Does This Look Familiar?
Not only does the Great Grifter have a new scheme to fleece his followers, but he is doing it in a way that will appeal to their basest, most racist…
August 2021
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Brooks Fallis highlights why a strategy limited to vaccines won’t stop a fourth wave of COVID-19. The CP reports on the call…
The Election And The Con Apocalypse
With a possible election call only days away, it's starting to look like a zombie apocalypse out there. The Cons and the NDP can see the Liberals coming for them…
Angus Reid – the Pulse of the Nation, Lib Lead Widens a Smidge
Latest numbers from Angus Reid. Good news for the Liberals. They still hold a 5 point lead over Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives. It’s a 35 to 30 per cent split, probably…
MB Podcast – The Upcoming Election?
he latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, I am joined by my new co-host Alise Mills. We talk about the rumours of a…
Ah, Jeebus. Not the Atlantic Conveyor!
What next? Is the Gulf Stream, that does so much to regulate the weather in Europe and North America, on the verge of collapse? The research found “an almost complete…
Want Better Communities? Get rid of Homeowners
\ The North American dream often hinges on owning the shelter you reside in, but with raising home prices this is a challenge for many. It may work out in…
Legal Tweet of the Day: July 5, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Missouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters via CNN Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet08052021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Alberta’s Conservatives Are Abusers
It should come as no surprise to most readers that I have little use for conservatism in its current form. I think it has become something to be reviled, and…
Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu waves a red flag in front of her irascible Alberta counterpart, Tyler Shandro
Obviously, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu didn’t expect to get a serious answer from Tyler Shandro, her Alberta counterpart, when she wrote the irascible minister to warn him the Kenney…
friends and family road trip reunion: day thirteen: portland: books, street art, food
Portland is as advertised: an interesting city with a lot going on. We both look forward to returning, perhaps before or after a family visit. We got only a taste…
An Election?
Speculation is rampant that, within the next few days, Justin Trudeau will call an election. Polls suggest that the Liberals have a comfortable lead. So, from their perspective, this may…
Climate Criminals Have Names
The climate criminals in the US Government have names, listed off by an Exxon lobbyist, but still they aren’t being held to account. The world we live on is burning.…
Defining Danger.
For all the arguments we have seen and heard about the danger of Enbridge’s Line Five at the Straits of Mackinac, nobody bothers to specify the danger. The arguments rage…
But What About Syphilis?
Alberta’s medical officer of health, Dr. Dina Hinshaw, thinks she’s getting a bad rap for dismantling the province’s Covid-19 public health effort. She says lifting isolation requirements, asymptomatic testing and…
Define "Extreme"
The New York Times has a section it calls “Extreme Weather and Climate Updates.” That got me wondering how we should define “extreme” now that we’re truly in the throes…
Lousy Timing. Wildfire Closing In on Olympia.
With the Olympic games underway in Tokyo, the original site of the games, Olympia itself, is threatened by wildfires. The European Union sent assistance to Greece and other countries in…
Ottawa’s Epiphany – It’s Only Going to Get Worse
We’re on our own now. It used to be that, whenever Canada or the U.S. experienced terrible wildfires, the other would lend a hand. That was then. This is now.…
Global capitalism: The challenge of China
According to University of Massachusetts professor Richard Wolff, China’s rise is unmistakable and one of the most important developments in recent economic history. Photo from iStock. In this month’s lecture…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Nora Loreto points out the thousands of deaths known to have been caused by the spread of COVID-19 in Canadian hospitals – and…