Reviewing the Weber Q 2400 Electric Grill from my condo balcony
I share my experience as a condo dweller barbequing with Weber’s Q 2400 electric grill.
March 2021
Does Collingwood Mislead its Citizens?
The town’s “engage” page for the upcoming “public” (virtual) meeting about the Saunderson Vindictive Judicial Inquiry (aka the SVJI) contains a deception (emphasis added): “The original estimated budget for the…
BC Government: do the right thing!
Lindsay Brown is a reliable information provider, particularly about energy in British Columbia. Her Twitter thread today should be required reading for every politician and BC Hydro ratepayer. It’s repeated…
Ancient Rome: What every Grade 2 kid should know
The Alberta government has introduced a new social studies curriculum for Grades 1-6 that puts an emphasis on ancient and medieval civilizations and the history of religions. Here is a…
Musings on Poets and Poetry
For me, reading the American literary critic, Harold Bloom, is often like wading in molasses. Intellectual molasses, to be sure, but slow going nonetheless. His writing is thick with difficult…
Five 2021 NDP convention resolutions the left should support
CD columnist Christo Aivalis highlights some of his favourite resolutions submitted in advance of the 2021 NDP convention, which will take place April 9 to 11, 2021. Image by Canadian…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jim Stanford weighs in on the need for increased worker input into economic decision-making – particularly as change is otherwise imposed by management…
Everyone eats: Community partnerships for addressing local food insecurity
Household food security remains a serious and ongoing public health crisis across Canada, a crisis only worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustration courtesy the Nadi Group. In just a few…
Lessons Learned?
Matt Bai writes that the story of Deborah Birx is a tale for the ages: Birx isn’t one of the political hacks who did Trump’s bidding until it was time…
Stop Mowing Your Lawn to Save the Planet and Your Time
Lawns are unnatural and require a lot of maintenance, so why do we have them? As a non-lawn person I just don’t get the appeal of a lawn when there…
Picture That.
Ontario premier Ford likes to bring some back-up when he is doing a Covid-19 presentation. It was a surprise last weekend when one of the smirking faces in the conservative…
Councillor Tek Manhas formally apologizes for social-media post Municipal review of sexist joke continues
Larry Pynn North Cowichan Councillor Tek Manhas has formally apologized in relation to a sexist joke that sat on his private Facebook page for nine months. “Last June I shared…
The punchline to the bad joke that’s Alberta’s new primary school social studies curriculum: Mart Kenney
Alberta’s new social studies curriculum is pretty obviously a bad joke, but at least it’s got an entertaining punch line. To wit: Mart Kenney. The controversial Mart Kenney song’s record…
Heroes, not victims
What follows was posted by a victim of the March 27 stabbing incident at North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Library. Her generosity of spirit astounds me…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Connected cats.
Toothless watchdogs
Sadly, the people of BC have been badly served by financial watchdogs who are paid to protect us. Perhaps the removal of Auditor General John Doyle some years ago was…
Friday Night Special
What a great collaboration! Recommend this Post
Stephen Maher’s report on the pandemic
Read this.
George Wall
Story about my old punk pal here. Page 22.
A New Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments?
Flag of the Governor General of Canada Earlier this month the government announced the creation of an ad hocadvisory group for selecting the next governor general. This is not a…