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Late yesterday Canada was given notice that a press conference would happen this morning hosted by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan. We were all told that the…
June 2021
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bryan Eneas reports on the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near a single residential school in Saskatchewan. And Samantha Beattie reports on…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 24, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Liberals unveil law to tackle online hate speech via The Toronto Star Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06242021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
in which the cool coastal climate kicks my ass: my first #gardenfail
I decided to convert a small patch of the front yard, overflowing with plantings from the previous owner of our house, into a small garden. My experiences with my gardenettes…
The Time Is Now
David Olive writes that it’s time to establish a Universal Basic Income in Canada: A UBI is a government payment that tops up family income so that it modestly exceeds…
Liberals could have worked with the NDP to ban conversion therapy—instead, they chose to play games with the Tories
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an event before raising a pride flag on Parliament Hill to mark the start of Pride month, June 1, 2016. Photo from Twitter. Conversion…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: more favourite e-resources, always free with your library card
More Favourite E-Resources, Always FREE With Your Library Card The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) offers so many “e-resources,” it can be difficult to remember them all! That’s why I’m…
Failures in Cwood’s Typography and Design
Typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form. Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style (Hartley & Marks Publishers, 2001) I’m neither a graphic designer…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: three reasons to give virl virtual programming a try
Three Reasons to Give VIRL Virtual Programming a Try Among the many victims of the covid pandemic have been library programs. Large libraries down-island – and in towns and cities…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates
If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you? The answer…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: booklists: we could use a laugh
As I mentioned here, I’m posting three of these columns each week until I’m caught up. Booklists: We Could Use a Laugh I have one last booklist for you before…
Covid Journal, June 23, 2021
Conservatives are really doubling-down on absurdity as the last few hours of Parliament fade before the summer break. Also, as we run out of Earth-based villains, will UFOs be the…
“If I can make it there…”
“I can make it anywhere, New York, New York.” You can almost hear Frank Sinatra singing ‘New York, New York’ in the background. It is a last chance for ranked…
Drawing London’s overlooked birds
I don’t bother much with the video export out of Procreate, but this cartoon is a bit of fun to watch being drawn. Sometimes I do dive in and draw…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Zania Stamataki warns that we can’t afford to treat vaccines as a magic bullet against the dangers of the coronavirus when public health…
Making the world big enough for all of us: A review of Max Ajl’s ‘A People’s Green New Deal’
In his new, eminently readable work, researcher and postdoctoral fellow Max Ajl systematically dismantles ruling class and ostensibly progressive visions for a Green New Deal. A People’s Green New Deal…
It’s Hot Even Where It’s Supposed To Be Not
For most of my considerable life heatwaves were not associated with the far north. Over the past few years that has changed even to the point of wildfires spreading high…
How Dick Cheney’s daughter became a hero
The Prince of darkness. Thus was Dick Cheney, one of the most unpopular figures in the history of American politics, known when he was George W. Bush’s vice-president. Cheney oversaw…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 23, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Britney Spears Quietly Pushed for Years to End Her Conservatorship via The New York Times Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTwet06232021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
My latest: Quebec’s Pandora’s Box
Nobody knows a lot about Martin Niemöller, probably, but they certainly know about the Lutheran pastor’s most famous statement. You know it, too. “First they came for the socialists, and…