First the Hot, Then the Wet
Upper Fraser in Flood The record heat that struck much of British Columbia turns out to have a one-two punch. The heat that buckled roads and sidewalks and sent seniors…
June 2021
Canada Day 2021: Reflection, Land Rights, and Restitution
Reflection, remembrance and mourning are important. So too is restitution. And the best way to do that, is to respect indigenous rights, including land rights. Returning significant portions of land…
Erin O’Toole and the Big Smoke That Will Destroy Him
It wasn't a pretty sight, yet another Erin O'Toole photo-op. This one featuring him jogging with his latest divisive slogan plastered over his jiggling man boobs. The idea is to…
My latest Sun Media hit: the Indigenous vote
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Order Breaks Down. America’s New Civil War.
There have been a few dark op-eds recently suggesting that America is in the throes of a slow-motion civil war. It is said to be a secession by Red States…
Northern Ireland’s Swan Song
Boris Johnson freely admitted that he would be willing to lose Northern Ireland if it meant getting Britain out of the European Union, i.e. Brexit. Irish journalist, Susan McKay, writes…
Wet Bulb 35. South Asia’s New Reality.
I was discussing the heat yesterday with one of my doctors. He was born to an affluent family in Pakistan. While we were talking about the heatwave he mentioned that,…
Our "New Normal" – The Guardian’s Ode to Lytton
After the last three days I’ve about had it with the Petro-Pimps of Parliament Hill starting with our prime-ministerial pipeline pusher, Justin Trudeau. It’s hard to put what we went…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Frances Mao discusses how the Delta variant has exposed weaknesses in Australia’s COVID response, while Madline Holcombe notes that it’s causing the U.S.…
We get letters: why do these guys have such an obsession with penis size? Oh, wait. I know.
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My latest: how will Indigenous voters vote?
Is there an Indigenous vote, and will they vote for Justin Trudeau? It’s not an unimportant question. With Justin Trudeau leading only a minority government — and with two dozen…
O Canada. Oh, Canada.
Here is O Canada – in Cree. Worth playing this week, I think. The post O Canada. Oh, Canada. first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Richard Warman on The New Section 13
Pretty similar to the old Section 13, with a few twists, is the gist of it. I am just summarizing, so go look at the stuff through the link. Richard…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 30, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Toronto’s hair salons and nail bars are finally opening – while gyms and restaurants look on in frustration via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/2SAFawq – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: 7 Signs You Are Being Constructively Dismissed
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The Future of the Left with Natalie and Noam
I stumbled across a video of Natalie Wynn in conversation with flippin’ Noam Chomsky. They are two of my favourite thinkers, but I never, in my wildest imagination, would have…
Something Torrid This Way Comes
Unless you have been living under a rock (or more likely, the cool of your basement), you will know about the weather catastrophe occurring in the West, and, to a…
Arnold Bercov and Ben Parfitt: More than intentions needed for B.C. forests
Originally published by the Vancouver Province Opinion: Millions of logs are culled from our forests annually and loaded in raw, unprocessed form onto ships. The government’s “intentions document” mentions log…
Hounding Toronto’s homeless
A homeless camp in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park was cleared out by police on June 22, 2021, after protestors and residents were removed from the area. Photo by Hector Vasquez.…
Outside The Box
Heather Scoffield writes that some people are beginning to think outside the box: B.C. is paying the provocative Mariana Mazzucato and her institute at University College London about $350,000 to…