BIKEPOC Wants You on a Bicycle
Bicycles are the best form of urban transportation and more people should be out there riding on two wheels. In Toronto, like many North American cities, cyclists in the city…
April 2021
State Of The Union
I found the following on Facebook, written by a Black man named David Gray. For those interested in going deeper into his post, I have provided links to all the…
The Internet is useful when you are looking for the truth
It's helpful to look back every so often & recall how certain groups were born. https://t.co/SQCbWjxhTa — Stewart Bell (@StewGlobal) April 12, 2021
Time For A Wealth tax
The federal budget will be announced next week. Linda McQuaig writes that it should contain a wealth tax. Unfortunately, the wealthy have been successfully arguing against such a tax for…
Silly Saskatchewan Party
EVs are not getting a free ride on the roads. A look through Saskatchewan budget documents shows clearly that the amounts spent annually to maintain highways far exceed what’s collected…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Kitchen help cats.
Trudeau’s climate strategy: Denialism through gradualism
The Trudeau government’s approach to tackling climate change strikes a regrettable balance that favours symbolism over action, and it’s rife with hypocrisy. Photo by Catherine McKenna/Twitter. From banks to car…
My latest: is Trudeau a feminist?
“I’ll keep saying I’m a feminist.” Those are Justin Trudeau’s words. He said them at a United Nations summit focusing on women in March 2016. He said he’d keep calling…
Saunderson Failed to Engage Public on SVJI
Despite his continuing efforts to promote and lavish public funds on the Saunderson Vindictive Judicial Inquiry (aka the SVJI), our mayor has again failed to make the public interested in…
Take that, Trudeau & Co.
It’s a great country. One that deserves better leadership regarding obtaining and distributing vaccines — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 13, 2021
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sam Cowie writes about the devastating effect of COVID-19 in Brazil, where a particularly dangerous viral variant is combining with the anti-social…
From Sunny Ways to a Dark Day
Having spent a decade on Parliament Hill, there are times when one might think that I’ve seen it all. Sure there are a lot of ugly things I’ve seen along…
Freeland: the pandemic is “a political opportunity”
This is worse that shocking. It’s disgusting. If this 11 second video had 20 million views, there's a good chance it could cost Justin Trudeau the next election. pic.twitter.com/PUkJZLO2oN —…
Talking the Moving of Schools Online in Ontario 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 on the third wave…
You Don’t Have to Love Your Job
Too many people are told to follow their passion and find their dream job above all else. This is bad advice. Instead, go get a job that you can do,…
Ford’s Folly
Yesterday, Ontario’s education minister announced that all schools in the province are returning to online learning. Bruce Arthur writes: The schools … well, it’s really something when the province insists…
Covid Journal, April 13, 2021
More Conservative ‘Trojan Horse’ private members’ bills designed to steal the rights of women. Sigh. Nothing changes …