How we have destroyed Israael as a as a Judaic state
The savagery of Israel now matches any in the world. But let’s remember who created thiis horror. ( But you won’t believe me/) It wa us, In 1945, Jews were…
May 2021
Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist
Nearing the end of my two-week long prep period at the END of a year that slayed me with back-to-back senior courses, and I’m finally getting caught up on my…
Why Comparing Taxes is Futile
Some Canadians have the idea that we pay way too much in taxes, especially compared to Americans. Don’t buy that nonsense. They’re comparing apples to watermelons – big, huge, watermelons.…
A Handful of Deviants Manipulate the Co-Vidiots
According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, just 12 individuals are responsible for spreading most of the disinformation and outright lies about Covid vaccine on social media. “The ‘Disinformation…
Cov-idiots of the North West
Here we are, 14 months into this pandemic and yeah, nerves are frayed. While some people are doing their part to fight this disease despite that frustration, others continue to…
Trudeau and Biden continue support for Israeli apartheid despite public pressure
Justin Trudeau meets with his Israeli counterpart for the first time as prime minister during a side meeting at climate change talks in Paris, November 30, 2015. Photo from Twitter.…
An abundance of confusion
So I’m at a pharmacy, getting a prescription filled. The pharmacy tech is behind a shield, of course. She is also wearing a mask, naturally. And, not so naturally, she…
Michael Harris On Why Trudeau Is Beating His Opponents
From the very beginning of the pandemic Justin Trudeau has somehow managed to keep his cool, and not go after his political opponents, as they go after him. Although the…
Our Unequal Future
The average price of a house in Toronto is now over a million dollars. Even in our rural community in Eastern Ontario, house prices are soaring. Robin Sears writes: My…
Got a Better Idea?
When I was little, my parents told me never to complain unless I have a better idea or a solution that can work. They likely did that to stop me…
With Greyhound gone, let’s replace it with a national public intercity operator
A national public intercity service, especially if supported by regional public services, would make for a welcome system dedicated to the public interest rather than the profit motive. Image by…
A leader with no teeth?
Watching a recording of an interview with Ontario liberal leader Steven Del Duca the other day, it seemed that he talks without showing any teeth. Never having read of any…
Plague Update: Why WHO Didn’t Clear The Air
There are many examples of leading scientists being shouted down by their peers for daring to propose a new theory, and after presenting evidence, supporting that theory, they’re still shouted…
A leader with no teeth?
Watching a recording of an interview with Ontario liberal leader Steven Del Duca the other day, it seemed that he talks without showing any teeth. Never having read of any…
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn returns to the top of Alberta’s independent booksellers’ fiction bestseller list for week ended May 9
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, May 9, 2021. The lists are compiled…
Interview with Palestine Youth Movement and Palestine Resolution 2021
People gathered in solidarity with Palestine for the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba on May 15, 2021, outside of the Israeli Consulate in Toronto. Photo by Ryan Deshpande. Today marks…
Long a boring commodity, B.C. lumber prices soar to stratospheric highs
Prices have more than tripled in the last year, hitting US$1,330 per 1,000 board feet By Derrick Penner May 10, 2021 The combination of a boom in U.S. housing…
Yet More Secrecy From Council
A “special” council meeting has been called for May 19. Now, when this council says ‘special” they almost always mean they scurry behind closed doors to avoid public scrutiny of…