Wishful Thinking?
When it comes to hoping that the menacing cloud of Covid-19 will be lifted by next summer by a silver bullet vaccine, I’m as delusional as anyone. This virus is…
October 2020
On coverage failures
As noted a couple of days back, let’s take a look at how Saskatchewan’s provincial election is being covered by local media – and how people responsible for holding the…
Yes Minister- The Need To Know
Yes Minister, a timeless classic with with wisdom and humour that cuts through the BS. It is applicable to all levels of government from the local to the national, far…
Sunday #skvotes Links
The latest from Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign. – PressProgress traces nearly half of the Saskatchewan Party’s donations (which are of course the driving force behind its nonstop ad blitz) back…
Repairing the Damage
Robin Sears is positive — almost positive — that Donald Trump will lose the election. Then, he writes, there will be a flurry of activity: The impact this vile man…
Political Polarization “damaging for democracy.”
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, fresh off her landslide reelection victory, warned on Sunday that rigid political polarization could be “damaging for democracy.” Ardern, asked what the takeaway for…
You don’t get much for US$650,000.
When they hustled president Donald Trump off to Walter Reed medical center a couple weeks ago, there were questions about whether he had covid-19 or not. Many wondered why vice-president…
Sundre hospital renamed to honour MP Myron Thompson, long-time foe of equality for same-sex couples
“They’re trying to take away our culture, they’re trying to take away our history,” Donald Trump complained back in 2017 about activists who call for the removal statues of Confederate…
Green Party of Vancouver Statement on ‘Freedom Rally’ scheduled this weekend
Published Oct 17, 2020 10:26 AM VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver stands in strong opposition to the dangerous and deceptive two-day ‘freedom rally’ scheduled for this weekend…
Oct. 17: The evil that men do….
No. I said I would take a break on writing my columns. And I will. But…..something came along. It’s about Canada’s billionaires – which are pretty much like billionaires all…
On limiting partnerships
I haven’t spent much time discussing the smaller parties in Saskatchewan’s provincial election, and I don’t see much basis to think any of them will be in serious competition to…
Canada In flames
https://t.co/q4oefn3s06 — Saskboy says #BlackLivesMatter (@saskboy) October 17, 2020 Every single person in Canada with a conscience should be outraged by what is happening to the Miq’maw in their traditional…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The CCPA Monitor interviews William Carroll about the fossil fuel elite’s control over far too much of Canadian politics, and the barrier that…
Saturday Photo: Grape Leaves, Or the Fruit of Sunlight
There isn’t a whole lot of sunlight in our backyard because the maple tree two doors to the south shades everything most of the day. But that hasn’t stopped a…
The Cancer Diaries, Part 11
Anaesthetic must be one of the most remarkable inventions of the 20th century. While various forms of anaesthesia have been used since the ancient Egyptians (with varying degrees of effectiveness),…
Covid Journal, October 17, 2020
A stunning development in Nova Scotia concerning Mi’kmak lobster processing plant.
Easy Marks
Donald Trump’s supporters believe that he is there to help them. But the evidence belies that notion. Helaine Olen writes: Trump and Republicans have played a neat trick these past…
It would never win a ‘QCJO.’
Let’s face facts, you rush things and you screw up. Mind you, I also found it funny. It makes you wonder just how many Alberta voters made the same mistake.…
Mask It Or Casket: SFH’s new video!
SFH’s response to the mask culture wars, now out. Check it out! And wear a mask!
Imagine If Teachers Made the Decisions that Affect Teachers
So now the government has overruled regulation 274. I wrote about it ages ago, again firmly planted on the government side!! I’m really very, very pro-union, honestly, but some things…