in which the "no third dog rule" is happily thrown away: introducing boomer!
This handsome boy is Boomer, the newest addition to our family. I saw him a couple of times outside the library, scrounging food. He was quiet and meek, friendly but…
2021
The Hypocrisy Goes On
Anyone having supervisory responsibility for the completion of a task will invariably protest that more resources are needed. Hacker’s Law of Personnel, coined by Andrew Hacker in The End of…
Does the left really hate the working class?
Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class Paul Embery Polity, 2021 The Labour Party’s dismal performance in the 2019 UK general election has generally been attributed to its…
British Columbia’s Coastal Scourge – Ottawa and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
The fish farms that proliferate along the BC coast under the auspices of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans are devastating our marine environment. Salmon farming is wreaking ruin…
The End of the Line For the Cavendish Cottager
A dark day on Friendly Lane, Prince Edward Island, as the Supreme Court of Canada ends Mike Duffy’s quest for redress against the Senate and RCMP. Duffy was seeking $7.8…
The Excellent Humiliation of Pierre Poilievre
For years Pierre Poilievre has been the loudest and most annoying Con attack beast in the House of Commons. A pension porker who learned his ugly trade on the knees…
February.11: We have very little time
The paragraph be below is from a post to this site something over a week ago. I keep thinking of the follo post from a reader with sympathy for the…
Guess Who’s Back? Sputnik Returns. Amerika Crashes and Burns.
A lot of eyebrows were raised when Russia announced it had a Covid vaccine, the first to be available publicly. Fittingly the Sons of Lenin named it “Sputnik,” after the…
The Hot Nasties – now on Bandcamp!
Download first wave Canadian punk rock here!
Crisis policing in Québec is shifting blame to vulnerable people
With its latest lockdown, the Québec government has introduced authoritarian measures that are disproportionately affecting vulnerable people. Photo courtesy the Montréal Gazette/YouTube. On January 8, Québec entered a strict second…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Steven Lewis examines how Canada can and should learn from Australia’s success in controlling the coronavirus, while Robert Danich writes that conservative…
Air Tight
The case that House Managers presented yesterday — and will continue to present today — is a master class in good lawyering. E.J. Dionne writes that it is airtight: The…
The polarization of the provinces.
There is some further thinking about the TVOntario program I watched last week on the polarization of Canada. A Quebec participant had others laughing when he made the comment that…
Jason Kenney chooses the cake department to unexpectedly announce one-time pandemic ‘bonus’ for front-line workers
Was Jason Kenney channelling Marie Antoinette when he appeared in front of an Edmonton grocery store’s cake counter yesterday to announce a one-time $1,200 pandemic payment to front-line workers? Many…
The Cancer Diaries, Part 25
It was with a strong sense of trepidation that I went to my latest meeting with the urologist, earlier this month. Although it was still rather too early to make…
Marilyn Manson’s fans killed Brian Warner and now all that’s left is Marilyn Manson – Part 2
(continued from part 1…) As we explore the accusations made against Marilyn Manson please keep in mind that the purpose here is to evaluate everything individually. With someone like Marilyn…
Was Pierre Poilievre Breathing Too Hard on Erin O’Toole’s Neck?
The Tories like nothing so much as eating their dead – after they’ve knifed them in the back. Diefenbaker was felled from within. So was Joe Clark. Andrew Scheer, ditto.…
The Top 12 Books For Understanding The World
Or, Why A Critical Reading of History Is Now Critically & Urgently Needed The details are important, but an understanding of the major patterns of history are even more important.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Caroline Chen discusses why opening restaurants and other indoor venues which involve prolonged contact is the worst possible choice if one wants to…
And Now For Something Completely Different
In these dark times, we all need a good laugh. If you haven’t already seen this, I guarantee a lightening of the spirit. Recommend this Post