North Cowichan Council’s Has Embraced A ‘Talk and Log’ End Run.
Talk and Log…who saw this coming, who didn’t? Concerned citizens were co-opted when Council hired an out of town consultant. Who pays the consultant? Well you do through your taxes,…
2020
Throwing In the Towel? Can America Still Rise to a Challenge?
Known Covid Cases – 12 June, 2020John Hopkins Covid Tracker The graphic indicates why we need to keep the Canada-US border closed for a good long while yet. Remember, this…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Anca Matei writes that the coronavirus pandemic has provided us with another vivid example of how the accumulation of wealth (particularly in…
Just In Case The Blood Of The Lamb Doesn’t Protect You
… these pastors have a backup plan: Dream City Church, the north Phoenix megachurch set to host a Donald Trump rally on June 23, claims it has solved the pandemic…
Creeping Fascism in Alberta
My headline today is a little misleading. There’s nothing “creeping” about the UCP government’s fascism – they’re practically steamrolling the province with it right now. However, in the last 24…
Karl Belanger and me at this year’s CCA conference!
…done only in the way you can do conferences now! Karl Bélanger et Warren Kinsella se joignent à Rodrigue Gilbert, vice-président des affaires publiques de l’ACC, pour débattre du futur…
Systemic racism on display in House of Commons
OPINION Systemic racism on display in House of Commons By Fareed Khan Contributor Tue, June 23, 2020 The latest examples of systemic racism in Canada occurred last week in…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: The Apology We Can’t Accept
I have to admit that for me personally, this past week in Canadian politics has been hard to stomach. To have seen what happened to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh last…
Justin And Donnie
John Bolton writes that Donald Trump doesn’t like Justin Trudeau. That comes as no surprize. Susan Delacourt writes: Bolton has given readers a peek behind the scenes of the now-famous…
Talking the Latest on the Re-Opening & COVID-19 Among Migrant Workers with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments in Ontario’s re-opening…
Rough and Rowdy Ways: Bob Dylan Confronts History
Bob Dylan mural, Minneapolis. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. On his new studio record, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan continues to mystify and astound. Over ten new original songs, the…
Dougie has “lost the plot.”
A chap from ‘Ole Blighty’ was talking the other day about the United Kingdom’s prime minister Boris Johnson. He said “Bo-Jo has lost the plot.” The description fits too many…
The federal Conservative leadership race takes a turn both sinister and juvenile
Probably the last thing the Conservative Party of Canada needs right now is a side battle over allegations of dirty tricks and data theft between the campaigns of the two…
NYC nurse shares shocking hospital video of covid patient treatment….
This is so horrifying that I pray it isn’t true. But I have trouble believing this nurse would go on record if it weren’t. She is alleging that people not…
London, ON Proud Boy Nicolas Bennett Behind Extremist Telegram Channel
The Proud Boys always insist they aren’t neo-Nazis. They use this plausible deniability (members from various backgrounds, supposedly not allowing neo-Nazis) as a shield against criticism, instead referring to their…
On Policing: Maintaining Institutions
Victoria’s Secret I’m just kicking around the idea of defunding the police and trying to picture how it all works and how we get from here to there to explore…
Support for emergency measures shows how selfish some Canadians can be.
“We’re all in the same boat“. How many times have you heard this thoughtless platitude? I’ve heard it many times, and without exception it has come from someone for whom…
Will Quarantine Fatigue Sabotage The Fight Against Covid-19?
It’s great to be back in Toronto, where it feels like mid-summer already, and it’s hard not to feel that the Covid nightmare is almost over, and that we can…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Julia Horowitz discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated wealth inequality in the U.S. And Jason DeParle writes that the U.S.’ temporary COVID-19…
Outdoor pools and spray parks opening, lifeguards returning to Vancouver beaches
June 22 2020 The Vancouver Park Board is opening four outdoor pools, 10 spray parks, and staffing nine Vancouver beaches with lifeguards this summer. July 13: three pools open, lifeguards…