‘Dougie did it!’
Mother did not like those words. The youngest of my brothers was Douglas. Of the six kids, he was mother’s pride and joy. She hated to hear the words, ‘Dougie…
2021
No fiscal reckoning for health care – just yet, anyway – Alberta premier tells largely news-free news conference
O Budget, where is thy fiscal sting? O Premier, where is thy fiscal victory? From 2016, when he first cast his eyes on Alberta provincial politics, until a few weeks…
Tweet of the day
Meanwhile in Canada, please remember social distancing is still in effect. ? pic.twitter.com/y5RgTrN8AB — Terry Small (@terrysmall) February 25, 2021
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Slumbering cats.
Plague Update: Premier Responds, And Skips Work
A month ago I wrote the Premier, again asking him to resign due to his extreme incompetence. His response was to ignore that request and provide more examples of the…
Please be patient
I have just returned from a long trip to rearrange all my internal parts. And, no, I wasn’t allowed to have my computer with me. While away in the hospital,…
Bill Kristol – Democrats and the Fight to Preserve American Democracy
Bill Kristol, the arch-neoconservative who, with Robert Kagan, co-founded the Project for the New American Century (PNAC). Politics, it’s said, makes strange bedfellows and it doesn’t get much stranger than…
History with kid gloves and a gloss?
A response to AP Euro Bit By Bit, By Paul Sargent, on youtube I’ve enjoyed the videos I’ve seen so far – about a dozen. I especially liked your coverage…
The Evangelical Environmentalist
Canadian born, Katherine Hayhoe, doesn’t fit the standard stereotypes. She’s a Christian evangelical and she’s a climate scientist, a Texan to boot. A climate scientist and an evangelical. Those sound…
THE COSTS OF CARING AND THE ERASURE OF ITS EXISTENCE
Last week I happened to read a fascinating article by Jordan Kisner in the New York Times Magazine about 78 year old feminist and scholar, Silvia Federici. I kept thinking…
Is Erin O’Toole Losing Control Of His Own Ugly Cons?
As you probably know, Erin O'Toole is having a tough time trying to pretend he is a really nice guy, AND a strong leader. The nice guy part went down…
Musings on Making Pasta, No. 5
I was back at making pasta this week, trying a slightly different recipe, and working on honing my skills with the pasta machine. As well, I was hoping to get…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Rob Gillezeau discusses how public health measures offer better results even in sheer economic terms than allowing an excess of activity which…
Jeebus, Only In America
How many people can you squeeze into a Ford SUV? How about 27? Now, 15 of the 27 are dead after their eight seater SUV ran headlong into a loaded…
More Open
“We should pause and ask the question,” says David Wiley, “is more open always better?” The answer, of course, is “it depends”. I don’t keep my house open for just…
Ithaca New York Provides a Model to Defund the Police While Supporting the Police
I find it baffling that the same organization which investigates murders also spends their time directing traffic. Others find this problematic too. Thanks to the strong efforts of Black Lives…
A Remarkable Journey
Most certainly, Abraham Lincoln would be disgusted. The Republican Party — the party that freed the slaves — is now the Party of Donald Trump. Former Republican speechwriter Michael Gerson…
Space neoliberalization agitates the frontiers of Canadian data privacy
From the European Space Agency, an artist’s illustration of the huge numbers of satellites and space debris in Earth’s orbit today. Image by Hopeful in NJ/Flickr. A space opera Notions…
Covid Journal, March 2, 2021
‘Vaccine panic’ with Canada’s right-wing media and pundits continues. Negotations get more intense between regulators and policy creators concerning a potential ‘internet link tax’ in Canada that would support a…
Talking the State of COVID Vaccine Deliveries with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest on the state of…