Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Elisabeth Rosenthal writes about the need to ensure that our public health messaging includes the graphic details of the severe threat of COVID-19.…
December 2020
Why the Trump administration’s extradition request against Meng Wanzhou is a farce
There are strong grounds to believe that the US government’s allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are political in nature. Illustration by Canadian Dimension. The National Post is apoplectic again.…
It’s Genetic
Arwa Mahdawa writes that speculation is Jared and Ivanka Kushner are planning to flee to Florida: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have decided not to move back to New York…
Residential schools: key dates
• 1883: residential schools set up to “kill the Indian in the child”• 1920: law forcing internment of all Indigenous children, ages 7-15 • 1996: last residential school closes, 6,000…
Stop Interrupting People to Lower Stress
If you want to be a good boss please don’t interrupt your workers. If you are coworkers, please don’t interrupt each other. A recent study has shown that we physically…
Campbell Clark Horgan madness
While British Columbia has policies to prevent additions of solar power to the provincial power grid, Germany has been moving forward on this form of renewable electricity. It should be…
Tire-screeching reversal on COVID-19 vaccine timing shows Canada’s Conservatives can turn on a dime!
You can hardly blame The United Conservative Party’s leaders from trying to get out there as quickly as possible to take credit for the arrival of the first planeloads of…
Plague Update: Good News, and Bad News
The first vaccine has been delivered to the first Saskatchewanian healthcare worker. Bad news: The first case of wild mink COVID-19 has been confirmed in the world: First case of…
Vancouver Park Board and City committed to ending encampment, providing indoor shelter, for those sleeping in Strathcona Park
December 14 2020 The Vancouver Park Board, City of Vancouver, and partners are committed to ending the encampment in Strathcona Park as soon as possible. All partners continue to work…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Homebound cats.
Golden daze: 50 years on from the Summer of Love
I never did make it down to Haight-Ashbury during the ‘Summer of Love’, but living in Vancouver and the North Shore was pretty cool. I have warm memories of that…
A Glimpse of the Real O’Toole
In my time working on Parliament Hill there are certain moments and days that will stick with me forever, no matter what. I was blessed to witness more than a…
More Anti-Trans Nonsense – This Time From Discovery Institute
So, Discovery Institute’s blog “Evolution News” has published a lengthy series of essays on transgender people, and the diagnosis and treatment of transgender youth in particular. It’s 7 or so…
Russia In A Nutshell
Whatever problems Russia has, and every country has problems, as does Russia, two things are clear: Russia is not trying to take over the world. Davos and Washington are doing…
The Foundations Of An Enlightened Democracy
To have a sane or just society, a democratic society, a free society, or a society that is not bent on self-destruction, the core foundation must be the realization that…
When You Think About It
… this makes perfect sense for the times we find ourselves in: You’re watching Sportsmax. The network for REAL Jets fans. pic.twitter.com/Y5rGuZMLez — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December…
Help, I have been hacked.
I am off the air. I have no Microsoft programs in my computer. No Outlook means no e-mails. No Word means no blog. If the MPs in Ottawa can take…
COVID long-haulers and the plight of unproductive bodies
Many COVID long-haulers are being abandoned as they battle to obtain financial support after having contracted the virus in the workplace. Photo by Sami Salim/Unsplash. Given the relative novelty of…
Tasmania is the First Part of Australia Powered 100% by Renewables
When it comes to energy in Australia your first thoughts are likely to be about coal and exporting coal. Despite the amble sun hitting the country, Australia has been slow…