On Mandatory Vaccines
Now that the City of Toronto has mandated vaccinations for all 37,000 of its employees, with limited exemptions, and the Toronto Transit Commission following suit, now seems to be a…
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Like Dandelions
Among the vaccinated, rage against the unvaccinated is building. Paul Krugman writes: It’s possible to have sympathy for some of the unvaccinated, especially workers who find it hard to take…
Wilson Blames Council for Hospital Debacle, Brushes Off Saunderson
“I blame somewhat the local council,” said MPP Jim Wilson in this recent interview from the Peak FM about the continuing debacle of the hospital redevelopment. Well, so does most…
A Bad Pandemic Candidate Vetting Fail
I keep saying that this election that we are now in is one that will be a good case study somedays, because of the unique circumstances that it’s happening in,…
You’d send anti-vaxxers to Ottawa?
What the hell are the media people thinking? One of the most critical questions to ask any candidate in this federal election is “What is your vaccine status? We have…
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, target Jason Kenney on his own turf
The Alberta portion of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s election campaign got off to an upbeat start in Edmonton yesterday with an enthusiastic outdoor crowd of supporters, a substantive policy announcement,…
Election Funnies and Follies #3
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia pic.twitter.com/n1H8iG3E8w — Game Over (@vansopinion8ted) August 19, 2021 Here’s one thing I’m a little worried about – Canadian news media is mainly Conservative in their editorial stance, and…
Blood on his hands
On @CTV_PowerPlay, Evan interviewed Maryam Sahar, a former Afghan interpreter who worked with Canadians and she had a message for Justin Trudeau "If my family gets executed, or any other…
MB Podcast – The Starting Line
The latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, Cam & Alise talk the start of the 44th General Election, the attempts at wedge politics…
On time-shifting
There’s been some discussion about parts of Canada’s federal election campaign which are surfacing somewhat earlier than usual – ranging from party platforms (with the notable exception of the Libs‘),…
How Much Lasting Damage Does Wildfire Smoke Cause?
It’s bad enough that wildfires are now erasing towns and scouring neighbourhoods across western Canada and the US, more attention is being focused on the smoke problem. Wildfire smoke is…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 19, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Decision on Meng Wanzhou extradition rests with judge as marathon hearing concludes via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet081921 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Scott Larson reports on the continually rising number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. Lauren Pelley discusses the likelihood that even fully-vaccinated…
My latest Sun Media hit: Justin Trudeau’s bad first week
The post My latest Sun Media hit: Justin Trudeau’s bad first week first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Judge them by what they say, but also by what they don’t
Every leader condemned the anti-Semitic vandalism. Except one. Guess who? #cdnpoli https://t.co/1hue8c9TUd — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 19, 2021 The post Judge them by what they say, but also by…
“Our Platform Language Stands”
During an election everyone has their strategies, their bases, their places for growth and the people they are trying to attract. Those competing priorities can create some very awkward and…
Meanwhile, In Ontario, In Search Of A Useful Idiot
The PC government of Doug Ford has an interesting fund-raising scam scheme. It consists of sending an ‘invoice’ to people: Some Ontario residents have received mail correspondence asking them to…
Monbiot – We Can’t Win This While Humanity Comes in Second.
George Monbiot takes stock of the struggle to avert climate catastrophe and finds little cause for optimism. To the contrary, he writes that our political caste has thrown all of…
State violence against homeless encampments and the refusal to know
Many years ago, I was walking in downtown Hamilton with a friend. As often happens in downtown Hamilton, a woman we walked by asked us for spare change. I…
If You Are Going To Vote, Read This
Things are changing rapidly in the world, but as of this moment, we can say a few things about the major political parties of the Western world, with reasonable certainty.…