An old problem, not a new problem
This week, the Globe and Mail published a short article and podcast about a hospital staffing problem they believe has grown more acute during the pandemic. In fact, key staff…
July 2021
Hi there from somewhere: AlbertaPolitics.ca is taking a few days off
AlbertaPolitics.ca is taking a few days off. We’ll be back soon with more analysis of Alberta’s political scene. Expect a return to our regular publishing schedule of daily commentary early…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Playtime cats.
Is Facebook killing people?
President Joe Biden missed his goal of 70 percent of Americans vaccinated against Covid by July 4th. Some cities are now urging even vaccinated residents to resume mask-wearing, and in…
When Your God Deserts You
In the American southwest, water is and always has been god. Its divinity is enshrined in man-made aquifers such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell, in the once mighty Hoover…
The Gay Hockey Player And The Ugly Homophobes
His name is Luke Prokop. He is 19-years old. He has spend the last four years playing as a defenceman for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. He…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sarah Rieger reports on the experts pointing out that Jason Kenney (among other right-wing demagogues) is wrong in bleating incessantly that the…
‘A false solution’: 500+ groups urge US, Canadian leaders to reject carbon capture
Drax Power Station in Selby, England. The station is the largest power station in the UK. It provides about 5 percent of the country’s electricity and 12 percent of the…
You Might Have Noticed There’s Smoke Everywhere
There’s photos aplenty – smoky Calgary, smoky Toronto, smoky Ottawa, wildfire smoke just about everywhere. A lot of it is from wildfires burning out of control in British Columbia but…
LegalTweet of the Day: July 20, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Businesses are in a tight spot when it comes to proof of vaccinations, says privacy lawyer via @CBC https://bit.ly/36MBgEn #mandatoryvaccination #vaccinelaws #legalnews #employmentlaw #CanadaNews #Covid19 – Garry J. Wise,…
Council Votes to Waste More Tax Dollars on Personal Vendetta
Just when you thought our council could not get any more petty or puerile, they lower the bar again. Last night, in a 7-2 vote, our punishment-obsessed council voted to…
Smoke & Mirrors, or, "Don’t Eat That Stuff Charlie, That’s Horseshit".
Ex-enviromin, Cathy McKenna, has unveiled the Liberals climate election goodie. It’s an extra 1.4 billion dollar fund for disaster mitigation and adaptation. Wow, that sounds like a lot of money…
Blast off
I support sending billionaires into space. I do not support bringing them back. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 20, 2021 The post Blast off first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Manufactured Consent is no Consent at all
In the of NK v Botuik, 2020 HRTO 345, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal revisited the concept of consent within the context of a workplace “relationship”. The Tribunal declared that…
Freedom Day?
Yesterday was Freedom Day in Britain — and Boris Johnson was self-isolating. Polly Toynbee writes: The prime minister’s glory day was such a disappointment. He had planned an event to…
The Suburbs Are Bad, Here’s How to Make Them Good
We need to change the way we build and live if we’re going to avert catastrophic climate change, and it’s time we think about the biggest carbon offender: the suburbs.…
Covid Journal, July 20, 2021
Me boycotting the Olympics won’t make much of an impact on the absurd double-standard of pushing ahead with organized sports, but I’m going to do it anyways, I encourage you…
In Defence of the Damned.
It is not often that the Toronto Star provides free advertising for the corrupters among us. Instead of the ladies and gentlemen so described paying for the Star’s attention, it…
Whither the Greens?
I have been a supporter of social democracy since the days of the CCF and Tommy Douglas. I have, however, often offered support to the Liberals and occasionally to the…
Canada’s fighter jet purchase is a waste of public money—and a disaster for the climate
CF-188 Hornet. Photo by Corporal Pierre Habib/Department of National Defence. How about a little friendly pressure? Hopefully that’s all it would take for left wing New Democrat MPs to join…