Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC News reports on the public health officers begging Saskatchewan’s provincial government to stop the spread of COVID-19 as our health care…
2021
Noam Chomsky on the path to a livable future
The environmental crisis under way is indeed unique in human history, and is a true existential crisis. Those alive today will decide the fate of humanity, writes Noam Chomsky. Photo…
Economic Superstition And Reality
As Democrats and Republicans fight over Joe Biden’s economic agenda, Paul Krugman suggests it boils down to two things: Tax the rich and help children: Republicans will, of course, denounce…
Big Box Stores Remove Products Used to Violate Human Rights
Two of the largest retail chains in the United States have stopped the sale of Chinese-made surveillance products used by the Chinese government to violate human rights. This move to…
My latest: Chretien vs. Trudeau on cabinet shuffles
Jean Chretien is a winner at politics — and at putting together a cabinet, too. Consider this: During his 40-year political career, he never lost an election. With three back-to-back…
Failing Voting 101.
You would think that the scathing comments I get about first-past-the-post voting would discourage me. They do not. I also want to see change in the way Canadians vote. The…
Megaproject madness; strategic lying at work
One is left to wonder why senior public officials do repeat business with global companies that have a history of delivering not on-time and not on-budget. Perhaps there are reasons…
The Allan Report: Foreign Funding of Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns
First, we had Steve Allan’s Report on the (not so public) public inquiry’s findings with respect to the role of foreign funding into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns. Then we had the…
Made y’all a Kinsellacast mixtape
First one. Made you all a mixtape. https://t.co/ot7TnNou94 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 25, 2021 The post Made y’all a Kinsellacast mixtape first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
Does Vancouver need a Park Police Force?
At the last meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, staff presented a report entitled “Park Ranger Service Model - Phase 1 Report Back”. This report recommended increased…
Does Vancouver need a Park Police Force?
At the last meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, staff presented a report entitled “Park Ranger Service Model – Phase 1 Report Back”. This report recommended increased…
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
As a bankruptcy lawyer I saw plenty of debtors. Those that bothered me most were people nearing retirement age with grim prospects of being able to re-establish themselves and young…
Another Reminder About A Multi-Tasking Premier
As the reinvention of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives continues as we move closer to next June’s election, yet another reminder about the man behind the curtain. H/t Graeme MacKay Recommend…
BoJo Hedging His Bets
For a guy notorious for over-selling and under-delivering on everything from Brexit to the pandemic, Brit p.m., Boris Johnson, is hedging his bets on the upcoming Glasgow climate summit, COP…
Is This Something We Just Can’t Do?
The latest greenhouse gas numbers are in, just a week before the opening of the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow. It’s not a pretty picture. Levels of climate-heating gases…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 25, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Edward Rogers fought plans to keep Raptors’ Masai Ujiri, but was thwarted by MLSE head, sources say via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sarath Peiris discusses how Saskatchewan shouldn’t be anything but embarrassed by Scott Moe’s utter failure to look out for public health in the…
How Can Anyone Afford a New House Here?
My sources suggest that a local retailer recently bought the Blue Shores house shown on the right, paying more than $100,000 over the asking price, for a total of $1.15…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates October 19, 2021
Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and prisoners…
Chrétien comments show that being out of touch is a feature of the Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is out of touch with the needs of working-class and Indigenous people. More and more people are realizing this as time goes on. This is not new,…