Ontario’s Super-Saver Premier.
Maybe there are those of us in Ontario who do not appreciate our premier for his uncaring ways. Did you know that he saves taxpayers money even when he really…
2021
Resolving EV inhibitions
For personal use in urban areas, electric vehicles are clearly in our immediate future. But not everyone lives in a place where battery charging is a simple affair. Fast charging…
Quite Ridiculous
I used to make fun of QR codes but the pandemic has made them more ubiquitous than the virus. And now this one. pic.twitter.com/6luggIFNiV — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 26,…
We Saw This Coming 50 Years Ago. We Didn’t Listen Then. We Aren’t Listening Now.
It was in 1972, 49 years ago, that the Swiss-based think tank, the Club of Rome, warned that the clock was running out on human civilization. Its first report in…
[CBC] Victims of communism memorial received donations honouring fascists, Nazi collaborators, according to website
Fundraiser says the list of names to be included on the monument has not been finalized Taylor C. Noakes · Originally posted on CBC News, Jul 23, 2021 4:00 AM…
KINSELLACAST 169: Live from TO with Mraz! The woods with Adler! Plus: F Word!
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More evidence to support taxing the rich
As nations reset their economies following the Covid crisis, one focus is on reducing the inequality that has become an increasing threat to political stability. An obvious instrument to achieving…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board recognizes that any responsible government would be continuing to apply public health rules to prevent a…
The July 11 protests in Cuba
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Cuba from Havana to Santiago on July 11 in the biggest anti-government protests in decades. Photo by Alexandre Meneghini. The following article…
Is it time to cleanse yourself of the ‘news’?
I am currently reading an epic book called Humankind (subtitled A Hopeful History) by a Dutch historian and thinker named Rutger Bregman. OK, I realize that sounds incredibly boring, but…
family and friends reunion road trip: day three: an amazing day in southern oregon
We’ve run out of adjectives to describe the day. Amazing, incredible, awesome. A celebration. A love-fest. It would have been special and meaningful any time, but coming after the pandemic,…
The worth of a person.
Now that restaurants are re-opening across Canada in the wake of the recent wave of the pandemic, there are the expected complaints from hospitality businesses in finding it difficult to…
Erin O’Toole and the Return of Stephen Harper
In my last post I told you that Erin O'Toole was looking like death warmed over. Or the closest thing to a zombie since Andrew Scheer. And who can blame…
Deep thought
It’s an absolute mystery where Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party got the impression they’re entitled to dictate how they’re covered and what questions they’ll deign to answer.
21st Century Summer
Two natural forces in conflict – nostalgia and creeping normalcy. The first attempts to keep alive fond memories from decades past. The other tries to focus on the present, often…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jillian Horton discusses the lack of any meaningful effort to make education safe at the point when provincial governments should be planning for…
Saturday Photo: In Memory of Everyone Who Died before Their Time
My sister Laurie died suddenly in July 2002. She was beautiful, as well as being smart and exceedingly concerned about justice. Here is the day Lee and I got married:…
The Tyranny Of The Minority
A great deal has been recently written in various media about vaccine certificates, both for and against their use. The arguments are pretty basic: such certificates should be required to…