Money Talks. Will Big Oil and Its Political Handmaidens Listen?
Ten trillion dollars is a tidy amount of money. We may soon see whether that kind of cash is enough to tame the fossil fuelers and their political enablers. Investors…
September 2021
Same Old, Same Old?
Don Ivison is calling the election for the Trudeau Liberals. He figures we’ll be back where we were before the writ was dropped. O’Toole dropped the ball on the climate…
New Lies
The Republicans are trading in new lies. Dana Milbank writes: On Tuesday morning, one of the most senior and important Republican senators used one of the most prominent settings in…
JWR couldn’t be part of it. You can’t vote for it.
“Aga Khan. India. Vice-Adm, Norman. SNC-Lavalin. Blackface. WE. Payette. General Vance. There are patterns reflected in all of these…This way of governing was not my way of governing and I…
Moving beyond the centrist consensus in Election 44
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole pose with TVA moderator Pierre Bruneau before the French language election…
The Perfidy of Quebec.
This argument is not going away quietly into the night. Premier Legault of Quebec said the other day that the question of Quebec’s Bill 21 and 96 did not belong…
Election Follies and Funnies #24: Chretien is back!
Chrétien talks about importance of vaccines. Says he’s been vaccinated with various shots for 86 years. On Erin O’Toole- “He is doing something I cannot do – he is speaking…
Jason Kenney’s rotten record of COVID chaos has finally become an issue in the federal election
So it’s come to this: Jason Kenney has become an issue in the federal election. All that effort keeping his head down for all but a couple of days over…
Canada’s Future?
It’s late. And I’m tired. And I’m disgusted. I’m disgusted with a hell of a lot of Canadians. I’m disgusted with a hell of a lot of Canadians as they…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Embedded cats.
Toronto Star: “Far-right and white nationalist groups urge followers to support Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada”
From the Toronto Star: “Far-right and white nationalist groups are pushing their followers to support Maxime Bernier’s insurgent People’s Party of Canada in next week’s federal election. On the fringes…
What we can’t see will hurt us
Fossil fuel producers — and governments captured by the industry — know full well that fugitive methane is a serious contributor to climate change. Invisible and odorless, the super powerful…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s election campaign. – Mohy-Dean Tabbara and Garima Talwar Kapoor examine what the parties are offering to combat poverty, while noting the need for more ambition…
Considerations on the Framework for Ethical Learning Technology
As readers may know, I’ve been looking a lot recently at ethics related to online learning. In particular, I’ve studied a number of ethical codes and frameworks, publishing a paper…
Norm Macdonald, R.I.P.
A legend among comedians, Norm Macdonald has died, age 61
2022 Slingshot Organizers (Agendas) are HERE!
By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2022 organizers are here! The 176-page planners/agendas come complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner with radical occasions (both…
My latest: that was the week that was
Here. The post My latest: that was the week that was first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Naël Shiab charts COVID case rates by province – showing in stark relief how Alberta and Saskatchewan are in a worse position…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 14, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C.’s vaccine card system takes effect, cards now required to access some businesses, events via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/396i2KZ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Emissions Cuts. Are You Serious?
Torrential rain flooded the approaches to London’s venerable Tower Bridge today. The nearby Tube station was flooded – of course. Meanwhile, “Don’t Mess With Texas” is expecting up to 20…