Joe Biden—union man
During Joe Biden’s election campaign, he promised he would be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” This may be the most important promise he made, at least on the…
March 2021
Up next for the cancel cops: St. Patrick’s Day (a parody)
With ‘cancel culture’ taking hold across the world, it’s just a matter of time before St. Patrick’s Day comes under attack. By this time next year, we may be reading…
China, the Canadian left, and countering state capitalist apologia
Amid escalating tensions between the US and Chinese governments, a troubling campist discourse has been growing in the Canadian left. Photo by Rayonick/Flickr. It was a warm summer night in…
On priorities
For all the commentary Marco Rubio has managed to generate with his threat that Republicans may hate Amazon more than the workers seeking to organize it, nothing reflects the warped…
No blood clot yet
So, I got the AZ shot. Still alive (sorry, Justin). Column on the safety of AstraZeneca vaccine coming soon.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kendall Latimer reports that epidemiologists are calling for far stronger public health measures as COVID variants have become the dominant strain –…
The case for a wealth tax in Canada has never been clearer
According to Joe Roberts, the question is not if we should tax the fortunes of the ultra-wealthy, but rather how much is enough. Image by Morgan Housel/Unsplash. It’s been a…
Work After The Pandemic
The pandemic has changed the way many of us work. Paul Krugman writes: A year of isolation has, in effect, provided remote work with a classic case of infant industry…
Talking the Kielburgers Before the Ethics Committee with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest in the WE Scandal,…
Basic Income Program In California Improved Lives and Livelihoods
Universal basic income (UBI) is a simple idea: give people a small amount of money so they can at least survive. This isn’t a radical idea yet it keeps getting…
For car freaks only: 427 Corvette race engine with 1200Hp – and zero emissions?!
I’d rather build my own engine, from the block and oil pan up, but this 427 aluminum block, turbo-charged crate engine from Steve Morris Racing Engines is SWEET! Way outa…
The drag of the monarchy.
Along with most Canadians, I try to ignore the monarchy. It is ersatz, immaterial and irrelevant to our lives. The only problem is that the monarchy is locked into a…
Covid Journal, March 15, 2021
A number of updates, but the wackiest news seems to be that the Alberta oil ‘war room’ is going up against a cartoon. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Recall bill’s bar is so high, no MLA needs to lose sleep, but municipal provisions of Bill 52 have potential for mischief
Laws that let voters recall representatives with whom they’ve grown dissatisfied have an undeniable appeal, even as they threaten to unleash constitutional mayhem and make some jurisdictions all but ungovernable.…
You know
It’s not a bad little tune.
The Ides of March: an appropriate moment to mark the end of Alison Redford’s Conservative leadership seven years ago
Today is the seventh anniversary of the day the Progressive Conservative Party Caucus in the Alberta Legislature gave its leader and premier, Alison Redford, a “work plan” to get her…
Pissed off Senior….
OK, so now after a good proportion of the U.S. rich and powerful are getting vaccinated we up here in Canaduh are finaly getting a small portion of the shots…
Floccinaucinihilipilification in Collingwood
Floccinaucinihilipilification*, the longest non-technical word in the English language, is when you consider something to be unimportant, worthless, useless, or generally valueless. Basically, it means it’s rubbish. As Robert Heinlein…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Rita Trichur writes that an attempt to boost the economy solely through monetary policy will predictably lead to even worse inequality – meaning…