A Dark Future
Paul Krugman writes that the American response to the coronavirus does not bode well for the future. If Americans can’t deal with COVID, how will they deal with climate change?…
November 2020
Talking Surging COVID-19 Cases Across Ontario with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Andy Koch. We talked about the latest news on COVID-19 in Ontario, the fast rise in…
How about a modern royalty?
It must be the damn pandemic. The wife and I have these occasional short arguments. They come from frustration with the restrictions and need for more interaction with others. But…
It was good luck not good management that saved us from COVID-19 last spring; bad management is killing us now
Sunday was Alberta’s deadliest pandemic day to date. Twenty people died from COVID-19. There were 860 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total of active cases to 10,031. Alberta Premier Jason…
Funny stuff
You know how when you're going through an intersection and someone runs the red but luckily they just click your bumper on the way past, and you are shaken but…
Pro-Terror Neo-Nazi Attending Toronto Anti-Lockdown Protests
Toronto has been a focal point for protests against mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as against government lock downs. It's also been a hot spot for new…
Pro-Terror Neo-Nazi Attending Toronto Anti-Lockdown Protests
Toronto has been a focal point for protests against mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as against government lock downs. It's also been a hot spot for new…
Pro-Terror Neo-Nazi Attending Toronto Anti-Lockdown Protests
Toronto has been a focal point for protests against mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as against government lock downs. It’s also been a hot spot for new…
Nov. 18: Human Villainy and Computer —damn computers…
This computer is driving me crazy. All sorts of functions just won’t work. In the pararaphs below, for example,there is a huge gap – and then some more paragraphs will…
Cognitive dissonance is a trans-partisan trait
I’ve never been afraid of taking a controversial position. It comes with the territory of forecasting future trends. Years ago at the tail end of Alberta’s boom I’d tell folks…
Champion of old growth logging uses industry magazine to attack North Cowichan grassroots conservation movement
Sig Kemmler’s logging company top municipal earner last year By Larry Pynn Truck Logger BC Magazine describes itself as the “preeminent source for timber harvesting and forestry perspectives, information &…
New group of progressive MPs are challenging Canada’s foreign policy myths
Illustration by Canadian Dimension Last week, Paul Manly brought some internationalist fire to the House of Commons. During question period the Green Party MP gave the government’s foreign policy a…
Remember Riel, 135 Years Later
In any country there are many specific days of importance that are circled on the calendar, important days to a nation that speaks to their history, their experiences and where…
Talking Surging COVID-19 Cases Across Canada on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
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 latest on the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
Covid Journal, November 16, 2020
A few updates, mainly asking why so many of our mainstream stories have to resort to the bottom of the barrel when it comes to reporting and why we are…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Eric Dolan reports on new research showing the connection between a sense of entitlement and a refusal to take basic steps to protect…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the week of November 16, 2020
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of November 16, 2020. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Tired of Google’s Control Over Your Life? Try These Instead
I’ve been using Duck Duck Go instead of Google search for years and don’t regret it. There are less ads and the search results include more diverse sources – plus…
Rowing In The Same Direction
COVID numbers are surging across Canada. But some countries have beaten COVID. Andrew Nikiforuk writes: Taiwan, a nation of 24 million, moved quickly with testing, tracing, masks and other interventions…