"I’m Done"
Like many of us, Peter McMartin has had enough. He’s had enough with the anti-vaxxers, the anti-maskers, those who place their faith in what they read on the internet rather…
August 2021
Justin Trump
This is positively Trumpian. #cdnpoli #lpc https://t.co/vviovNFBzs — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 23, 2021 The post Justin Trump first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Afghanistan Again
Afghanistan has once again bulldozed its way into a Canadian election. Robin Sears writes: Midcampaign, on Oct. 12, 2008, CBC journalist Mellissa Fung was kidnapped in Kabul. And on Sep.…
Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of August 23, 2021
Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of August 23, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of August 23, 2021
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 23, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario to require COVID-19 vaccination or regular tests for health, education workers:…
The urgent need to tax billionaires out of existence
Even amid the pandemic, the ultra-rich have continued to hide and hoard their fortunes. The time for a wealth tax is now, write Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks. Image by…
You want my vote Mr. Trudeau?
To win this Canadian’s vote, Justin, you have to stop the twinning of the TransMountain pipeline. That will be the only way Canadians can trust you on the question of…
That Delta variant COVID-19 scenario that Jason Kenney just didn’t see happening? As summer ends, it’s happening
Delta variant or no variant, Alberta would be pulling the plug on almost all COVID-19 restrictions on July 1, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney confirmed on June 18. “On July the…
Election Funnies and Follies #5
Simon freaked us all out on Saturday when he posted this alarming chart: He also noted that it is still summer, and Canadians may not be interested yet: But it…
Afghanistan
This will probably be short. I had lots more. But us old folks can lose track of things. And our news media can lie to us. (And our Canadian Legion…
“Manipulated media”
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Could This Guy Become the Next Governor of California?
If this guy wants to be governor I can think of a few provinces in Afghanistan that might be a perfect fit. He’s Larry Elder, a rightwing open mouth radio…
BC Forest Discovery Centre needs balance on forestry issues
BC Forest Discovery Centre needs balance on forestry issues By Larry Pynn View Article The post BC Forest Discovery Centre needs balance on forestry issues first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Can We At Least Fix Our Infrastructure Deficit?
Last week saw a number of opinion pieces, in the Globe & Mail, the New York Times and the Washington Post, discussing the failure of political will across the West…
portland street art
Our pics of murals, other street art, and food carts in Portland’s Alberta Arts District are now online. The photos themselves are nothing special, but the murals are very cool:…
This week’s Sparky: stop me if you’ve heard this one before
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Canada’s unhoused crisis: Where government cruelty meets police repression
Increases in unhoused populations in Canada are not only compounded by financial insecurity relating to COVID, but also the rising costs of housing across the country. Photo from Flickr. On…
The Greatest of Philosophers
Who are the greatest of philosophers? Ask 20 scholars, and they will give you 20 different answers. The list I would offer would not be appreciated by most academic philosophers,…
KINSELLACAST 173: Election week one with Adler, Lilley, Mraz – and Violent Femmes, Alias, Death Valley Girls, Parquet Courts
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On Work and Connection
I just read this lovely essay by Esau McCaulley. In it he discusses how our new nearness to death has affected our lives: “This pandemic has left conversations and lives…