The Best Deal is No Deal.
It looks as though the news media were the only people looking for a political deal to lock in the new federal government. It is not really needed. And it…
2021
Today’s news: when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!
John Cleese seems to have morphed into the angry establishment figure of ridicule he played in sketches. — Chris Kehoe (@MrKehoe79) November 13, 2021 John Cleese, Morrissey and JK Rowling…
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Canada’s ongoing betrayal of Haiti
In this webinar, viewers discuss the film Haiti Betrayed with director, Elaine Brière, and the current Haitian situation with activist Jennie-Laure Sully. The webinar was hosted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Brian Goldman interviews Raywot Deonandan about the options available to limit the spread of COVID-19 through the coming fall and winter. But while…
"Just Transition" – What the Hell Does That Even Mean?
The last thing the world needs in climate agreements today is weasel words such as “just transition.” These modifiers weaken the commitment. They can mean – of be made to…
The Fall Of The Wealthy
Big family-owned businesses can get pretty swampy. The battle at Rogers Communications is a case in point. Howard Greene writes: Every family is a delicate ecosystem. But a family-controlled business…
The Nation of Moe.
That was the final straw from Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe. He actually said that his province was also a “Nation within Canada.” He is obviously tired of being the last…
COVID-19 dead: 5 million or 20 million?
The official death toll from COVID-19 is about 5 million. The real number is likely closer to 20 million according to mortality researchers…
Joshua Whitehead’s Jonny Appleseed is back atop independent booksellers’ fiction bestseller list for week ended Nov. 7
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. The lists are compiled…
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LAUREL – Appetite
Talk is Cheap. So is Life.
The COP 26 climate summit was supposed to catapult the 2015 Paris climate accord into reality. It was called the Last Chance Saloon in recognition that the time to take…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Steven Mackay writes about new research showing the different responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by gender – with the men who are disproportionately…
We’re All in Deep Scheisse
If the Republicans regain control of the Senate and/or the House in next year’s mid-terms or Trump reclaims the White House in 2024, the world is in deep scheisse. A…
You Gotta Love It. Gary Mason Takes Scott Moe to the Woodshed
Saskatchewan premier, Scott Moe, has always struck me as – what’s the word I’m looking for? – a buffoon. It makes me wonder what sort of glue Saskatchewan voters are…
Things Won’t Change Before We Scream "Uncle"
I just read Gwynne Dyer’s preview of the COP 26 climate summit published on October 31 but written a few days earlier. Dyer panned the summit, concluding that beyond the…
More supportive housing for semi-independent seniors
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives asked me for a ‘big idea.’ I wrote about the need for more supportive housing for semi-independent seniors. Here’s my submission: https://nickfalvo.ca/more-supportive-housing-for-semi-independent-seniors/
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 12, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge is suspended for jailing spectator after she refused drug test via @ABAJournal – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Is Our Planet Overpopulated?
Is our planet overpopulated? The answer is plainly and resoundingly “yes.” It’s not the fact of overpopulation that’s contentious. It’s more a problem of how that fact is exploited, spun.…
Change Of Pace Friday
A former colleague of my sent me this. I guess it has been around for a while, but it is new to me, and seems relevant given our current spate…