From the Toronto Star: “Far-right and white nationalist groups are pushing their followers to support Maxime Bernier’s insurgent People’s Party of Canada in next week’s federal election. On the fringes…
Fossil fuel producers — and governments captured by the industry — know full well that fugitive methane is a serious contributor to climate change. Invisible and odorless, the super powerful…
News and notes from Canada’s election campaign. – Mohy-Dean Tabbara and Garima Talwar Kapoor examine what the parties are offering to combat poverty, while noting the need for more ambition…
As readers may know, I’ve been looking a lot recently at ethics related to online learning. In particular, I’ve studied a number of ethical codes and frameworks, publishing a paper…
A legend among comedians, Norm Macdonald has died, age 61
By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2022 organizers are here! The 176-page planners/agendas come complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner with radical occasions (both…
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Naël Shiab charts COVID case rates by province – showing in stark relief how Alberta and Saskatchewan are in a worse position…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C.’s vaccine card system takes effect, cards now required to access some businesses, events via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/396i2KZ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Torrential rain flooded the approaches to London’s venerable Tower Bridge today. The nearby Tube station was flooded – of course. Meanwhile, “Don’t Mess With Texas” is expecting up to 20…
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh before the English federal leaders debate, September 9, 2021. Photo from Twitter. Jagmeet Singh and the NDP have come out with a bold costed platform that…
H/t Theo Moudakis Just a short note: I have updated yesterday’s post with a link to a London Free Press article in which Julie Ponesse is excoriated for her self-serving…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, July 17, 2019. Photo by Palácio do Planalto/Flickr. In late April, Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro brought down the gavel on the sale of water and…
NSO made the news again due to their tools being used to spy on Bahraini and Hungarian activists, which obviously isn’t good. NSO is a cyber security organization that focuses…
This election, Susan Delacourt writes, is all about change: How much do you want? More or less? It’s one of the most fundamental questions in any election campaign, but the…
Erin O’Toole is the only politician, in this election, I have heard promise to cut the funding of the CBC. Yet the CBC seems to be the only television network…
The polls continue to look positive for the Liberals. But for tonight, I wanted to lead off with this: A very big moment: I voted for the first time in…
Has the parlous state of Alberta’s health care system, said to be on the verge of collapse as the fourth wave of COVID-19 rampages through the province, opened a serious…
After eight extensive posts about the Ontario electricity sector, I am expanding my geographic coverage to look at the electricity sectors in selected OECD countries. My focus will be on…
Okay, fair enough, it was the Globe & Mail. The headline read: At Fairy Creek protesters and police clash over old-growth logging in British Columbia. “Clash” now there’s a loaded…
