Obama addressed 6,000 young people from across the GTA last week. He urged them to embrace creative skills. “Anything that’s replicable, anything that’s repeatable, some machine is going to do…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda McQuaig points out that what normally gets claimed as a higher life expectancy arising out of capitalism in fact consists of…
THE MORNING SUBWAY is usually jammed with bodies. Dozens of Toronto commuters stand wherever they can find a few inches of space, swaying as the train heads south. Seats are
Robin Sears wonders if Canadians can come together to fight climate change. He writes: Great social change rarely succeeds as a partisan project. How did we forget that lesson where…
Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne could learn something from MPP Michael Coteau. He is no quitter. Wynne did irreparable harm to Ontario liberals in the 2018 election when she conceded…
As I watched Peter MacKay officially launch his leadership campaign this morning, I felt like I was travelling back in time.Back to the days when MacKay was Stephen Harper's most…
Prince Charles calls for a radical new system or change in how we do things if the planet is to survive. Let’s join him.
The transition of elementary and secondary courses to the online universe are one thing and one thing only: a scam.
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Justin Nobel exposes the toxic – and even radioactive – side effects of the oil and gas industry. Reuters reports on the widespread…
As my ever decreasing small cadre of regular readers will know I no longer write here on a regular basis having become so disillusioned with world wide ‘democracy’ that I…
A terrible, terrible day. As I write this, three hours of writing have disappeared. I have no idea why. I’ll try to start over and finish it today but it…
It was interesting to see which people said no to the Conservative Party this week. Rona Ambrose, Pierre Polievre and Jean Charest all said, “No, thank you.” Susan Delacourt writes:…
Last Monday was supposedly Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. Well, my mother always said that January was the longest month of the year, and perhaps its…
It was never a secret that the political parties make a profit on conferences and leadership elections. They need the money for operating costs. It is that simple. In organizing…
If the world is on the cusp of another deadly coronavirus outbreak, this might seem like a peculiar time to be signing up for a high-risk experiment in health care…
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. The lists are compiled…
Bryan Senft Mayor and Councillors, I would like to share my perspective of the proceedings of the Jan 20 meeting in council chambers. The intimidations made by the…
One of my oldest and best friends, Rockin' Al, to me on the phone tonight: "People still say to me: 'You know Warren Kinsella?' And I say, yes, Warren Kinsella…
Pale Waves – Noises
