“This time it’s different.” – Masai Ujiri, president of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors The death of George Floyd ignited extraordinary protests around the world. Black, brown, and indigenous people…
Vehrkhoyansk, Siberia sits inside the Arctic Circle. Today the town of 1,300 set a new record, 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The town also holds a Guinness record of minus 68 Celsius.…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – PressProgress examines the strong public support for the ability for all workers – including gig workers – to be able to engage…
I recently participated in a panel discussion in David Hulchanski’s graduate-level social housing and homelessness course at the University of Toronto. Points raised in the blog post include the fact…
Annamie Paul I have received a response from Green Party leadership candidate Annamie Paul to the survey questions I sent out: “I am afraid that I do not have set…
Medical authorities in the US are reporting on a shift in Covid-19 infections. It’s summer time and, of course, that’s party time. The predictable result is an upswing in Covid…
OK, here’s some funny stuff I collected over the last while — particularly enjoyed the last one: My spouse is "attending" a virtual conference for the next few days. To…
Revisionism vs Reverence – what’s your pick? And more about masks (and why we need them).
I’ll leave you to supply the appropriate term to reflect this gentleman’s ‘insights’: These are the type of people who should be pepper sprayed, not peaceful protesters pic.twitter.com/hibwzJfLh1 — Rob…
Robin Sears writes that COVID has taught us several lessons. Here are a few: First, it’s time to begin preparing for the next pandemic, now. We have had a virus…
For all the weaknesses, errors and misunderstanding of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the program is the solution to Canada’s future economy. And when the government extended the program…
Jason Kenney can mildly admonish Drew Barnes for spouting separatist twaddle if he wishes, but the Alberta premier’s protestations of Canadian patriotism won’t be very persuasive if he lets the…
From the very start I’ve viewed social distancing and so called lockdown measures as being almost entirely useless. Empahisis on the word almost because I do think there is some…
Wife of yogi who overdosed asks B.C.’s top doc to announce drug deaths like COVID fatalities
I found today’s news more than a little slim. That’s been true for several days. Even CNN which has until recently been covering events closely is now settling for more…
Donald Trump has a problem with the office of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Why is that office singled out? Could it be that’s where…
From CNN: Six staffers working on President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the Trump campaign said Saturday.
History doesn’t really repeat but sometimes it does rhyme. Anne Applebaum has penned a brilliant essay in The Atlantic exploring the history of those who abandoned their principles and chose,…
