Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Katherine Wu warns that another U.S. COVID wave may severely test what’s already proven to be an alarming willingness to accept injury…
March 2022
For Washington, war never ends
It goes on and on. The “war to end war” of 1914-1918 led to the war of 1939-1945, known as the Second World War. And that one has never ended…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 24, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3NjmQ2w – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Keys to a Professional Learning Community: My Own List
I said on a recent post that “Alexandra Minhai says successful professional learning communities depend on four factors: being a safe space, validation by peers, crowdsourcing ideas, and accountability. If…
Our Unhealthy State
I am not one of those who chortles when political parties fall into embarrassments or controversy; such events only serve as fodder for opposing parties eagerly driven to earn more…
First Nations in northern Ontario and Mexico struggle against gold mining giants
The Lac Des Iles mine, an open-pit and underground operation located almost 100 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photo courtesy of North American Palladium. Although Canada hosts the world’s…
The Deal
Michael Harris takes a hard look at the deal between the Liberals and the NDP: The way interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen tells it, the deal between the Liberals and…
Today’s News: One Month
After a month, Ukraine is pushing Russia back in both the north and the south: Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 24/03/22. #UkraineCrisis #UkraineUnderAttack #Breaking…
The Pathos of Poilievre.
MP Pierre Poilievre from Carleton riding in suburban Ottawa has his dark side. He gives no quarter. He is a career politician with no experience in the world of the…
B.C. Policy Perspectives 2022-03-24 01:24:00
Here is a link to a short column I wrote in the Anahim-Nimpo Lake Messenger for April 2022 on the subject of the INVASION OF UKRAINE. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qMLFGnyJqen-hR3vNW7UqNXAx3-Q1bsOz2DJ7SH0smk/edit?usp=...
B.C. Policy Perspectives 2022-03-24 01:24:00
Here is a link to a short column I wrote in the Anahim-Nimpo Lake Messenger for April 2022 on the subject of the INVASION OF UKRAINE. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qMLFGnyJqen-hR3vNW7UqNXAx3-Q1bsOz2DJ7SH0smk/edit?usp=...
B.C. Policy Perspectives 2022-03-24 01:24:00
Here is a link to a short column I wrote in the Anahim-Nimpo Lake Messenger for April 2022 on teh subject of the INVASION OF UKRAINE. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qMLFGnyJqen-hR3vNW7UqNXAx3-Q1bsOz2DJ7SH0smk/edit?usp=sharing
Calling UCP leadership review rule change illegal, unethical, and ‘a travesty,’ Jason Kenney’s rival Brian Jean vows legal response
Alberta’s United Conservative Party hasn’t even held the vote yet in its review of Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership and his chief rival is threatening legal action. Yesterday the party board,…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 22, 2022
Click here for 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…
Student Led Differentiation
Occasionally we actually get some good ideas from PD in-servicing. I previously wrote in praise of Paul Gorski‘s anti-grit (possibly now anti-resilience) stance. Today we watched a video that, in…
Energy innovation
Hindered by the political power exercised by fossil fuel companies and financial institutions supporting those industries, Canada’s federal government has been little involved in development of non-destructive renewable energy sources.…
Some Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words
Voila, courtesy of The Tyee.
Eliot Cohen "Why Can’t We Admit Ukraine is Winning?"
Writing in The Atlantic, professor and author, Eliot Cohen, argues that we’re selling the Ukrainians short in their battles with invading Russian forces. The West’s biggest obstacle to accepting success,…
Guest editorial: Homelessness in Canada
I’ve written the guest editorial for a special edition of the International Journal on Homelessness. The guest editorial provides a general overview of homelessness in Canada (and I believe it…
Torkil Lauesen – The Palestinian Left: Past, Present, and Future [anti-imperialism.net]
An analysis and evaluation of the PFLP, the Palestine left and the struggle for the liberation of Palestine with starting point in the PFLP document: “Strategy for the Liberation of…