Questionnaire for Canadians on Medical Assistance in Dying
Remember to give 5 minutes or so to provide feedback to the federal government on assisted dying legislation. You can access the questionnaire here. I have been an advocate for…
2020
In the Eye of the Storm
Here we are in the eye of the storm, a place of relative calm surrounded by a ring of thunderstorms (known as the eye wall). We passed through one eye…
Sad but better
Was talking to @charlesadler about @JustinTrudeau on Friday. Said I’ve been struck by how ineffably sad, how changed, he now seems to be. And – ironically, and whatever is the…
On Martin Luther King Jr.
Chomsky praises him, saying he was vilified, but he was crucial to making change. Two years ago, the New York Times published an excellent transcript of his final sermon, annotated…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Joseph Stiglitz points out that a few gross numbers based on top-end wealth can’t change the reality that Donald Trump’s economy has…
Lev Parnas, International Man Of Mystery
Is he a hybrid of Zelig and Forrest Gump? Is he a grifter trying to make his mark on the American psyche? Is he, as suggested by Trump’s impeachment defence…
Why The Liberals Are On Top In Ontario
All of Ontario’s teacher’s unions are now prepared to strike. The teachers claim there are several issues in the mix — class sizes, e-learning, all day kindergarten. The government claims…
Big tents are hard to move.
If only we had a nickel for every time someone told us that Canada’s conservative and liberal parties are ‘big tent’ parties. Big tent parties are, as the name implies,…
Alberta’s UCP deploys the red tape weapon: an example from the War on Education
Never let it be said Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government hates red tape. On the contrary, Premier Jason Kenney’s Government loves the stuff – at least if you define red…
Jan. 18: A relatively quiet day in the news….
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/18/trump-suleimani-iran-drone-strike Can you imagine what the reaction would be if Iran had killed a U.S. president?_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/16/hot-blob-ocean-seabirds-killed-new-zealand-north-america There’s a price to pay for our refusal to deal with climate change.…
On The Existence of Street Pianos In Toronto Community Centers
I used to be totally against them. It was always some no-talent eight year old plinking out a ghastly version of Chopsticks and you can't tell them they suck or…
On The Existence of Street Pianos In Toronto Community Centers
I used to be totally against them. It was always some no-talent eight year old plinking out a ghastly version of Chopsticks and you can’t tell them they suck or…
How to Not Find a Solution: This Week in Ontario’s Education Labour Strife
The return of labour strife to the education sector in Ontario continued apace this week, as we saw the Ford Conservative government make no moves to get back to the…
Chomsky’s Optimism: On Climate Change, Nuclear War, and Activism
Truthdig‘s Scheer Intelligence series, hosted by Robert Scheer, recently posted a 3 hour podcast in two parts. I’ve summarized the gist of what Chomsky says below, in about a 15…
Saturday Photo: Okay, It’s Cold
…and it may be colder in the Prairies and, good heavens, what about the snow in Newfoundland, but it’s pretty frosty here too. Just came in. Think I’ll stay in…
what i’m reading: the library book by susan orlean
I’ve been on a “books about books” run lately, beginning with Syria’s Secret Library, then Robert Caro’s Working, and now I’m finishing the wonderful The Library Book by Susan Orlean.…
what i’m reading: the library book by susan orlean
I’ve been on a “books about books” run lately, beginning with Syria’s Secret Library, then Robert Caro’s Working, and now I’m finishing the wonderful The Library Book by Susan Orlean.…
what i’m reading: the library book by susan orlean
I’ve been on a “books about books” run lately, beginning with Syria’s Secret Library, then Robert Caro’s Working, and now I’m finishing the wonderful The Library Book by Susan Orlean.…
what i’m reading: working by robert caro
Fans of Robert Caro rejoiced when we learned that Caro, author of nonfiction histories, was writing a book about his writing process. When the book was published, I’m sure I…