May 2021
Enlightenment & The Power Of Emptiness
OK, gangster punks, rebels and revolutionaries, free spirits and seekers of truth, hear this: People don’t understand the power of emptiness. With all my heart, I wish they did. And…
And, Your Point Is?
In rightwing politics (and among evangelical pastors), “family values” can have a wide range of meanings. Ditto for former People’s Party of Canada candidate, Regina’s Trevor Wowk. A Saskatchewan man…
Stop the nonsense
https://twitter.com/dougsamu/status/1388852412501352448?s=12 https://twitter.com/dougsamu/status/1388852412501352448?s=12 It is seminal. Find me there. https://samupress.ghost.io/ghost/#/site
Stop the nonsense
https://twitter.com/dougsamu/status/1388852412501352448?s=12 https://twitter.com/dougsamu/status/1388852412501352448?s=12 It is seminal. Find me there. https://samupress.ghost.io/ghost/#/site
Gordie
Three years. Miss you.
Green with Envy?
Why cannot Canada’s green party get its act together? There has got to be something more important for that party to do than argue about who is being nice to…
The Great Communicator
When Joe Biden ran for president, many predicted he would stumble and bumble his way through the job. Robin Sears writes that after his speech to Congress this week, it’s…
Me on the budget
…I wasn’t impressed.
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – A group of doctors and scientists offers an open letter calling for a strategy of maximum COVID-19 suppression. – Matt Gurney writes about…
LET’S TALK ORAL HEALTH AND DEMENTIA – HOW TO GET THOSE TEETH CLEAN?
I remember helping my Mom brush her teeth – sometimes she was “too tired” or just not interested in doing her own personal care. Today it’s my pleasure to host…
Putting The Fox In Charge Of The Henhouse
…. is the metaphor NDP environment critic Sandy Shaw uses to describe Doug Ford’s appointment of Norm Sterling to head the Greenbelt Council in Ontario. Sterling, whose reputation as environment…
Deaf to the Problem of a Lack of Proper Paid Sick Leave
Over the past months there has been a lot of discussion going on about the importance of having access to paid sick days. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the…
Saturday Photo: Making Book Lists for Next Year–and Maybe Summer Reading
I love this painting called Couch on the Porch, Cos Cob, by Childe Hassam. Painted in 1914, it captures the feeling of summery days, pre-airconditioning. Would love to have your…
Welcome to the Second Cold War
Veteran cold warrior, Henry Kissinger, looks to China and sees storm clouds on the horizon. The U.S. and China are entering a cold war, says Hank, but it won’t be…
Raising the Bar
Pandemic, check. Climate change, check. Infrastructure, check. Tax reform, check. For most of the Liberal government’s time in office they’ve had something of a free ride. Trump set the bar…
Controlling COVID At Our Borders
To get to Net Zero, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, we have to tightly control our borders — something we have not done: On CBC’s The Current, Kelley Lee, Canada Research Chair…
The strength of Joe Biden.
Listening to American President Joe Biden address his nation the other night was a rare delight. Here was a politician at the apex of his career. He was entitled to…
Moving To Mexico
Let`s deal with the biggest prejudice or stereotype right away. Most people in the US and Canada will say, “Why would anyone want to move to Mexico?! Isn’t it dangerous?”…