The Bats in Donald Trump’s Belfry
There are many bats in Donald Trump’s belfry, some perhaps even more deranged than the lunatic in chief himself. Trump has the loosest connection with reality. At times it rivals…
There are many bats in Donald Trump’s belfry, some perhaps even more deranged than the lunatic in chief himself. Trump has the loosest connection with reality. At times it rivals…
Mr Justice Steeves’ decision in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General) reads like a Scott Turow novel, albeit at a slower pace. It includes all the major elements…
His followers are probably stupid enough – rock bottom stupid – to believe him. They believed him when he said that Covid-19 would be gone by April. Today, while touring…
Today’s big news is that the GP Dermatologist in Campbell River will see me on the day we are driving through that town, on our way home. Which is two…
FROM THE PEN OF A CRITICAL CARE DOCTOR: THE DIFFERENCE THAT CAREGIVERS (ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN CARE) MAKE IN THE HOSPITAL. “It was a tenet of my critical care training. Family…
Orban, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Netanyahu, Duterte, Duda, Modi and Trump, a gallery of authoritarian thugs. They’re not alone. There are others who are just getting started or are waiting in the…
Platonist, Aristotelian, Epicurean, Stoic, Skeptic, Cynic or Sophist? None of the above are satisfactory, as ready-made off-the-shelf pre-packaged philosophies, at least. They should be studied; not ingested whole, nor regurgitated…
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the Liberals Cabinet Retreat starting today, what…
In 2018, Canadians spent $34 billion on prescription medicines. Canada’s pharmaceutical prices are also 25 percent higher than the average in the OECD. We need universal pharmacare now. Photo by…
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of September 14, 2020. View this post on Instagram #140Law: Here are our Top 10 #legalheadlines for the week…
It seems Justin is rethinking his fossil fuel fuckups. The world’s just not digging that high-carbon, low value crud that he once figured was worth pursuing even when the private…
It’s simple. Straightforward as it can be. No elaborate theories needed. Just two facts, mathematical certainties. Since 1970, the population of non-human animals species has declined by 68 percent. Since…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bruce Campbell makes the case for the federal throne speech to be ambitious in dealing with our concurrent crisis of public health, climate…
Covid 19 party, Vancouver It’s happening in Israel and Europe, Asia and the United States, Canada too perhaps. These places (and others) are seeing a resurgence of Covid-19 infections. It…
Qalandia Checkpoint, the biggest crossing in Jerusalem municipality from one side of the separation wall to the other. Photo courtesy of the Socialistische Partij, Netherlands/Flickr. The campaign to hold Canada’s…
Michael Harris writes that Justin Trudeau is preparing to take a green gamble. The last time the Liberals placed that bet, things did not work out well for them: In…
Edward Snowden risked his life and freedom to bring to the world’s attention that the American government illegal (and unethically) spies on innocent people everywhere on the planet. Many Americans…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 13, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Office work could be changed forever by COVID-19. Here’s why that matters…
The Husky gambit last week presents the province’s leaders with a fundamental challenge. Do we continue on the current path or do we change? This is not just a question…
Since late 2015 Canada has experienced a marked increase in the number of far-right groups opposed to the governing Liberal Party, immigration and refugees, Muslims, and the nebulous concept of…