Imagine a World Without Us
Since a large slice of humanity went into hibernation to dodge the coronavirus, the world outside our habitats has changed. There is much less noise. Birdsong can be heard. The…
2020
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Wells explores how extensive planning for foreseeable pandemics was discarded or forgotten just as it mattered most. – Ryan Meili highlights…
COVID-19: Why We Still Don’t Know How It’s Killing Us
I see the pictures of the coronavirus deniers on TV, echoing the murderous ignorance of their master Donald Trump.I talk about them with some of the frontline workers who are…
Canada’s Pandemic Response Threatens Worker Solidarity
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial response was mixed. The original package mirrored what…
"I’d Die For A Haircut"
Live in one of several jurisdictions in the Benighted States of America, you could very well get your wish: Recommend this Post
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: Hometown Disappointment
With everything that’s been going on around Covid-19 it’s a bit amazing to think about some of the things we were discussing before all this happened. While some of it…
This fellow is a genius
Six words. Brilliant.
It’s OK to Just Stay Home
Just stay home, that’s all you need to do to help. There’s no need to give yourself anxiety about what else you could be doing to help. Take this at…
Talking the Re-Opening from Covid-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ontario’s announcement on their plan for…
It’s all about politics.
There was a suggestion in the news the other day that few of us are interested in politics at this time. The assumption was that the coronavirus has chased politics…
this year, day of mourning carries great urgency and great sadness
Each year on April 28, we recognize and remember workers who have died, been injured, and become ill through their work. In 2020, the year of the coronavirus pandemic, this…
Covid Journal, April 28, 2020
A creepy, yet important message from ‘the virus’. And Facebook enables extreme right-wing ‘Boogaloo’ advocates, people calling for a second civil war in the US.
Bursting bureaucratic bullshit bubbles #nlpoli
The daily average for new CVD cases has been declining since late March. In one of the provinces hardest hit by COVID-19, Ontarians got a roadmapon Monday on how the…
Better To Be Wrong Now Than Right Later
Finally, I have time to plant the vegetable garden. I just submitted the last forest article and am about to start digging. On cue, the phone starts ringing, messages pinging,…
Are cracks appearing in the wall of the Kenney Kremlin over Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s fight with Alberta’s docs?
Have the first hairline cracks started to appear in the Kenney Government’s hitherto solid front in its war with the province’s physicians, which is inexplicably being carried on in the…
Latest COVID-19 Contradictory Advice To Meet and Exceed All Your Needs-You’re Welcome
#adley #theadleyshow What We Should ALL Be Doing Right Now! ? (ORIGINAL)
Stronger Together and the Madness of Andrew Scheer
I watched the show Stronger Together last night, which was designed to salute our frontline workers and raise money for food banks across the country.And I absolutely loved it.Not because…
And now, some good news …
So, for a chance of pace, let’s talk about something other than Covid-19. So-o-o-o, how about that weather, eh? Nice to have some sunshine for a change. But jeez, it’s…
Dodging Delivery Unionization
The past couple of months have been very hard on many Canadians as we try to stop the spread of Covid-19. It’s been hard on those who have fallen ill…
The Corona Virus is just another excuse to target Palestinians.
When will Canada speak out against Israel’s appalling treatment of Palestinians, both those who are Israeli citizens and those on the West Bank? Corona is just another excuse to target…