On jurisdictional barriers
Scott Gilmore rightly points out the need for a far more clear national response to COVID-19. But I’d think we can expand on the point with reference to a couple…
2020
Prop 22 portends dismal future for gig workers in America
Prop 22, a ballot measure that exempts gig and ride-sharing companies like Uber from having to treat their drivers like employees, could serve as model for future laws. Photo from…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Economist examines how much of Europe has been put into a renewed lockdown due to the second wave of COVID-19. But…
Right Wing Media in Australia Gets Slapped
Former PM lays out more truth than Newscorp toadies can handle: Watch this remarkable confrontation between a former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and Paul Kelly, editor-at-large for one of…
A Crisis Of Relevancy
Now that Donald Trump has been served his eviction notice, Brexit Britain finds itself in a lonely place. Afua Hirsch writes: After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, an…
When experts aren’t
When doctors start asserting economic expertise they don’t possess, it always ends badly. Same thing for when economists claim to be doctors. Everyone should stay in their lane, and let…
Independent Bookstores Succeeding Despite Pandemic and Amazon
This century bookstores have been struggling to survive due to the rise of Amazon and changing entertainment consumption patterns. When the pandemic started many bookstore owners thought it would be…
Evidence suggests U.S. conservatives have given up on democracy — can Canada’s Cons be far behind?
Yesterday was Martinstag in Germany. I suppose if you think about it, it’s St. Martin’s Day here in Canada, too. Armistice Day 1918, how the end of World War I…
Singh writes a letter
Way back in 2004 the Liberals, led by Paul Martin, squeaked out an election win that resulted in a minority government. In order to remain in power, they needed the…
Plague Update: Sask Government Refusing To Slow Pandemic Down
It's a sowing of lies by the government. It's obvious, and needs to be called what it is. It's reckless disregard for lives, and policies that worked 8 months ago…
US Election 2020: Time For Secession
I think the people of the United States should immediately secede from Washington, Wall Street, and Langley – whether Trump or Biden or any other corporate-fascist poster-child is in office…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dimitri Lascaris argues that while Donald Trump has lost the presidential election, the unfair society which allowed him to take power in the…
Reflections On 2020: Bye, Bye Bernie
Bernie could have beaten both Biden and Trump. But Bernie wasn’t up to it. That leaves one choice: revolution. Bernie failed the people in the end, in 2020. Some predicted…
Remembrance Day thoughts
An article on the Global News site titled “Fewer Canadians plan to wear poppies this Remembrance Day, poll finds” made me think again about what Remembrance Day is for. The…
The Ontario Budget: Hard Times Ahead
Health Care: To ease future cuts, the government established a budgeting system this year which would see much of the COVID-related funding budgeted under special funds distinct from the normal…
Shocking Rumours of US Election Fraud
Speculations of vote fraud? That sort of thing could never happen in the USA. The US elections are such a clown car show that I don’t follow them much. The…
Trump is toast
The United States of America is ultimately a nation of laws. Trump’s post-election abuses are the equivalent of cadaveric spasms – the twitching of a corpse after death. The rule…
Remembrance Day 2020
Today’s ceremony at the cenotaph in our town will be different. It’ll be scaled back. There will be fewer people — all wearing masks. And it will be shorter than…
In Denver, Defunding the Police Resulted in a Better City
The city of Denver was already planning to limit the scope of the police before the calls for defunding gained momentum the start of this year. Denver accelerated their plans…
11.11
Honour the dead by working for peace.