What Not to Say in a Global Health Emergency
Politics can be a funny thing sometimes I swear. It can surprise you, catch you off guard and while sometimes you’ll go week after week of boring nothing, other times…
2020
Jan 30: Is it too late?
Again, a reminder that we don’t yet know much about coronavirus. It’s not yet time to shoot elderly members of the family (like me) who develop a cough. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/what-is-coronavirus-symptoms-from-wuhan-china-and-how-worried-should-we-be-sars_________________________________________________________________ Millions…
Thanks, Justin. Trans Mountain Pipeline Destroyed Salmon Habitat.
We’re getting steamrollered by Trudeau and his Liberal thugs but the truth still gets out. From the Canadian Press. And a guy named Mike Pearson is blowing the whistle. Work…
Better Than Nothing? Not Really.
The government of the United States of Trump has released a report projecting that US CO2 emissions will decline by a staggering 4 per cent by 2050 from 2019 levels.…
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is a show on NPR…good radio. Republicans don't listen cause they already have a show on FOX called "Lick Trump's Balls." https://t.co/i17FfR2vAx @TheRickWilson @gtconway3d @McFaul @Rosie @janemarielynch…
"That’s What You Get For Lovin’ Me" – Jason Kenney Style
Are rural Albertans finally waking up to realize that the provincial energy industry’s interests and the public interest are not one and the same? Is it dawning on them that…
#TBT: yes, I have always been into shit-disturbing
#TBT: that time I ran for the Tory leadership to (a) raise student issues and (b) be a pain in the ass. (RIP my old pal Muretich.) pic.twitter.com/nHzTIzIiZW — Warren…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kate Andrias notes that governments can ensure better jobs for everybody by fostering collective bargaining strength. – John Favini writes that cooperation…
Bell Let’s Talk Twitter thread: the response
My tweeted thread on the Bell Let’s Talk day got a big response. The thread is here. Below is a sampling of some of the comments I received, with names…
No Room For Anybody Else
Yesterday, Donald Trump signed NAFTA 2. Lawrence Martin writes that Trump was full of self congratulation: At the White House Wednesday, he was a picture of contentment owing to a…
Be Happier by Blocking Ads
A debate has been going on for years about the effectiveness about advertising and how the exposure to ads makes us feel. We now have an answer. Advertising is effective…
The newest ‘persecuted class.’
It has always been amusing that the news media make a point of having reporters on hand who represent this persecuted class or that one. They are always at the…
Freedom of information filing reveals supposedly independent ‘Blue Ribbon’ Panel had help from staff in Alberta premier’s office
It turns out Janice MacKinnon’s six-member “expert panel” was using a script cooked up in Premier Jason Kenney’s office at least part of the time it was supposedly taking its…
A Preview of Something That Could Go Horribly, Horribly Wrong.
Imagine two vehicles racing toward each other at a closing speed of just under 15 kilometres a second. Not an hour, not a minute – a second. Now imagine those…
pupdate: the fence, the beach, and the cuddling that melts our hearts
It’s been a while since I updated wmtc readers on the continuing adventures of Cookie and Kai. Short version: they are doing great. They are healthy, happy, and a constant…
pupdate: the fence, the beach, and the cuddling that melts our hearts
It’s been a while since I updated wmtc readers on the continuing adventures of Cookie and Kai. Short version: they are doing great. They are healthy, happy, and a constant…
pupdate: the fence, the beach, and the cuddling that melts our hearts
It’s been a while since I updated wmtc readers on the continuing adventures of Cookie and Kai. Short version: they are doing great. They are healthy, happy, and a constant…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Laura Flanders interviews Naomi Klein about the connection between the climate crisis and inequality – including her recognition that any attempt to address…
Peter MacKay Wants To Fight Justin Trudeau. For Real!!
Nine years ago Justin Trudeau offered Peter MacKay a chance to fight him in a charity boxing match.MacKay turned him down, so Patrick Brazeau took his place. Only to wish…