news, but I feel a duty to help others, and to protect them when I can, which includes warning them of danger, as well as…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Christopher Lange studies (PDF) the costs and effects of two dental care options, and concludes Canada would be best served with…
Thunder Bay grain elevators on 110th Avenue. Photo by Sean Marshall/Flickr. On the night of January 28, 2017, Barbara Kentner, a 34-year-old Anishinaabe woman, was walking in her Thunder Bay…
Some anniversaries we don’t need to remember. My Da just called to remind me that it was 40 years ago today that his father, my Gramps, was killed in…
A series of links as opposed to outright editorializing. The rich are getting richer, Covid lockdowns are facing Constitutional challenges, tech issues continue as we willingly destroy what’s left of…
There’s been lots of speculation about a fall election. Susan Delacourt states definitely that there will be no election: Trudeau surely hasn’t missed the fact that New Brunswick Premier Blaine…
If you’re like me then you’ve stopped wearing nice clothes to work because you never leave your house for work. Us “office workers” don’t need to buy clothes because the…
Time for a little confession on my part; I have a real soft spot for creative thinking when it comes to protest or making a point. Whether if I agree…
“We understand the value of wise and prudent fiscal management,” she told the news media and bankers last week. In telling them what they wanted to hear, our new finance…
Averting Fascism
Fascism is rising – here is how to avert it. A short video talk, linked below, sparked these thoughts, which I will share. May they bless us with the courage,…