Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Guy Quenneville reports on Dr. Saqib Shahab’s warning that Saskatchewan needs to improve its vaccination rates and minimize social mixing to avoid a…
November 2021
Does NAFTA II Have a Future?
The trilateral trade summit in Washington has the oracles speculating that free trade among Mexico, the US and Canada may be less than healthy. Trudeau’s failure to persuade Americans to…
Blame Everything on Satan
Three people have so far died of COVID-19 after attending a “multi-day gathering of faith groups” in Nova Scotia. Public health officials said that, “in violation of public health orders,”…
Poor Old Erin
The Old Toole thought he’d put malcontent senator Denise Batters in her place when he turfed her from the Conservative’s national caucus. Only Ms. Batters senate colleagues aren’t like-minded. They’ve…
Do the Math
When you’ve got just four highways and two rail lines and they’re all washed out in a single storm event, severing access to millions of your citizens and your largest…
Trump And Russia
The so-called “Steele Dossier” has largely been discredited. But, Max Boot writes, that doesn’t mean that Donald Trump wasn’t collaborating with the Russians to get elected: Simply read the bipartisan…
“Home is the Hunter”?
It seems R. L. Stevenson’s Requiem is appropriate for Canada’s environment and climate change minister. He has left Glasgow. Steven Guilbeault’s primary task for Canada was not to produce a…
Expecting a battle royale over Jason Kenney’s fate at this weekend’s UCP annual general meeting? Don’t bet on it!
Whatever happens to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in the weeks and months ahead, the smart money’s on him winning every fight at the United Conservative Party annual general meeting that…
Moe ministers, Moe problems
Reading a story like this one https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/toddler-with-spina-bifida-another-lesson-for-health-minister naturally horrifies me as a parent and a human being — No parent should ever have to read the phrases “Blake’s most recent…
Next Week is Another Day
“I am not concerned about today’s rain. What I’m concerned about is next week, and what’s coming.” That’s what is on the mind of Henry Braun, mayor of the flooded…
One Hell of a Bad World
The big news of the day might appear in our commercial news media. But I doubt it. China has fired a super and ultra hypersonic speed missile capable of carrying…
End of Cycling Season Review Featuring Norco Scene VLT E-bike
Overview As we approach the time to put away the summer bikes and bring out the winter bikes it is time to review the past season. After a high of…
Death throes of democracy
We will wake up to the realization we the voters no longer have the ability to shape our governing bodies through elections. The slippage is abundantly clear already. Big Money…
On priorities
While I’ve pointed out the absurdity of yet another round of anti-coalition scaremongering, it does seem clear that any discussion between the NDP and the Libs will instead involve a…
Canadian Lawyer Magazine on Bernier v. Kinsella: “Bernier failed”
Full story here. Snippets below: “The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed People’s Party of Canada leader, Maxime Bernier’s defamation action against lawyer, author and consultant, Warren Kinsella. In Bernier v.…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates November 16, 2021
If you send the updates to Daniel Baker, he has been moved: Daniel Baker #25765-509 FCI Memphis Post Office Box 34550 Memphis, Tennessee 38184 Here’s the latest compilation of every…
Funny, Isn’t It? What Goes Through Your Mind When Your Parachute Malfunctions?
What do you do when the old “oh, they’ll think of something” line doesn’t work any more? Judging by what I’m reading online, especially what’s appearing on supposedly progressive blogs,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 18, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Parkdale teacher who wore Blackface to class on Oct. 29 ‘no longer employed’ by the TDSB via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Gregory reports on a new meta-study showing which options have been most effective in controlling the spread of COVID-19 – with…
Extinction Rebellion: ‘Shifting the zeitgeist’ through mass arrests
XR protesters march down Vancouver’s Main Street, September 25, 2021. Photo by Cole Schisler. On Monday, October 25, a group of over 70 activists occupied an intersection to disrupt access…