A new look
If you were looking for Views from the Beltline and thought you’d come to the wrong place, fear not dear readers, you are exactly where you wanted to be. A…
March 2022
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Homemaking cats.
How the Heroic Ukrainians Are Punishing The Russians
Adam Scotti President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Parliament was without a doubt the most moving speech I have ever heard. And his plea to help him "close the sky" was…
The fabulous Janis Murray: 1955 to 2022
Jan and me at my 40th b-day party My aunt and dear friend Jan Murray passed away today after a long battle with cancer. I took the time a couple…
Advice for Writers: 15 Cheeky Quotes
Here’s fifteen of my favorite bits of advice for writers, from a collection of writers I admire. You’ll note there’s not a single bit of… The post Advice for Writers:…
Sun Media: Lilley and me on Zelensky and Ukraine
The post Sun Media: Lilley and me on Zelensky and Ukraine first appeared on Warren Kinsella.
A Speech to Move a Nation
Today was a rare day in political Ottawa, one that few ever witnesses. It’s not very often that the leader of another country is offered the chance to address the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Nora Loreto discusses the collective trauma which is following from the combination of a pandemic and a determined effort by our ruling…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawyer is accused of climbing down wall, entering Capitol during Jan. 6 riot #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://bit.ly/3KOMJW2 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Waltzing toward Armageddon with the merchants of death
“Raft of Doom.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one…
Welcome to the Carbon Broadcasting Corporation
As WWIII looms in Europe, why are we using this moment to make excuses for the carbon industry? Enough already. The post Welcome to the Carbon Broadcasting Corporation first appeared…
Keep The Masks
Ontario is in the process of removing all of its COVID 19 restrictions. Its mask mandate will disappear after the end of March Break. Sachin Maharaj, a professor of Educational…
Insulation is Better Than Oil
Insulation is a boring solution to the deadly consumption of oil inside your home. If you have a gas furnace or other fossil fuel heater then you can start reducing…
Einstein and the Tories.
It is said to be Albert Einstein who claimed that insanity was when you kept doing things the same way and expected different results. That sounds like a reasonable description…
Krugman on Putin: "He Had No Idea What He Was Getting Himself Into."
Fareed Zakaria’s Sunday interview with Paul Krugman
Today’s News: Extinction Burst
An “extinction burst” is what little kids do when they melt down in a temper tantrum because they can’t get what they want. From what I am reading tonight, Russia…
At a fraught moment for Jason Kenney, just before a crucial by-election, new poll shows NDP with solid provincial lead
On the eve of today’s Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche by-election and less than a month before the review of Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership by United Conservative Party members, a new…
Biden’s sanctions against Afghanistan are starving millions
An Afghan girl in Balish Kalay Village, Urgun District, Afghanistan, March 27, 2011. Photo from Flickr. After the Biden administration withdrew US ground forces from Afghanistan, paving the way for…
Shots Fired at the Bow
We’re in the very early stages of the Conservative Leadership Race and to call it chippy would a very strong understatement. We’ve seen the early attacks from frontrunner Pierre Poilievre…
Make People Feel Ignorant So They Listen To Experts
Figure 1 from Cook, Ellerton, and Kinkead 2018. CC BY 3.0 The rise of disinformation by organizations big and small means the role of experts is even more important. We…