Nikiforuk – Welcome to the "Age of Pandemics"
Does Covid-19, the latest pandemic, herald a new era? For years climate scientists have warned that among the many perils posed by climate change would be the spread of disease.…
2020
A Corona Public Service Announcement
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Trump, like the latest media hype, is a distraction
Obsession with Trump (or a virus scare, and hype) is mass distraction, as I’ve said since before his election. “This Trump-washing gets everybody off the hook. Suddenly they’re all heroes.…
Tipping Point Is Near: It Is Now Revolution, Or Extinction & Slow Death
“Another four years of Trump, we may be passed tipping point, literally. It may be terminal for the species.” – Noam Chomsky As I keep saying, and have said for…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Fernanda Tomaselli and Sandeep Pal point out that the Canadian public is well ahead of its political class in recognizing that there’s far…
Thinking Outside The Oil Box
Many Albertans — and particularly its premier — are in denial. Alan Freeman writes: It’s over. The great Alberta oil bonanza, which has allowed the province to prosper for decades…
Saturday Photo: Ice, Snow and Coronavirus
We spent a wonderful few days in Quebec City this week. The trip had been planned some time in advance, but I think we lucked out since Covid-19 was weighing…
The imperfect timing of Doug Ford.
It seems that no matter what he does, Ontario’s premier Doug Ford, finds that it always costs more than he saves when he makes cuts in Ontario’s government budgets. It…
Son of a Trickster by Indigenous author Eden Robinson tops independent Alberta bookstores’ bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 8, 2020. The lists are compiled…
COVID-19, Brought to You by Globalization
Originally published by The Tyee How the virus exploits traits of our economy extolled as modern triumphs. Andrew Nikiforuk Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has…
Eating off the Hill: Canada’s breakfasts need more chicken
Bacon. Sausage. Ham, Meaty breakfast staples. But who decreed breakfast needs to be so porky? Sensing the need for giving Canadians more of a reason to wake up in the…
Musical interlude
Seven Lions feat. Lynn Gunn – Lose Myself
The Dangers Of Denial
When someone fails to realize that China is a deeply authoritarian state, or actively denies it, or likewise does not realize that the US, Canada, the UK and Europe have…
COVID-19 Coverage-Videos
The latest updates on COVID-19 in B.C.: March 13 1:44m Some islanders stocking up due to COVID-1 3:06m Island wrestles with cruise ban, travel advisories 2:01m B.C. government ramps up…
Billionaires Cheer Lockdown – Surprise, Surprise
* Forbes magazine cheers lockdown. Surprise, surprise. * The billionaire club of Davos likes lockdown, because they prefer oligarchy and authoritarianism, that is, fascism, to freedom and democracy. It also…
Biowarfare, Power Games, Fear & Hype
* Interesting how synchronicity works, as Jung referred to it. The other night I watched a Star Trek episode, and it was about a bio-engineered virus designed to kill specific…
Global Trends: Fascism Amidst Manufactured Panic & Distraction
Multi-cultural elite rule turning increasingly toward global corporate oligarchy, neofeudalism, and fascism, has been the undeniable direction of the West since 9/11, 2001. Further moves in this direction make far…
Park Board Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
March 13, 2020 Dear valued patron The health and well-being of our patrons, partners and employees is always the top priority of the Park Board and as such, we are…
CVRD waives cancellation policies for events, facility bookings and program registration
March 13, 2020 CVRD waives cancellation policies for events, facility bookings and program registration The decision was made at a special Board meeting on March 13, and applies to…
Cherry Blossom events cancelled
UPDATED as of March 13, 2020: Following the recent provincial and federal health updates, Cherry Jam (Apr 2-3) and The Big Picnic (Apr 11) events will be cancelled. We’ll still…