Shuttering schools is not how you keep children safe….
Its hard to think straight when you’re scared, and many Canadians are terrified of the novel and mostly benign coronavirus. Its said that a drowning man will grab at an…
2020
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robert Reich argues that U.S. corporations need to prioritize the health of their workers over immediate profits. But James Galbraith writes about…
What If?
What if Tarantino had directed The Sound of Music? Just sayin’
"Time Will Tell" – a Very Special Wildfire Season
When I studied journalism I was taught that the hallmark of a hack reporter was ending a TV or radio report with “only time will tell.” Except that’s all you…
COVID-19’s Impact on Montréal’s Poorest Residents Lays Bare Striking Inequalities
Panorama of Montréal, taken from the top of Mount Royal. Photo by David Iliff/Flickr. Québec premier François Legault often speaks of “two Québecs” in his near-daily press briefings on the…
About That "One and Done" Nonsense.
Just as governments across Europe and North America begin to emerge from Covid-19 lockdown. Just as long-shuttered stores and restaurants re-open. Just as an isolated, gloved and masked public begins…
The Right-Wing Checkpoint for Canada’s Intervention in Ukraine
Members of the Azov Battalion and other far-right groups march through Kyiv during Defenders of Ukraine Day, October 14, 2018. Photo from Leave the West Behind. Stoking the fire For…
The blessing of the herd
Gather, please.I share quite fairly.Who among the chosen herdwill gain the blessingof the word: immunity
Facebook And The Unravelling Of Truth
At a time when access to accurate, well-informed and well-researched information is crucial, it is probably not surprising that there are bad actors who promote disinformation. After all, chaos, their…
Royal Failure in Thunder Bay
We’re well into month three of dealing with Covid-19 and somedays it’s hard to believe that it’s been so long. Yet the longer we go into this moment the more…
How to Prevent Drivers Smashing into Buildings
This is a fun video exploring how we currently design streets for cars and how the Netherlands dealt with drivers. It’s sadly common that drivers steer their vehicles into buildings…
Scheer’s Long Goodbye
Andrew Scheer should have left his job on the night he lost the last election. Instead, he has insisted on hanging around. His long goodbye has been excruciating. Bob Hepburn…
#TBT: I cleaned up good, before my many ex-wives ruined my looks
#TBT: @JimWatsonOttawa, who made something of himself, and the Walking Irish Bar Fight, who didn’t. Ottawa, circa: I don’t have a clue. pic.twitter.com/6hkb7GoqPd — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 21, 2020
Debt walls and other delusions.
Having always admired the work of Toronto author Linda McQuaig, I enjoyed her opinion piece in the Toronto Star the other day. She was suggesting that we should not listen…
Are U.S. hospitals boosting Covid numbers? It is possible
Like many people I’ve heard stories that U.S. hospitals get extra funding for treating Covid-19 patients, but I didn’t know whether or not that was true. According to a report…
Public engagement on North Cowichan’s Municipal Forest Reserve under scrutiny
PlaceSpeak — an on-line platform widely panned by members of North Cowichan council as being confusing — will continue to be used for the public consultation process into interim management…
Covid Journal, May 21, 2020
School’s Out … FOREVER! In Ontario, Stephen Lecce announced on May 20 that school will not reconvene until September, 2020 … at the earliest. Meanwhile, old white men can continue…