Rich America’s Day of Reckoning
There’s something about waterfront property. The allure of living at the water’s edge is powerful and it has been reflected in sky-high property prices. That may be about to change.…
2021
Why is Millennium Park so Poorly Maintained?
We took a walk along the sidewalk and trail into the inappropriately-named “Millennium” Park* this week and were deeply disappointed by the lack of maintenance there. Aside from seeing a…
Need a Laugh?
I got a chuckle from a Guardian article about the woes besetting the people of Rome. It comes down to garbage (uncollected), crowds (late night revellers), congestion and crime. Nothing…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Anand Giridharadas writes about the dangers of letting political discussions become primarily a matter of process and personalities, rather than the real impact…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 1, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C. server who was fired after asking to be addressed by correct pronouns awarded $30K via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Are Emission Cuts a Ruse?
Is it all just a sham? Are these endless targets, solemn promises invariably honoured in the breach, really a means to steer the climate crisis narrative? Have we been had?…
The roots of Trudeau’s embarrassing Venezuela policy
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as part of an international tour aimed at bolstering support for his challenge to Nicolas Maduro, January 27, 2020.…
It’s That Simple
Bruce Arthur has been unrelenting in his criticism of Ontario’s COVID response. Now we’re almost there he writes: The pandemic that has upended the entire damned globe can effectively end,…
Lessons for the NDP.
You know what they call people that keep repeating their mistakes, election after election? They call them new democratic party members. There was an op-ed in the Toronto Star the…
Alberta premier’s rambling, uninformative news conference fails to live up to billing
All direct employees of the Alberta Government will now be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide regular negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney announced yesterday. Umm… That’s…
My Long Journey To Truth And Reconciliation
When I first arrived in Canada as a young boy, those I most wanted to meet were the country's indigenous people. For even in the misty heart of the Scottish…
He is just beneath contempt.
On this day, of all days. Even for him, this is just so disgusting. Global News caught up with Justin Trudeau, who was vacationing in Tofino on Canada's first National…
Queen & Governor General’s Statements on the First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
“I join with all Canadians on this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to reflect on the painful history that Indigenous peoples endured in residential schools in Canada, and…
For a ‘Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty’
An ExxonMobil oil refinery, the second largest in the United States, is pictured on February 28, 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photo by Barry Lewis/InPictures. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty…
A few words about words and phrases we should drop
One of the pleasures of writing a blog is that I can vent about trivial things that previously only my wife and sons had the privilege to hear. So this…
Teachers overwhelmingly reject Alberta’s draft K-6 curriculum, but that’s unlikely to change Jason Kenney’s mind
It won’t come as a shock to anyone in Alberta that the Kenney Government’s draft Kindergarten-to-Grade-6 curriculum is a dangerous and ideologically motivated dud, or that most professional teachers despise…
RESISTANCE TO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY SHOWS JUST HOW FAR AWAY WE ARE FROM RECONCILING?
RESISTANCE TO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY SHOWS JUST HOW FAR AWAY WE ARE FROM RECONCILING? By Eagleclaw Thom 22 hours ago On September 30, 2021, Canada is marking its…
NYC Delivery Workers Help Each Other
Delivery apps make ordering food easier and cheaper for consumers, but it costs the workers. By offloading the costs of actually delivering food onto labour the app companies like Uber…
Bad Chemicals & Babel Fish: My Favourite Humorous Science Fiction Books
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. This may be a controversial choice to top a list of humorous science fiction books, but I have… The post Bad Chemicals &…