"at your library" in the north island eagle: summer reading fun for all ages
Summer Reading Club is back, and it’s not just for kids. Children, teens, and adults can all find fun reading challenges – and prizes – at your library. Even infants…
July 2021
The Cancer Diaries, Part 29
I began to write this post on the anniversary of my prostate surgery, July 8. Anniversaries are a time to reflect on the past and look to the future, even…
Not The Time
The Green Party is consuming itself. Recent developments are not encouraging. Susan Delacourt writes: Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is facing a vote of confidence in two weeks, on July…
Give Me Shelter.
There is little reason to ever respect Ontario premier Doug Ford. It is not just that the man is untrained and unfit to be premier. It is the nature of…
Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet – and criticizing the boss, or John A. Macdonald, will not be tolerated!
Premier Jason Kenney’s cabinet shuffle yesterday had very little to do with supporting Alberta’s economic recovery and renewal, despite what the government would have you believe. This is not to…
July 6 – and time to wake up,
Oh, for a start, please go back to July 3. I added a larger piece to it – but did so after it was posted. The result is that nobody…
Intrinsic bias—friend or foe?
We are all tribal. We don’t have a choice. We are designed that way. Our architects—our genes—design us to be biased toward fellow members of our tribe as opposed to…
"A Kick In The Gut"
That’s what Alberta’s nurses are calling the move by Jason Kenney’s UCP to roll back their wages by 3%. In Kenneyland, contracts apparently are notional, not legal, documents. In 2020,…
Steady State Economics Re-Imagined For the 21st Century – Voila, the Circular Economy.
Cambridge University sent an email this morning inviting me to register for a 6-week course on the circular economy. I’m not interested in parting with $2,000 (USD) so I passed.…
Let’s Pretend
I know. The news is grim and it’s coming fast and furious. It’s hard to take. It can overwhelm, generating feelings of helplessness. I’ve been something of a Cassandra for…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Peter Beaumont reports on the World Health Organization’s warning that the premature lifting of COVID-19 restrictions does nothing but put people at…
Eight Billion. That’s a Lot of People.
A study finds that, by 2080, eight billion people could be at risk of contracting malaria and dengue fever. The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta – Now It’s Lambda
There’s a new kid on the block. It’s the Lambda variant of Covid-19 and it has reached Canada. This newcomer is visiting from South America, Peru perhaps. The bad news…
The Guardian Reviews Trudeau the Younger. It’s Not a Pretty Picture.
A lot of Canadians believe the nonsense that Canada is a leader in the fight against climate change. Sadly, a lot more of us no longer care. Regardless, these claims…
The Wide World of – Covid.
Tokyo is going back into Covid lockdown. Just in time for the Olympics. The games will continue but ticket holders won’t be there. Such is life on the Covid-19 roller…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 8, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: He had a gun to kill himself. For that, an Ontario judge gave him to two years in jail via The Toronto Star Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet07082021 – Garry J.…
Bill C-6 proves Conservative Party still a long way from genuine LGBTQ2 allyship
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole. Photo from Flickr. At the beginning of this year’s Pride Month, the Conservative Party of Canada released a video of its leader, Erin O’Toole, reinforcing…
The rise and fall of the Green Party
Annamie Paul with Green Party of Canada supporters during the 2019 federal election held in downtown Toronto. Photo courtesy Annamie Paul/Wikimedia Commons. The Green Party of Canada is imploding. In…
The Green Implosion
This site has been relatively quiet over the past week or so as I’m back home trying to take some slower time with my family while working at a distance.…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?
This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: Does the will intend to apply to property in Ontario? Can the words of the will be interpreted…