If you’re worried by the announcement Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is seeking ways of “respecting law-abiding Albertans’ long history of responsible firearms ownership,” there’s no need to lose much sleep…
One of the best things I’ve read about the protests rocking in the US and elsewhere is an op-ed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in the Los Angeles Times. In case you…
We are witnessing the consequence of three years without mature leadership. Trump’s original defence secretary, legendary Marine general, James Mattis, has excoriated Donald Trump over his handling of the George…
If you are a regular or even occasional reader of my blog, you know that Dr. Zachary White and I co-wrote a book called The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The…
Another credible source telling the world that the “deadly” coronavirus is nowhere near as deadly as first thought when a 5% figure was used as justification for locking down large…
That’s not to say an American jury will convict them but all four Minneapolis police officers present at the killing of George Floyd will stand trial. Derek Chauvin, the cop…
If there was an anthem for the times at hand it might be Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth.” There’s something happening hereWhat it is ain’t exactly clearThere’s a man…
A mural celebrating essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair. The utter failure of private capitalism to prepare for the coronavirus should have surprised no one.…
The leaders of two companies show … leadership by supporting #BlackLivesMatter.
Coyne unloads on the man he calls “the least suitable candidate for high office in the United States.” …a petulant, insecure man-child, so wholly lacking in intelligence, competence, integrity or…
There won’t be any Nobel Prizes for this but a report from Environment Canada says that a warmer, more humid atmosphere and increasingly heavy rains and flooding are – wait…
If 2020 has constantly delivered anything, it has been situations that have forced us all to face issues that we have put off for far too long. This year and…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – George Monbiot opines that the UK has ceased to be a functioning democracy as unelected people exercise unchecked power. And Bruce Livesey wonders…
A cyclist talks to a Winnipeg Police Service officer. Photo by Dave Shaver/Flickr. Allen Mankewich is a disabled resident of downtown Winnipeg. His handcycle was stolen in May. Although he…
If you know anything about Old Testament traditions (and I confess to knowing only a little about them), you may be aware of the role played by the prophets. Contrary…
We mourn the death of democracy in the United States. George Monbiot writes that the same thing is happening in the United Kingdom: Established power in this country is surrounded…
For extra visual impact. pic.twitter.com/t4CMLHDzbN — Péter — BLM • austerity never works (@96fps) May 31, 2020 Militarization of police forces isn’t just an American problem, it’s a global problem,…
Police at the scene of protests against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, BC, November 22, 2014. Photo by Mark Klotz/Flickr. We used to be able to say…
During an extraordinary time when the world is talking about the virus of racism in the US, various pro-Trudeau bots want me to stop talking about racism here. I won’t.
