O’Toole’s Bogeyman
Erin O’Toole has found his bogeyman — a “coalition government” between the Liberals and the NDP. Althea Raj writes: Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole had a hard time concealing his smile…
2021
Not Using Fossil Fuels is Better Than Technopostivism
The COP26 news coverage has focussed on pledges from counties to cut their emissions (which is good) and on funding for new technologies to suck carbon out of the air…
Monbiot, It’s Our Only Chance – Make Extreme Wealth Extinct.
Guardian eco-scribe, George Monbiot, writes that the ultra rich will be our ruin unless we get them first. Most of our dysfunctions are caused by pandering to the rich. The…
That office drinking scandal? Just never mind! Jason Kenney launches job program update in Calgary pub
No wonder they call it the Liquor Cabinet! You’d think it might have occurred to someone in the United Conservative Party strategic brain trust to factor former agriculture minister Devin…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Festive cats.
Eating off the Hill: Rotisserie chicken dinner with my air fryer
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I bought an air fryer. And while I quickly tried the usual air fryer favourites like like chicken wings, tendies, sammies and tater tots,…
Media Making Moe Not A Monster
Speaking of people who've lost touch, @MMandryk defends Merriman and Moe, saying his comment won't go over well with people who want to vilify the "monsters who don't care", but…
Every weakness is claimed as strength: Chuang’s ‘Social Contagion’ is critical proletarian research for our catastrophic present [Lausan.hk]
By JN A “SARS outbreak” on the mainland was first reported by media in Hong Kong on December 30, 2019. For those living in or involved with politics in Hong…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 9, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: DOJ asks federal appeals court to lift temporary order blocking Covid-19 vaccine mandate via @CNN – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Luxury pollution and the rigging of COP26
Jeff Bezos, founder of sub-orbital spaceflight services company Blue Origin, inspects New Shepard’s West Texas launch facility before the rocket’s maiden voyage. Photo courtesy Blue Origin. What’s being called “luxury…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Bruce Arthur offers a reminder that we know perfectly well how to limit the damage done by COVID-19 as long as a…
High CEO Pay Reduces Customer Satisfaction
The more a CEO is paid the worst customers are treated. Everyone knows inequality is bad for our society, but now shareholders might start caring because inequality within companies produces…
That’s It: White Supremacy
It used to be that evangelicals drove the Republican agenda. That, Jennifer Rubin writes, has changed: Social policy is no longer at the heart of the agenda of the demographic.…
Thought For The Day
Busy as I am these days performing outside maintenance chores before the storms inevitably start to fly, I offer this for today’s reflection, as well as gratitude that Aaron Rodgers…
No damage to Air Canada.
There was a surprising guest editorial in the Toronto Star the other day. It was an unusual reaction to a speech by Michael Rousseau, chief executive officer of Air Canada.…
There’s Heat and Then There’s Wet Bulb 35
With today’s report from the Washington Post that many of the estimates submitted to the UN have significantly understated greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 24 per cent, the…
Edmonton officials want another $3-million sole-source advertising deal with Postmedia – they should do better
With the implication there’s no alternative solution, Edmonton’s city administration has asked City Council’s Executive Committee to ratify a $3-million sole-source contract with Postmedia tomorrow to provide print and digital…
Bad, Bad Times
The American military, for all it’s size and cost, has really not been impressive in it’s wars since 1945 – even though all of them have been against vastly inferior…
The Incredible Cowardice of the Con Loser Erin O’Toole
For almost two months Erin O'Toole has been keeping a very low profile, avoiding the media and not doing any interviews. I thought he was just pulling a Harper, and…