Lack of information raises concerns about balance on Working Group guiding consultation on the Municipal Forest Reserve Vancouver consultant Erik Lees this week emphasized the importance of a “balanced” public…
Originally published by the Toronto Star OPINION Systemic racism on display in House of Commons By Fareed Khan The latest examples of systemic racism in Canada occurred last week…
More reasons why, seen in Licia Corbella’s important column today, found here. My post on Raworth, which you should also read, is here. In January 2018, an Alberta woman said…
One of the many wonderful things about working in a library is having access to such a wide variety of books. This has greatly broadened my choice of reading material.…
A mask, six feet, and being outdoors: pick any two at a time, amirite? Plus wash your hands before and after eating or touching your face. Pretty easy. So, ironically,…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Mark Smolinski writes that wearing a mask to limit the spread of COVID-19 is best characterized as a sign of mutual respect. (But…
Things we know – people on holiday are also taking a holiday from Covid-19. Many of them take a break from wearing masks or social distancing. Whether gathering on some…
We are half way through the week of summer’s first holidays around here. Quebec’s Fête nationale was last Wednesday and next Wednesday will be Canada Day. Such a strange time!…
Simple people like simple solutions. We’ve had it drilled into our collective little brains that the only measure to fight the novel and mostly benign coronavirus is with social distancing…
Alex Ballingall at the Toronto Star has done outstanding work on this burgeoning scandal. (So much for your media conspiracy theories, conservative trolls.) @CANADALAND are dicks, but they did good…
Quebec Premier François Legault speaks at his daily media briefing. Photo by Simon Clark. Québec recently celebrated its day of national pride: la fete nationale. Once a religious holiday, since…
Today’s Globe and Mail contains a letter to the editor from yours truly (second from the bottom) in response to an op-ed criticizing those who take offence at J.K. Rowling’s…
Mike Harris’s ghost continues to stalk the province of Ontario. Martin Regg Cohn writes: It is impossible to follow provincial politics today without fathoming the ghost of Ontario’s 22nd premier,…
Today’s Globe and Mail contains a letter to the editor from yours truly (second from the bottom) in response to an op-ed criticizing those who take offence at J.K. Rowling’s…
It is a pity to waste good political advice on conservatives but MP Erin O’Toole’s current hissy fit with Peter MacKay’s leadership organization could cause irreparable harm in Canadian politics.…
Given the uproar over an article widely perceived as expressing racist sentiments by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s speechwriter, it will be interesting to see how the Conservative Party of Canada…
Whale and the Wolf – Touch
It's only been about four months since Covid-19 started sickening and killing people all over Canada and the world. And who knows how many more will die in the weeks…
The Con leadership race was always going to be a sleazy affair. With two old Harperite hacks, and two social conservatives vying to be leader what else could it be?Especially…
Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress 2015 Barcelona. Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr. One of the graver risks for big-time criminals is that investigators will be able to identify them…
