Thanks to ‘Doctor’ Ford.
You have to admit, you pay more attention when Ontario premier Doug Ford or one of the other premiers tells you what to do to ward off Covid-19–Beta, Delta or…
January 2022
Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard tops independent booksellers’ non-fiction bestseller list for week ended Jan. 9
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. The lists are compiled…
Racism of the past
I watched a terrific old western tonight on Prime Video. The Unforgiven, starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn, directed by John Huston. And by terrific, I mean terrifically racist. The…
How Erin O’Toole Knocked Himself Out
Uh oh, this is horrible. Believe it or not I'm starting to feel sorry for Erin O'Toole. How much punishment can the man take? But then it's not hard to…
Wellington, looking East
New one. The painting, not Joey. (The concussion has messed with my perception, a bit.) pic.twitter.com/lepcSk81KR — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 14, 2022 The post Wellington, looking East first appeared…
Musical interlude
Glass Animals – Heat Waves
Justice Corrupted, Right Out in the Open
During his presidency, Donald Trump set out to thoroughly corrupt the US Supreme Court by stacking the bench with reliable, hard right justices, people who could be counted on to…
Erin O’Toole, the Con media, and the Big Lie
In my last post, I included the latest video from Erin O'Toole, which was a deranged attack on Steven Guilbeault, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. I ran it…
David Brooks Sees a Nation Falling Apart at the Seams
NYT columnist, David Brooks, writes that American society has run amok. Brooks opens with stats. In 2020 Americans drove 13 per cent less yet fatalities rose 7 per cent. In…
Canada should strip charitable status from groups funding the Israeli army
Members of the IDF’s elite Duvdevan Unit during a training exercise. Photo courtesy the Israel Defense Forces. Canada Revenue Agency rules state that “supporting the armed forces of another country…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 14, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Prince Andrew stripped of military roles and royal patronages amid sex assault lawsuit #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Katherine Wu calls out the wishful thinking (and deliberate neglect) behind any attempt to brand the Omicron COVID variant as “mild”. Evelyn Lazare…
The Dark History Behind Saunderson’s Cancel-Culture Motion
Without any fanfare or media coverage (no surprises there!), last September Collingwood Council approved a significant change to the policy regarding the Order of Collingwood that would pave the way…
Why The Anti-Vaxxers Are Despised
Some seem to have a difficult time understanding the vitriol directed at the strident anti-vaxxers. I hope the following helps clear up any confusion they might be feeling. A 30-year-old…
‘Today I’m not doing anything.’
It’s that old Bruno Mars chestnut. It’s called ‘The Lazy Song.’ It was running through my mind as I poured some orange juice around 7 am. The song was trying…
If the UCP’s Leela Aheer still has political ambitions, she’ll likely need a new political party to pursue them
If Leela Aheer hopes to continue her career in Alberta provincial politics, she’ll probably need to find a new political party. Well, sure, the United Conservative Party MLA who lately…
sidney poitier, rest in power
Sidney Poitier was one of my favourite actors. He starred in two of my favourite movies that I watched as a child: “A Patch of Blue” and “To Sir, With…
NASA – It’s Going to be Bad, But We Can Still Make It So Much Worse
NASA is predicting more extreme weather events, more and hotter heat waves, more intense rainfall, more coastal floodings – pretty much the worst year we’ve endured, only worse. And the…
Have We Come Unhinged?
Can someone explain the rules to me? The rules about cultural appropriation. I get it, some of it. White actors should not perform roles for native characters. Makes sense. Ditto…
Are House Democrats Throwing In the Towel?
They struggled to wrest control of the House of Representatives from the Republicans but, with mid-terms still months away, their optimism is fading. Many blame it on the toxic work…