This must be the book-nerd-iest post ever, and unless books are your profession, possibly the biggest book geek-out you’ll ever read. And I’m proud to bring it to you. You…
During the 17 months of the COVID pandemic that we’ve lived so far, there have been so many moments when so many of us have commented that time seems to…
Vaccine mandates are — finally — are on the menu. Martin Regg Cohn writes: With an election getting underway, Justin Trudeau mandated vaccinations for air and rail travel, also requiring…
… they seem strangely attracted to unconventional ‘cures’ for Covid, including an animal dewormer called ivermectin. Recommend this Post
We didn’t have much choice after 9/11. But Adam Nossiter’s analysis in today’s New York Times is a must-read. A snippet: The war the Americans thought they were fighting against…
Having heard it many times does not make something true. Suggesting that conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s hero is the guy in England with the bad haircut seems ludicrous. Brit PM…
Don’t mourn! Organize! — Joe Hill, Swedish-American union organizer Canadians still mourn the loss of Jack Layton, Joe Hill’s wise strategic counsel to social activists notwithstanding. Mr. Layton on one…
When I fell out of bed this morning, it looked like such a beautiful day I couldn't wait to go sailing. But then I noticed that there weren't many boats…
HOLY SHIT @CDNPOLI https://t.co/bNFbH2mIE6 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 22, 2021 The post Holy first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Links, notes and comments up to and including the first week of Canada’s federal election. – Shannon Proudfoot reports on Innovative Research’s polling into how voters perceive the federal parties…
Council has decided to close Maple Street to vehicular traffic at the end of this month, to make the street safe for bicycles as a one-month trial. Yes, I’m serious:…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board discusses the need for far more Canadians to be vaccinated as part of any realistic plan to…
Note: this was such a good trip I’m posting it twice! Down in the Bas St-Laurent recently to see how people there cope with rising sea levels. This is the…
It had to be one of the weirdest videos Erin O'Toole has ever made, and that's saying something. For there he was looking like a late night TV salesman, flogging…
JDL founder Meir Kahane holds a press conference in New York City, 1971. Photo from Shutterstock. On July 9, 2021, one of Canada’s oldest hate organizations quietly folded up its…
It’s been estimated that the Taliban government has a revenue stream – drug trade included – of about $1.6 billion annually. The government the Talibs toppled had a budget of…
Today’s editorial in the New York Times questions whether the will to avert climate catastrophe exists and where it might be found. We knew, three decades ago, about global warming…
A lot of the posts on this blog over the past 15 years have dealt with two themes: the looming threats facing our civilization and the declining will or ability…
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Susan Smith, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
Maxime Bernier is still around. He’s hoping to make it into the Leaders Debates. Stephanie Levitz writes: For Maxime Bernier, the early polls do matter: for him to participate in…
