“I also want to remind Vancouverites that particularly while we are in the midst of a pandemic, we need to remain calm, respectful, and to support each other through this…
Juneteenth is a celebration in the United States of June 19, 1865, the date of Emancipation for African-Americans. I’m still learning … and want to learn more, even if it…
A dollar per kilometre. This year I’m taking it to 2K. Be part of this journey. I just bought my kid her first road bike. She’s put 65km on it…
Justin Trudeau is fearful of China. He doesn’t want to say anything, much less do anything, that might draw their ire. We have two Canadians who have been held hostage…
Assorted content to end your week. – Duncan Cameron makes the case for a transition to a more fair and democratic economy. And Paris Marx proposes the development of publicly-owned…
I believe the staff plan for returning motor vehicles to Stanley Park is prudent and one which allows access to everyone. My comments from last night’s Park Board Special e-Meeting:…
A nurse returning from her shift screening patients. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The following is an excerpt from Sick of the System: Why the COVID-19 Recovery Must be Revolutionary, released…
LeeAnna Murphy, Spangdahlem Military Clothing Sales store manager, disinfects her work area at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 30, 2020. Photo courtesy Spangdahlem Air Base. On May 23, an article…
It was over a week ago that I weighed in on the case of the Liberal-turned-Independent MP for Kitchener South – Hespeler Marwan Tabbara, his arrest and all the claims…
A wealth of words, many of them scathing and acrimonious, have been written about Donald Trump and those who continue to support him; I have nothing to add except a…
Michelle Goldberg managed to get a pre-publication copy of John Bolton’s new book. And, having read it, she writes that the book describes a conversation Trump had with Xi at…
To continue the conversation on Marcus Aurelius & The Delusions Of Authoritarianism (yesterday’s essay, or meditations)…. Reading more on the life of Marcus Aurelius I am softened in my views…
On sexual assault, and sexual harassment, Justin Trudeau is not to be believed. He just isn’t. But will some self-described Liberal “feminists” go on TV and defend it? You know…
New democrat leader Jagmeet Singh got himself thrown out of our socially separated house of commons the other day. He called a fellow parliamentarian a racist. That is not leadership.…
I missed this one yesterday. While Canada was still in the running for a seat on the UN Security Council, Al Jazeera explained why we didn’t deserve it. Not too…
Before anything I want to answer the question in the subject line of this blog post. And the answer is NO!!! Skin pigmetation has no role in determining behaviour, be…
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Ghosts, masks and fear. A veritable array of Halloween ideas. And wackiness that only Donald Trump seems to keep getting away with.
Governor General Julie Payette has launched a video series where Her Excellency discusses different issues related to the current pandemic. It is always good to see Her Majesty’s representatives taking…
I’ve given up on those cloth or paper, over the ear masks. I now sport a respirator mask. Not one of those Chinese knock-offs (I’ve already gone that route) but…
